Azores, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Santa Cruz da Graciosa.
Officially recognised since 2015, the Graciosa dwarf donkey remains at risk of extinction. The association aims to increase the number of breeders and focus on raising awareness in schools.
Construction work on the new terminal, in the central group of the Azores, began on 29 August 2022.
The device, identified as a practice mine, was safely neutralised at 16:50 (17:50 in Lisbon) on Saturday.
The exercise mine was neutralised on Saturday in Porto Afonso, on Graciosa, with 'no incidents reported', the Navy stated in a press release.
Exercise mine was deactivated without any incident.
The municipality, in the Central Group of the Azores, continues its goal of restoring and preserving heritage related to water architecture.
The Santa Cruz da Graciosa Town Council has signed a letter of commitment to create the Azores' first municipal surf ecosystem reserve, aiming for the 'protection and integrated management' of the island's natural resources.
The tremor was recorded in Guadalupe (municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa) at 09:32 local time and had its epicentre about three kilometres west of Vitória, in the Central group of the Azores.
