Fajãs de S. Jorge

Fajã dos Cubres (em primeiro plano/in the foreground)
e/and
Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo (ao fundo/in the background)

As “Fajãs” são áreas planas resultantes de deslizamentos de terras. Estas duas ”Fajãs” estão classificadas ao abrigo da Convenção de RAMSAR, relativa às Zonas Húmidas de Importância Internacional.

The “Fajãs” are flat areas arising from landslide processes. These two ”Fajãs” are wetlands designated as internationally important under the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, 1971).

S. Jorge
Açores



3 comments so far...

Paulo Brabo Team 23 March 04, 2009, 09:55 AM
Extraordinários o lugar, a luz, a captura.
helen birch March 04, 2009, 08:16 PM
pretty darned stunning
anita plus March 12, 2009, 10:09 PM
WD !
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