El lado de sotavento es el lado protegido del viento por la elevación de la isla, y es generalmente el lado más seco de la isla. Así, el emplazamiento a barlovento o a sotavento es un importante factor climático en las islas oceánicas y en los continentes.

Sotavento is a Portuguese and Spanish word meaning "leeward". Places with that name include: Sotavento Algarvio, the eastern part of the Algarve region, Portugal, around Faro and Tavira; Sotavento Islands, the southern group of Cape Verde islands; Sotavento Region of the Mexican state of Veracruz

Jan 3, 2023 · In this travel guide to Sotavento Beach in Fuerteventura, we will tell you everything you need to know and when to visit if you want to experience the awesome lagoons. Where to stay near Sotavento: Adlinks

Sotavento Islands, island group in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of western Africa and the southern of two island groups that constitute Cabo Verde. The archipelago consists of the islands of Brava, Fogo, Maio, and Santiago, as well as the islets of Grande, Luís Carneiro, and Cima, together known as the Rombos. The islands are of volcanic ...

The archipelago consists of ten islands and five islets, divided into the windward (Barlavento) and leeward (Sotavento) groups. [1] The six islands in the Barlavento group, which sits in the trade winds, are Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Sal, and Boa Vista. [1] The total land mass is 2,239 km 2 (864 sq mi). [2]

The beachfront villas at Sotavento focus on a gracious tropical lifestyle. Every home offers breathtaking views of Playa la Ropa and Zihuatanejo Bay, with all the amenities of a luxury wellness resort.

Sotavento es un término que se emplea en un contexto marítimo para designar al sector opuesto a donde sopla el viento en relación a un cierto punto. La palabra tiene su origen en dos vocablos latinos: subtus (traducido como «debajo») y ventus (que significa «viento»).

Sotavento Region lies on the southern Gulf Coastal Plain. Sotavento means leeward, and the region lies in the rain shadow of the coastal Sierra de Chiconquiaco, which makes it drier than the rest of Veracruz' coastal lowlands to the north and south.

In this article, I tell you about the first part of our trip to the Sotavento islands in the south of the Cape Verde archipelago. Discover the islands of Sotavento (leeward) From Paris, via Lisbon, we land in Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on the island of Santiago.

Describing the incredible vista of Sotavento is easy: it's the islands best known beach in the world. Just its length, about nine kilometres, leaves visitors speechless. At low tide, the island gains so much land that some residents doubt that Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands.