{"id":3196,"date":"2022-11-30T11:12:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T11:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/?page_id=3196"},"modified":"2023-04-04T00:50:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T00:50:14","slug":"vulcao-do-fogo-ilha-do-fogo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/en\/fogo-volcano-fogo-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Volcano of Fire - Isla del Fuego"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3196\" class=\"elementor elementor-3196\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d82efc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d82efc1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e6df1f9\" data-id=\"6e6df1f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a23810c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a23810c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.1 - 14-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>With an altitude of 2929 meters, Pico do Fogo is the highest point in Cape Verde and one of the country's best-known images.<\/p><p>This emblematic monument is surrounded by a dramatic landscape of dark rivers of lava from past eruptions.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3200\" src=\"http:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/01-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/01-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/01-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/01-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/01-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p><p>The last eruption of Pico do Fogo took place in 2014, and its marks are still very much present in Ch\u00e3 das Caldeiras, a picturesque community that hasn't abandoned what gives them life, the volcano itself.<\/p><p>From the summit of this colossus you can see the town of Ch\u00e3 das Caldeiras, the Serra da Bordeira and, on clear days, the neighboring islands. The air smells faintly of sulphur, which is mixed with other gases released by the volcano.<\/p><p>For those who can't do without a good adventure, climbing to the top of Pico do Fogo is essential.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3201\" src=\"http:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/02-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/02-2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/02-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/02-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/02-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/02-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p><p>Best of all, the adventure doesn't end when you reach the top of the volcano. On the contrary, that's just the beginning! One of the ways down is to let yourself slide down the \"jorra\" (dry lava flows) in a frantic and exciting descent, which is definitely not for the faint-hearted.<\/p><p>The Fogo volcano was chosen as one of the 7 Wonders of Cape Verde in the category \"Natural volcanic landforms, which include localized relief forms such as volcanic cones, veins and pythons, chimneys, geological cuts, volcanic tunnels and other geoforms of remarkable scenic beauty.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At an altitude of 2929 meters, Pico do Fogo is the highest point in Cape Verde and one of the country's best-known images. This emblematic monument is surrounded by a dramatic landscape of dark rivers of lava from past eruptions. 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