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A levada is an irrigation channel or aqueduct specific to the Portuguese Atlantic region of Madeira.Madeira island is wet in the northwest, but dry in the southeast. In the 16th century the Portuguese started building levadas to carry water to the agricultural regions in the south.
Alenquer, Portugal; Cartagena, Colombia; Évora, Portugal; Florianópolis, Brazil; Funchal, Portugal; Gilroy, United States; Golegã, Portugal; Gramado, Brazil ...
The Lada 111 or VAZ-2111 is AvtoVAZ's front wheel drive car with a station wagon bodystyle (modification of Lada 110). It was manufactured from 1998 to 2009. It was manufactured from 1998 to 2009. The vehicle is still manufactured in Cherkasy by Bogdan , marketed as the "Bogdan 2111", with only minor alterations.
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. P. ... (6 P) Populated places in Água Grande District (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Água Grande ...
The parish is situated in the southwest part of the island, encircled by dense vegetation and high mountains, including specifically the Picoda Cruz, Pico do Cedro and Pico Grande. [3] The lands are irrigated by numerous ravines, such as the Ribeira da Fajã das Éguas , Ribeira do Poço and Ribeira da Serra de Água (which are affluentes of ...
Quinta Grande, created on 24 July 1848, is one of the five civil parishes that constitute the municipality of Câmara de Lobos in the archipelago of Madeira, Portugal. The population as of 2011 [update] was 2,099, [ 1 ] in an area of 4.14 square kilometres (1.60 sq mi). [ 2 ]
The Quinta da Boa Vista is a historic quinta ('estate') and orchid garden in the Santa Maria Maior parish of Funchal on the island of Madeira, overlooking the central and western parts of Funchal. It contains one of the last remaining walled stair terrace gardens of Funchal and continues to draw its water from the levada irrigation system. [ 1 ]
The following is a list of the largest cities/towns of Madeira. Funchal is the only city with a population over ... Porto da Cruz; Ponta Delgada, São Vicente; Ponta ...