capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity,
communications and appliances are partially available in the area as well as
phone lines since the late-20th century. A part of the necessities also comes
from the island capital. Almost every homes and buildings lay in ruins by
abandonment to other parts of the island and immigration. One of the buildings
once occupied as a cement factory.
Curral Velho was designated a Ramsar wetland
of international importance on July 18, 2005
