Cape Verde

Stop 12

Ecological capital

  • Ecological capital (47%)
  • Use of global resources (10%)
Legend

The height of the beds is connected with the natural resources produced and used by each of the countries today. The elevation of the beds represents the natural resources value, being the tallest the one with more Ecological Capital. This graphic contrast the percentage of global natural resources the country uses vs the percentage of global natural resources they have.

Native and others

  • Native and others (99%)
  • Western descent (1%)
Legend

The color of the beds is connected with the ethnographic diversity of the places they represent today. The colors ranging from natural wood to black reveal the demographic reality divided in this graphic between people from Western descent vs Native & others.

Artemisa

Artemisi

Fossil records reveal that Artemisia L. possibly originated from the existing arid or subarid area of temperate Asia 30 million years ago. Artemisia species are found on every continent except Antarctica. Artemisa gorgonum is a species endemic to Cape Verde. Its local name is losna or lasna.

When the Victoria, captained by Sebastian Elcano, arrived to Cape Verde on July 9th, 1522, twenty crewmen had died from starvation. This stop was exclusively to get provisions, but the Portuguese detained 13 crew members after discovering that Victoria was carrying spices from the East Indies. The Victoria managed to escape with 26 tons of cloves and cinnamon. In September 1522, Elcano and the remaining crew of 18 men arrived in Sanlucar de Barrameda, almost three years after they departed.

Today different species of Artemisa are used primarily in medicine, including to treat malaria. Artemisia annua was considered as a possible treatment for Covid-19. As of June 2020, there is no evidence that Artemisa can treat or prevent Covid-19.

Also known as Wormwood, it is a popular ingredient in the maceration of wines, bitters, vermouth and other spirits.