Overgrown window of a dilapidated colonial villa on Ibo island. Mozambique

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Ibo is one of the Quirimbas Islands in the Indian Ocean off northern Mozambique. It is part of Cabo Delgado Province. It grew as a Muslim trading port. Vasco da Gama reportedly rested on the island in 1502. The island was fortified in 1609 by the Portuguese. In the late eighteenth century, Portuguese colonialists built the Fort of São João, which still survives, and the town, as a slave port, became the second most important in the region after Mozambique Island. The island is now a far quieter place, known for its silversmiths.

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Size: 6144px × 4081px
Location: Africa Mozambique Cabo Delgado province Archipelago das Quirimbas Ibo island Ilha do Ibo
Photo credit: © Bert de Ruiter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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