{"id":7221,"date":"2025-06-19T19:59:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/?p=7221"},"modified":"2025-06-29T15:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T13:50:39","slug":"saotome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/es\/saotome\/","title":{"rendered":"Pueblos de pescadores, iglesias coloniales y barcos en Santo Tom\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>13 y 14 de junio de 2025. 6,5k y 8k en Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pantufo.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>En Santo Tom\u00e9, una isla que parece un para\u00edso, nos despertamos con el sol para correr por la costa, pasando por pueblos de pescadores con su arquitectura colonial portuguesa mientras los barcos regresaban a la orilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>TLDR; \u201cdemasiado largo, no lo le\u00ed\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a1Solo quiero correr! Ll\u00e9vame a <a href=\"#SaoTomeRun\">CORRER<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tengo 1 minuto. Ll\u00e9vame a <a href=\"#SaoTomeInfo\">INFORMACI\u00d3N \u00daTIL<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Correr es mi excusa para viajar. Ll\u00e9vame a <a href=\"#SaoTomeTrip\">VIAJE<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Correr es mi excusa para comer. Ll\u00e9vame a <a href=\"#SaoTomeCarbo\">CARBOLOADING<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quiero saber qu\u00e9 leer en el avi\u00f3n. Ll\u00e9vame a <a href=\"#SaoTomeBook\">UN LIBRO<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"SaoTomeTrip\"><strong>\ud83c\udf0d El viaje \ud83d\udcf7<\/strong>:Qu\u00e9 ver en Santo Tom\u00e9 en unos d\u00edas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf9 Visa para Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe \ud83d\udec2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Empezamos con buen pie, porque si eres europeo, puedes visitar Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe por turismo durante un periodo de hasta 15 d\u00edas sin visa. \u00a1Bien hecho, gobierno de Santo Tom\u00e9!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-8-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Images of Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-8-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-8-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-8-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-8-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-8-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-8.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe es conocido por su ritmo de vida relajado, su seguridad y su c\u00e1lida hospitalidad. Y, de hecho, pronto aprender\u00edamos sobre...<strong>leve leve<\/strong>&quot;\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n le\u00ed que el turismo todav\u00eda estaba relativamente bajo, lo que lo hac\u00eda ideal para viajeros que buscan autenticidad y tranquilidad sin las multitudes de turistas comunes en otros destinos tropicales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, despu\u00e9s de unas semanas en \u00c1frica continental para nuestra luna de miel, quer\u00eda terminar el viaje en un lugar agradable y tranquilo con maravillas naturales.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-20-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Images of Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-20-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-20-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-20-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-20-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-20-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-20.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As\u00ed lo prometi\u00f3 Santo Tom\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe en pocas palabras<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe es una peque\u00f1a naci\u00f3n insular ubicada en el Golfo de Guinea, frente a la costa ecuatorial occidental de \u00c1frica Central.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No es una isla: \u00a1son varias!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-9-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"Images of Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-9-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-9-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-9-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-9-1536x865.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-9-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-9.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Los dos principales son Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe, y luego hay varios islotes m\u00e1s peque\u00f1os.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El pa\u00eds obtuvo su independencia de Portugal en 1975 y sigue siendo una de las naciones m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as y menos pobladas de \u00c1frica.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A pesar de su tama\u00f1o, Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe cuenta con un rico patrimonio cultural influenciado por \u00c1frica y Portugal (que vimos desde el primer d\u00eda, de camino al aeropuerto), y su idioma oficial es el portugu\u00e9s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las islas son de origen volc\u00e1nico y se caracterizan por sus exuberantes selvas tropicales, escarpadas monta\u00f1as y una fauna diversa.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-2-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"Images of Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-2-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-2-1536x865.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-2-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-2.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>De todos sus atractivos, quer\u00eda especialmente visitar la Isla de Rolas y ver el Pico C\u00e3o Grande.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Llegada: \u00a1un incidente en la carretera y una curiosa visita a una curiosa comisar\u00eda!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>De camino desde el aeropuerto hasta nuestro hotel boutique, <a href=\"https:\/\/emoyenigardens.com\/\">Jardines Emoyeni<\/a>Nuestro taxi, conducido por un hombre llamado \u201cSr. Eduardo\u201d, estuvo involucrado en un peque\u00f1o accidente de tr\u00e1nsito.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En una carretera estrecha, un peque\u00f1o autob\u00fas escolar no se detuvo y ray\u00f3 la carrocer\u00eda del taxi. Y el autob\u00fas tampoco se detuvo para revisar los da\u00f1os.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a1Pero, ay! Sin m\u00e1s dilaci\u00f3n, el &quot;Sr. Eduardo&quot; se dio la vuelta furioso y empez\u00f3 a perseguir al autob\u00fas, conduciendo a toda velocidad por carreteras oscuras y sin iluminaci\u00f3n...&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bullit, versi\u00f3n de Santo Tom\u00e9<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Fuimos parte de una escena de persecuci\u00f3n digna de una pel\u00edcula de acci\u00f3n \ud83d\ude23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a1Hasta que alcanz\u00f3 el autob\u00fas! Entonces se enzarz\u00f3 en una acalorada discusi\u00f3n con el otro conductor mientras esper\u00e1bamos sentados en el taxi...&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lo m\u00e1s sorprendente fue que en cuesti\u00f3n de segundos, y sin saber c\u00f3mo, aparecieron decenas y decenas de ni\u00f1os con uniformes blancos, gritando, riendo y algunos de ellos dici\u00e9ndonos que \u201cSanto Tom\u00e9 es bueno\u201d con el pulgar hacia arriba.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nos dimos cuenta despu\u00e9s de que hab\u00eda dos autobuses escolares, que parec\u00edan diminutos pero en ellos cab\u00edan unas 20 personas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entonces, para mayor sorpresa a\u00fan, aparecieron muchos polic\u00edas. \u00bfDe d\u00f3nde?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Desde la cercana comisar\u00eda de polic\u00eda del aeropuerto.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Una visita a la comisar\u00eda<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Siguieron muchos gritos y discusiones. Finalmente, dos polic\u00edas subieron a nuestro taxi y nos dirigimos a la comisar\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00e1s tarde, nos dimos cuenta, y nuestro gu\u00eda, Fernando, nos cont\u00f3, de que discutir a viva voz es uno de los pasatiempos favoritos aqu\u00ed. Les encanta y no guardan rencor. Despu\u00e9s de una discusi\u00f3n acalorada, la gente se hace mejor amiga \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En fin, pasamos la siguiente hora sentados en un banco de la comisar\u00eda mientras &quot;resolv\u00edan el asunto&quot;. El &quot;asunto&quot;, lo llamaron.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los agentes de polic\u00eda fueron muy amables con nosotros y hablamos con una mujer corpulenta, vestida con un vestido floreado y una peluca, que dijo llamarse Sheila y que tambi\u00e9n era polic\u00eda. Nos pidi\u00f3 que estuvi\u00e9ramos tranquilos. Respondimos que, en efecto, est\u00e1bamos tranquilos (porque est\u00e1bamos sentados all\u00ed, relajados, esperando a que terminara el incidente).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curiosamente tambi\u00e9n vi a otra mujer que llevaba un ni\u00f1o peque\u00f1o en la espalda: \u00a1esto era realmente \u201ctrae a tu hijo al trabajo\u201d!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al final todo sali\u00f3 bien: el se\u00f1or Eduardo parec\u00eda m\u00e1s feliz y finalmente llegamos a nuestro hotel con otra an\u00e9cdota \u201cen la mochila\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Isla Rolas: Donde el ecuador cruza la tierra\u2026 y casi se encuentra con el meridiano de Greenwich \ud83d\ude09\ud83e\udd23<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>La Isla Rolas (Ilh\u00e9u das Rolas) es una peque\u00f1a isla frente a la costa sur de Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe, donde el ecuador cruza la tierra. Es un lugar \u00fanico debido a esta caracter\u00edstica geogr\u00e1fica y cuenta con un monumento que marca la intersecci\u00f3n, \u00a1donde se puede colocar un pie en cada hemisferio!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-6-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Images of Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-6-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-6-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-6-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-6-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-6-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-6.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Pero, a\u00fan m\u00e1s que eso. \u00a1All\u00ed, el ecuador y el meridiano de Greenwich casi se cruzan! As\u00ed que el monumento simb\u00f3lico marca uno de los pocos lugares de la Tierra donde el cruce de cero grados de latitud y longitud es tan pr\u00f3ximo geogr\u00e1ficamente.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De hecho, el impresionante monumento ecuatorial fue dise\u00f1ado originalmente para marcar la l\u00ednea de cero grados de latitud\u2026 y aunque las coordenadas reales de la intersecci\u00f3n del Ecuador con Greenwich se encuentran ligeramente alejadas de la costa, en el Golfo de Guinea, el monumento de Santo Tom\u00e9 ofrece una rara y poderosa representaci\u00f3n del sistema de referencia global de la Tierra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El norte se encuentra con el sur, el este se encuentra con el oeste.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-4-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Images of Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-4-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-4-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-4-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-4-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-4-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-4.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>No hab\u00eda casi turistas, por lo que tuvimos mucho tiempo para admirar el exuberante paisaje y el monumento, y, por supuesto, \u00a1tomamos numerosas fotograf\u00edas y nos paramos con cada pie en cada hemisferio!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El monumento en s\u00ed mismo honra no solo la geograf\u00eda, sino tambi\u00e9n la exploraci\u00f3n. A menudo se asocia con el legado del navegante portugu\u00e9s Gago Coutinho, uno de los pioneros de la navegaci\u00f3n a\u00e9rea, quien desempe\u00f1\u00f3 un papel fundamental en el trazado de rutas a\u00e9reas a trav\u00e9s del Atl\u00e1ntico.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sus contribuciones a la aviaci\u00f3n y la cartograf\u00eda son emblem\u00e1ticas del esp\u00edritu exploratorio que condujo al descubrimiento y colonizaci\u00f3n de las islas del Golfo de Guinea por los portugueses en el siglo XV.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-5-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Images of Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-5-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-5-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-5-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-5-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-5-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-5-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-5.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hoy en d\u00eda, el sitio sirve como un punto de referencia geogr\u00e1fico y cultural, atrayendo a viajeros y ge\u00f3grafos por igual para presenciar la encrucijada simb\u00f3lica del planeta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C\u00e3o Grande<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>C\u00e3o Grande, o Pico C\u00e3o Grande (\u201cGran Pico del Perro\u201d), es uno de los hitos naturales m\u00e1s emblem\u00e1ticos de Santo Tom\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Durante nuestros d\u00edas en la isla tuvimos la oportunidad de verla y quedamos m\u00e1s impresionados que vi\u00e9ndola en fotos.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-10-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Images of Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-10-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-10-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-10-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-10-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-10-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-10.jpeg 1496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>No llegamos a su base, ya que se necesitan m\u00e1s de 4 horas de caminata, pero nos acercamos lo suficiente para admirar su espectacular tap\u00f3n volc\u00e1nico con forma de aguja, que sobresale casi 370 metros directamente hacia el cielo desde el exuberante suelo de la selva tropical.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Situado en la parte sur de la isla, dentro del Parque Natural de Ob\u00f4, este imponente monolito es el n\u00facleo endurecido de un antiguo volc\u00e1n, expuesto por milenios de erosi\u00f3n. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Envuelto en niebla y a menudo cubierto de nubes, C\u00e3o Grande parece casi de otro mundo, atrayendo a escaladores, ge\u00f3logos y fot\u00f3grafos por igual. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-29-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Images of Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-29-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-29-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-29-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-29-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-29-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-29.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>La jungla que la rodea est\u00e1 repleta de biodiversidad, reflejando la mezcla \u00fanica de origen volc\u00e1nico y selva tropical ecuatorial de la isla, haciendo del pico no solo una maravilla visual, sino tambi\u00e9n un s\u00edmbolo de la belleza salvaje e ind\u00f3mita de Santo Tom\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83c\udf31 Plantaciones en Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n me interes\u00f3 mucho ver las plantaciones de la \u00e9poca colonial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe se convirti\u00f3 en uno de los principales productores de cacao del mundo a principios del siglo XX, gracias a estas vastas <strong>plantaciones de la \u00e9poca colonial<\/strong> (llamado <em>rocas<\/em>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estas haciendas, establecidas por los portugueses durante el dominio colonial, depend\u00edan en gran medida del trabajo forzado y contratado, incluidos trabajadores tra\u00eddos de Angola, Cabo Verde y Mozambique.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aunque Santo Tom\u00e9 recibi\u00f3 en su d\u00eda el apodo de \u201cIsla del Chocolate\u201d, su industria del cacao decay\u00f3 despu\u00e9s de su independencia en 1975 debido a las dificultades econ\u00f3micas y la falta de inversi\u00f3n.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muchas plantaciones se deterioraron. Lo vimos de primera mano cuando visitamos a Agust\u00edn Netto y Diogo Vaz.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pero este \u00faltimo segu\u00eda funcionando y m\u00e1s tarde, cuando visitamos el <strong>taller de Diogo Vaz<\/strong> En Santo Tom\u00e9, nos mostr\u00f3 que algunas de ellas se est\u00e1n revitalizando con un enfoque en la producci\u00f3n de chocolate sustentable y de alta calidad, ayudando a renovar la imagen de las islas como una fuente de cacao de primera calidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83c\udf6bDiogo Vaz<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Diogo Vaz<\/strong> es una hist\u00f3rica plantaci\u00f3n de cacao en la isla de Santo Tom\u00e9 que se ha transformado en un modelo de producci\u00f3n de chocolate org\u00e1nico, desde el grano hasta la barra.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-19-1024x681.jpeg\" alt=\"Images of Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-19-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-19-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-19-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-19-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-19.jpeg 1285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Originalmente una plantaci\u00f3n colonial, fue abandonada despu\u00e9s de la independencia y luego revivida por un equipo franco-santomeano.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoy en d\u00eda, produce chocolate de alta gama utilizando t\u00e9cnicas agroforestales y pr\u00e1cticas laborales justas, combinando tradici\u00f3n con innovaci\u00f3n.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-18-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Images of Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-18-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-18-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-18-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-18-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-18-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-18.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>La finca controla todo el proceso, desde el cultivo y la fermentaci\u00f3n de los granos hasta la elaboraci\u00f3n del chocolate final, y ha obtenido reconocimiento internacional por su abastecimiento \u00e9tico y su excepcional calidad. Diogo Vaz es un s\u00edmbolo de c\u00f3mo Santo Tom\u00e9 recupera su legado cacaotero mediante la sostenibilidad y la artesan\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83c\udf3f Plantaci\u00f3n Agostinho Neto (antes Ro\u00e7a Rio do Ouro)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El <strong>Plantaci\u00f3n de Agostinho Neto<\/strong>, originalmente llamada Ro\u00e7a Rio do Ouro, es una de las antiguas plantaciones m\u00e1s grandes y emblem\u00e1ticas (<em>rocas<\/em>) en la isla de S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9, en el distrito de Lobata.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fue fundada en 1865 por Gabriel Bustamante y posteriormente propiedad del poderoso Marqu\u00e9s de Vale Flor, importante figura colonial portuguesa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-25-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Images of Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-25-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-25-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-25-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-25-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-25-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-25.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Durante su apogeo a principios del siglo XX, cubr\u00eda alrededor de 5.000 hect\u00e1reas y contaba con algunas de las infraestructuras de plantaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s avanzadas de la regi\u00f3n: un hospital, una sala de maternidad, capillas, viviendas para trabajadores (<em>sanzalas<\/em>), talleres, una central el\u00e9ctrica e incluso un ferrocarril privado que en su d\u00eda se extendi\u00f3 por m\u00e1s de 200 km de v\u00edas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tras la independencia de Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe de Portugal en 1975, la plantaci\u00f3n pas\u00f3 a llamarse Agostinho Neto en 1979 en honor al primer presidente de la Angola independiente, un destacado l\u00edder anticolonial. Sin embargo, la marcha de los administradores coloniales y el declive econ\u00f3mico provocaron un abandono y una decadencia generalizados.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfY ahora?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Muchos de los grandes edificios, incluido el hospital construido en la d\u00e9cada de 1920, han quedado en ruinas desde entonces; algunas partes se derrumbaron tan recientemente como en 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuando lo visitamos, ofrec\u00eda una vista decadente pero fascinante. El sitio es un s\u00edmbolo inquietante pero poderoso de la historia colonial.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aproximadamente 1.300 personas, muchas de ellas descendientes de trabajadores angole\u00f1os, caboverdianos y mozambique\u00f1os tra\u00eddos durante el per\u00edodo colonial, a\u00fan viven en las ruinas de la finca.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-21-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Images of Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-21-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-21-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-21-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-21-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-21-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-21.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>La vida es dif\u00edcil y las condiciones precarias, pero el sitio se mantiene vivo como un paisaje patrimonial vivo. Vimos ropa colorida sec\u00e1ndose por todas partes, viejas antenas parab\u00f3licas, ni\u00f1os gritando, sonriendo y diciendo &quot;\u00a1Hola, hola, hola! \u00a1Buen d\u00eda!&quot; y hermosas chicas con trenzas decoradas con cuentas y pasadores de pl\u00e1stico o metal que se sujetan a los extremos o se ensartan en las trenzas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Y, al parecer, ha habido discusiones y esfuerzos para preservar y reutilizar la ro\u00e7a como un sitio de turismo hist\u00f3rico y cultural, debido a su sorprendente arquitectura y su profundo significado sociopol\u00edtico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"SaoTomeRun\"><strong>\ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Las Carreras \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prepar\u00e1ndose<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Despu\u00e9s de investigar, est\u00e1bamos seguros de que correr en Santo Tom\u00e9 no iba a ser peligroso.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aun as\u00ed, la noche anterior le preguntamos a la gerente del hotel si era seguro, a lo que obviamente dijo que s\u00ed, pero nos dijo que sali\u00e9ramos corriendo muy temprano para evitar el sol. Tambi\u00e9n mencion\u00f3 los baches en el pavimento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entonces buscamos la hora del amanecer en Internet: 5:28 a. m.; y luego configuramos el despertador a esa hora.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-13-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-13-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-13-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-13-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-13-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-13.jpeg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nos despertamos con el sol.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Me puse protector solar, por precauci\u00f3n, aunque el sol no estaba fuerte cuando terminamos nuestra carrera.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>La log\u00edstica del Run<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>La ruta no tiene mucho desnivel, aunque puede resultar un poco monta\u00f1osa si se contin\u00faa hacia el sur.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running1-1024x544.jpg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running1-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running1-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running1-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running1-1536x816.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running1-2048x1088.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running1-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Desde el kil\u00f3metro 2,5 hasta aproximadamente el kil\u00f3metro 3 nos topamos \u00fanicamente con una peque\u00f1a cuesta.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Podr\u00e1s acortar la ruta o alargarla, seg\u00fan desees, siguiendo la costa.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running2-1024x550.jpg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running2-1024x550.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running2-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running2-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running2-1536x826.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running2-2048x1101.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running2-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Curiosamente, \u00a1hab\u00eda fuentes de agua! \u00a1Por todas partes! No todas funcionaban, pero algunas s\u00ed. M\u00e1s tarde ese mismo d\u00eda, ve\u00edamos grupos de mujeres llenando botellas y cubos en las que s\u00ed funcionaban.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>El tr\u00e1fico<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Como salimos del hotel antes de las 6 de la ma\u00f1ana, las carreteras a\u00fan no estaban congestionadas, lo cual fue una ventaja. M\u00e1s tarde, las carreteras se llenaron de gente y la contaminaci\u00f3n se volvi\u00f3 muy molesta.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running3-1024x546.jpg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running3-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running3-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running3-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running3-1536x818.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running3-2048x1091.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running3-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u00a1El pa\u00eds tiene un problema con los escapes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a1Parec\u00eda que los carburadores de la mayor\u00eda de los veh\u00edculos no funcionaban muy bien, porque emit\u00edan mucho di\u00f3xido de carbono!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otra cosa a tener en cuenta eran las motos. Pasaban muy cerca. Aunque algunas tocaron la bocina para avisarnos. Esto es muy habitual aqu\u00ed, y no es una se\u00f1al de protesta, sino un gesto amable.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running4-1024x539.jpg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running4-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running4-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running4-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running4-1536x808.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running4-2048x1077.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running4-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">El camino<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Era f\u00e1cil correr. El camino era ancho y llano. En muchos tramos, el terreno era asfalto (as\u00ed que, llano) y estaba cubierto por una capa de arena (as\u00ed que, m\u00e1s blando).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sin embargo, tal como nos hab\u00edan advertido, ten\u00edamos que tener cuidado con los baches y agujeros en el pavimento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saliendo de S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9, a pocos metros de nuestro hotel, pasamos por el Ayuntamiento, el \u201cPal\u00e1cio dos Congressos\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running6-1024x550.jpg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running6-1024x550.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running6-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running6-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running6-1536x824.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running6-2048x1099.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dia2Running6-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Esa zona de la costa estaba vallada porque estaban haciendo obras de reparaci\u00f3n del paseo mar\u00edtimo de cara a los festejos independentistas, que iban a ser en un mes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El D\u00eda de la Independencia de Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe se celebra anualmente el 12 de julio, en conmemoraci\u00f3n de la plena soberan\u00eda del pa\u00eds del dominio colonial portugu\u00e9s en 1979. Este d\u00eda festivo se celebra con desfiles, actuaciones culturales y bailes tradicionales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La costa<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>La costa es t\u00edpicamente volc\u00e1nica y tiene fuerte oleaje. De hecho, hay algunos clubes de surf en Santo Tom\u00e9, aunque la costa es demasiado rocosa y, por lo tanto, peligrosa.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning8-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning8-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning8-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning8-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning8-1536x807.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning8-2048x1076.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning8-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Los ni\u00f1os peque\u00f1os nos saludaban y dec\u00edan: &quot;\u00a1Hola, hola! \u00a1Buen d\u00eda!&quot;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n hab\u00eda muchos perros callejeros, pero eran muy tranquilos. \u00a1Ni siquiera nos ladraron!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-15-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-15-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-15-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-15-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-15-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-15.jpeg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tras un tramo de costa con rocas oscuras nos acercamos al pueblo de <strong>Pantufo<\/strong> Y todo se volvi\u00f3 colorido. Los colores de los barcos de pesca, de las terrazas de piedra (por todas partes), de las casas o incluso de la iglesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calzada del Gigante de Santo Tom\u00e9<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a1Luego llegamos a un lugar que parec\u00eda la Calzada del Gigante!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lamentablemente tambi\u00e9n hab\u00eda mucha basura pl\u00e1stica cerca de las orillas, pero no era suficiente como para hacer que el lugar perdiera su encanto.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-16-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-16-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-16-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-16-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-16-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-16-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-16.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">veh\u00edculos abandonados<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Otra cosa sorprendente fue la cantidad de veh\u00edculos abandonados \ud83d\ude06 \u00a1Algunos de ellos parec\u00edan un Angkor Wat mec\u00e1nico, con una exuberante vegetaci\u00f3n conquistando su esqueleto!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despu\u00e9s del kil\u00f3metro 3,2 dimos la vuelta y disfrutamos much\u00edsimo del camino de regreso!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning9-1024x542.jpg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning9-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning9-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning9-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning9-1536x812.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning9-2048x1083.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning9-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nos detuvimos para tomar una fotograf\u00eda de la iglesia local, la Igreja de S\u00e3o Pedro, una peque\u00f1a pero significativa iglesia cat\u00f3lica dedicada a San Pedro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iglesia de San Pedro<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Fue construida en estilo colonial portugu\u00e9s, cuenta con un modesto campanario, una elegante fachada y una prominente decoraci\u00f3n sobre la entrada que muestra las tres llaves de San Pedro, un s\u00edmbolo profundamente arraigado en la tradici\u00f3n religiosa local y que refleja su papel como guardi\u00e1n de la Iglesia.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-14-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-14-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-14-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-14-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-14-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-14-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-14.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Esta iconograf\u00eda resuena en el nombre del propio pueblo: en la tradici\u00f3n local, San Pedro es el santo patr\u00f3n de los pescadores, bendice los barcos y ancla la fe y la identidad mar\u00edtima de la comunidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alrededor de la iglesia, la vida se desplegaba ante nuestros ojos. Todav\u00eda hab\u00eda muchos ni\u00f1os salud\u00e1ndonos y diciendo &quot;\u00a1Hola! \u00a1Hola!&quot;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Las vistas habituales<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Las mujeres llevaban cestas de ropa mojada para secarse en la cabeza. \u00a1T\u00edpico estilo africano!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a1M\u00e1s tarde ese d\u00eda, ver\u00edamos ropa colorida sec\u00e1ndose al sol en todas partes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muchos j\u00f3venes llevaban camisetas de baloncesto sin mangas. Sorprendentemente, vi muchas de Michael Jordan, de los Chicago Bulls, con el n\u00famero 23.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bfQui\u00e9n hubiera pensado que todav\u00eda estar\u00eda de moda en 2025? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-22-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-22-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-22-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-22-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-22-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-22-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-22.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n vimos algunas cartas abandonadas en el suelo, y cog\u00ed una, el 3 de Corazones: me gust\u00f3 porque el 3 es mi n\u00famero de la suerte \ud83e\udd70.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Segunda Carrera\ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Como nos hab\u00eda gustado mucho la carrera, al d\u00eda siguiente la volvimos a correr, pero 2 kil\u00f3metros m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Corrimos hasta el siguiente pueblo de pescadores, <strong>Playa Melao<\/strong>, que era igualmente colorido, y de regreso.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-26-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-26-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-26-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-26-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-26-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-26-7x12.jpeg 7w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-26.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ese d\u00eda estaba un poco m\u00e1s soleado y la temperatura un poco m\u00e1s c\u00e1lida.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pero a\u00fan as\u00ed, a las 6 de la ma\u00f1ana no hab\u00eda necesidad de llevar agua y no hac\u00eda suficiente calor como para dificultarlo.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning10-1024x509.jpg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning10-1024x509.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning10-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning10-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning10-1536x764.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning10-2048x1019.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning10-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>La segunda carrera me dio la oportunidad de disfrutar m\u00e1s del entorno y prestar atenci\u00f3n a los detalles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Una t\u00e9cnica de marketing muy local<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Como una tienda bellamente pintada con los art\u00edculos que se venden: pulpo o \u201cvino tinto\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-27-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-27-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-27-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-27-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-27-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-27-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-27.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n paramos a tomar algunas fotos en la playa, entre los barcos.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las coloridas embarcaciones llevaban la etiqueta &quot;Santo Tom\u00e9 2025&quot;. Los perros descansaban perezosamente sobre ellas... como si tambi\u00e9n hubieran terminado un duro d\u00eda de trabajo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Un anciano caminaba lentamente vestido con una camiseta resistente que ten\u00eda el siguiente lema:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Gute Leute, Gute Arbeit, Gute Geld<\/em>\u201c. Dios sabe d\u00f3nde lo consigui\u00f3 \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning12-1024x494.jpg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning12-1024x494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning12-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning12-768x370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning12-1536x741.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning12-2048x987.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTomeRunning12-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Fue una buena carrera, perfecta para comenzar nuestro segundo d\u00eda explorando la isla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Relaj\u00e1ndose despu\u00e9s\u2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Y, despu\u00e9s de nuestra carrera, un ba\u00f1o en la acogedora piscina de <a href=\"https:\/\/emoyenigardens.com\/\">Jardines Emoyeni<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-32-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Running in Sao Tom\u00e9 in June 2025, along the coast at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-7767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-32-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-32-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-32-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-32-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-32-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-32.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"SaoTomeCarbo\">\ud83c\udf5c <strong>Carga de carbohidratos<\/strong> \ud83c\udf5d: Qu\u00e9 comer en Santo Tom\u00e9 si eres corredor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe tiene una rica tradici\u00f3n culinaria con influencias portuguesas, africanas y criollas. Si buscas... <strong>alto en carbohidratos<\/strong> platos para cargar combustible antes de una carrera y <strong>alto en prote\u00ednas<\/strong> Comidas para la recuperaci\u00f3n despu\u00e9s de correr, aqu\u00ed hay algunas opciones excelentes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83c\udf4c 3 platos santotomenses ricos en carbohidratos (combustible previo al funcionamiento)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Estas comidas proporcionan energ\u00eda sostenida para la resistencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Hongo de pl\u00e1tano<\/strong> \ud83c\udf4c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Un plato suave y triturado elaborado con <strong>pl\u00e1tanos verdes o pl\u00e1tanos machos<\/strong>, a menudo servido como acompa\u00f1amiento de pescado o carne.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udd25 <strong>\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 es bueno para correr?<\/strong> Los pl\u00e1tanos son ricos en <strong>carbohidratos y potasio<\/strong>, ayudando con la energ\u00eda y previniendo calambres musculares.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Arroz Doce<\/strong> \ud83c\udf5a\ud83c\udf6f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Una crema <strong>arroz con leche<\/strong> cocinado con leche de coco, az\u00facar y, a veces, canela o vainilla.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udd25 <strong>\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 es bueno para correr?<\/strong> El <strong>carbohidratos de r\u00e1pida digesti\u00f3n<\/strong> Proporciona un r\u00e1pido impulso de energ\u00eda.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>3\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Cocada Amarela (Pudin de coco amarillo)<\/strong> \ud83e\udd65\ud83c\udf73<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hecho con <strong>coco, az\u00facar, huevos y harina<\/strong>Este plato parecido a un postre es rico en energ\u00eda y grasas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udd25 <strong>\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 es bueno para correr?<\/strong> El <strong>combinaci\u00f3n de carbohidratos y grasas saludables<\/strong> garantiza energ\u00eda duradera para deportes de resistencia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-1-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Food in Sao Tome in 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-1-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-1-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-1-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-1-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-1-1-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-1-1.jpeg 1496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3 platos t\u00edpicos de Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe ricos en prote\u00ednas (Recuperaci\u00f3n post-carrera)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Estas comidas ayudan a reconstruir los m\u00fasculos y promover la recuperaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Calulu de Peixe (estofado de pescado)<\/strong> \ud83d\udc1f\ud83c\udf72<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Un plato tradicional elaborado con <strong>pescado ahumado, aceite de palma, okra y especias<\/strong>, a menudo servido con arroz o funge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udcaa <strong>\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 es bueno para la recuperaci\u00f3n?<\/strong> El pescado es una gran fuente de <strong>prote\u00ednas magras y omega-3<\/strong>, que ayudan a reducir la inflamaci\u00f3n muscular.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Feij\u00e3o con \u00d3ssame (Frijoles con Carne)<\/strong> \ud83e\uded8\ud83e\udd69<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Un guiso rico en prote\u00ednas elaborado con <strong>frijoles, cerdo o carne de res<\/strong>, a menudo condimentado con ajo y hojas de laurel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udcaa <strong>\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 es bueno para la recuperaci\u00f3n?<\/strong> <strong>Los frijoles aportan prote\u00ednas y fibra de origen vegetal.<\/strong>, mientras que la carne aporta amino\u00e1cidos esenciales para la reparaci\u00f3n muscular.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>3\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Frango Grelhado com Jaca (Pollo a la parrilla con salsa de yaca)<\/strong> \ud83c\udf57\ud83c\udf3f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Un plato que presenta <strong>pollo a la parrilla<\/strong> Servido con un toque dulce y salado. <strong>salsa de yaca<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udcaa <strong>\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 es bueno para la recuperaci\u00f3n?<\/strong> El pollo tiene un alto contenido en <strong>prote\u00edna magra<\/strong>, y la yaca contiene <strong>vitaminas y antioxidantes<\/strong> que ayudan con la recuperaci\u00f3n despu\u00e9s del ejercicio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Comida sencilla pero buena: Pescado a la plancha en la playa.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>En Isla Rolas disfrutamos de un pescado rojo a la parrilla que estaba delicioso, cocinado a la parrilla y condimentado con especies y aceite de coco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a1Y pan frito con fruta, que tambi\u00e9n estaba muy rico!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-3-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"Food in Sao Tome in 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-3-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-3-1536x865.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-3-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-3.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Creo que podr\u00eda volverme adicta a la fruta del pan frito: la delicia local \u201cPringles\u201d \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00a1Un restaurante con men\u00fa gastron\u00f3mico!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>En Morro Peixe, cerca de la playa Tamarindo, <strong>Restaurante MonteMar<\/strong> Nos ofrecieron un men\u00fa degustaci\u00f3n, totalmente org\u00e1nico (obviamente), y fue excelente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Realmente bueno, de verdad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El men\u00fa constaba de dos platos, uno principal y otro postre:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pur\u00e9 de boniato y ensalada de pulpo con pl\u00e1tano frito como entradas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-37-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Food in Sao Tome in 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-37-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-37-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-37-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-37-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-37-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-37.jpeg 1496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Guiso de pulpo con rancho como plato principal y variedad de frutas como postre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lo recomiendo much\u00edsimo. Tambi\u00e9n tom\u00e9 un jugo de caj\u00e1 y mango con un toque de jengibre, muy local.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Food in Sao Tome in 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-1-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sao-Tome-Trip-2025-1.jpeg 1496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>El men\u00fa completo costaba 15 EUR por persona, lo que lo hace muy bueno en relaci\u00f3n calidad-precio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:142px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-121\" alt=\"Useful information\" src=\"http:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Medalles1-1-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Medalles1-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Medalles1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Medalles1-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Medalles1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Medalles1-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Medalles1-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\" id=\"MadaInfo\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Informaci\u00f3n \u00fatil<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"SaoTomeInfo\">\ud83c\udfc3 Corre por la costa en la isla de <a href=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/es\/destinations\/\">Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe<\/a>. Desde la ciudad principal, Santo Tom\u00e9, hasta Pantufo y\/o Praia Melao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc5f <strong>Urbano<\/strong>: trae zapatos para asfalto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Una carretera bastante ancha con vistas panor\u00e1micas e im\u00e1genes muy coloridas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Una ruta sin demasiado desnivel que podr\u00e1s acortar o alargar a tu antojo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f Adecuado para primeras horas, ya que m\u00e1s tarde la temperatura es alta y el tr\u00e1fico, muy ca\u00f3tico. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:77px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3409\" height=\"1411\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-635\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MapBackground.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MapBackground.png 3409w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MapBackground-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MapBackground-1024x424.png 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MapBackground-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MapBackground-1536x636.png 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MapBackground-2048x848.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3409px) 100vw, 3409px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Mapa<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTome-Run-Pantufo-755x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Map for a good route for running in Sao Tome around 8-10k\" class=\"wp-image-7934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTome-Run-Pantufo-755x1024.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTome-Run-Pantufo-221x300.jpeg 221w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTome-Run-Pantufo-768x1041.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTome-Run-Pantufo-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaoTome-Run-Pantufo.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ruta<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:93px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1396\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Books.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Books.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Books-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Books-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Books-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Books-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Books-16x12.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Un libro<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"SaoTomeBook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.es\/Equator-Miguel-Sousa-Tavares\/dp\/074759662X\">\u201cEcuador\u201d de Miguel Souza Tavares<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Leer <em>Ecuador<\/em> (<em>Ecuador<\/em>) de Miguel Sousa Tavares es una gran opci\u00f3n por varias razones, especialmente si te interesa la historia colonial, las intrigas pol\u00edticas y los dilemas \u00e9ticos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La novela se ambienta en <strong>Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe en 1905<\/strong>, durante el apogeo del dominio colonial portugu\u00e9s. Ofrece una visi\u00f3n matizada de las luchas pol\u00edticas y econ\u00f3micas de la \u00e9poca, especialmente en lo que respecta a la explotaci\u00f3n de... <strong>trabajo forzado en las plantaciones de cacao<\/strong>Si desea comprender el legado del colonialismo en \u00c1frica, este libro ofrece una perspectiva poderosa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EquatorSouza-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Recommended book for travelling to Sao Tome: &quot;Equator by Miguel Sousa Tavares&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-7222 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EquatorSouza-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EquatorSouza-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EquatorSouza-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EquatorSouza-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EquatorSouza.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><em>Resumen de la trama: <\/em><\/strong>A principios del siglo XX, Luis Bernardo Valen\u00e7a, un reconocido intelectual portugu\u00e9s, fue invitado por el rey Carlos a emprender una misi\u00f3n inusual y compleja que supondr\u00eda un cambio radical en su vida. Soltero y con casi cuarenta a\u00f1os, disfrutaba de los privilegios que ofrec\u00eda una gran ciudad como Lisboa. Aceptar la invitaci\u00f3n del rey signific\u00f3 abandonarlo todo por una nueva vida, en la que, sin embargo, pudo poner en pr\u00e1ctica sus convicciones pol\u00edticas: contribuir a la abolici\u00f3n efectiva de la esclavitud en \u00c1frica asumiendo el cargo de gobernador de Santo Tom\u00e9 y Pr\u00edncipe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>En Santo Tom\u00e9, una isla que parece un para\u00edso, nos despertamos con el sol para correr por la costa, pasando por pueblos de pescadores con su arquitectura colonial portuguesa mientras los barcos regresaban a la 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