Instead I was about to land on Sal, one of ten little islands that make up Cape Verde, 350 miles off the ... a spot in the desert boasting a mirage of shimmering water and ...

Cape Verde's island of Sal sits off the coast of West Africa and ... will marvel at the Terra Boa mirage, an optical illusion that conjures a peaceful-looking lake in the middle of a large ...

Here’s what to do once you get here. 1. Hit the beach Sal is home to some of the best beaches in Cape Verde, and Santa Maria is where you’ll find clean white sands stretching off to the ...

The wooden pirogue style boat was seen almost 320km (200 miles) off Sal, a part of Cape Verde, by a Spanish fishing boat, which then alerted authorities, police said. The survivors include four ...