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for retreats, to dive and experience the reefs, although the owners have stated that the Ilha do Fogo retreat has been developed with as low an impact as possible to the environment. A percentage of profits from the scuba retreats goes back into the nonprofit's conservation and community projects.
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Ilha do Fogo was purchased by the current owners in 2014 and at that time, the plan was to build a boutique resort. The owners soon realised there was an alarming problem with the
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that was built in 1926. It has been repaired over the years and the current structure sits at 111 feet (34 m) tall.
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