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Achada Lem
Settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde

Achada Lem

Achada Lem is a settlement in the northcentral part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde.

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In 2010 its population was 2,088. It is situated 6 km north of Assomada, on the road to Tarrafal (EN1-ST01). Its elevation is about 490 meters above sea level. Arlindo Gomes Furtado, now bishop and cardinal studied at the village's primary school.

How locals move

Getting around Achada Lem the local way

  • Get inThe port in Praia has direct and indirect connections by ferry to other islands.
  • Get aroundMost of the buses ("aluguer") leave from the "central minibus station" at the bottom of the steps that lead from Parque 5 de Julho to the Old Town in Plato besides the market called Sucupira.
  • Get aroundAlso of note, the minibuses often have destinations in decals on their sides (e.g.

From Wikivoyage: Santiago (Cape Verde), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. That article was last edited 2022-11, so a service it names may have changed or stopped.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Somada (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.