wikipedia: Fajãs are a geological feature of São Jorge Island in the Azores. The island is volcanic in character with steep cliffs running down to the sea. The fajãs are small areas of flat land by the sea caused by the collapse of cliffs. The fajãs are fertile and used for growing many plants including yams, maize and vegetables. It is possible to grow coffee, vineyards, tropical fruits and dragon trees in some of them. There are fajãs on both sides of the island. On the lower, sunnier southern coast, one will find the fajãs of Velas, Santo Amaro, Almas, Grande, Vimes, Bodes, Além, São João, Cardoso and Alabaçal. The north is a succession of tiny fajãs at the bottom of ravines that are hundreds of metres deep; the outstanding ones are those of Caldeira de Santo Cristo with an underwater cave and a lake which is the only source of cockles in the Azores, Cubres (also with a crystalline lake) and Ouvidor.
________________________________ De: Richard Francis Pimentel <rfrancispimen...@comcast.net> Para: azores@googlegroups.com Enviadas: Segunda-feira, 16 de Janeiro de 2012 2:06 Assunto: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Place Name or ?? On Sao Miguel there is a Faja de Cima and a Faja de Baixo. It could be referring to a local area which is part of a larger village. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TX Formerly of Epping, New Hampshire Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha Ponta Delgada, and Achada Grande, Sao Miguel, Acores From:azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of lisahb...@aol.com Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 9:22 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Place Name or ?? Is anyone familiar with a name that looks like Faja d' Alem. Thanks Lisa Harley Southern Cal -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
