Information
Most of the houses are built with mud-brick and stone, the rest are concrete or sand with stone and some houses are built with brick and steel reinforced concrete. The area is in the island's low class. A part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, the island capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications, appliances and street lights 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. This village is uninhabited and can only be accessed by foot or small vehicle via a steep set of cobbled switch backs that descend sharply from the village of Estancia Braz. Abandoned homes sit above a cliff overlooking the ocean.
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