Vanxim

Vanxim or Capão is an island of Goa situated in the Ilhas region. It can be reached by ferry from Divar. The colonial name for Vanxim was Capão. The island has many houses with few villagers, many of whom are fisher-folk. Silveiras, Furtados, Vas, and Olivera are surnames of people there. Mahendra Gaunekar sold parts of the island to Ozone corporate. A luxury hotel and golf course were planned for the island but faced resistance from alert islanders and others. It is the smallest of 6 major islands within the Mandovi, the others being: * Ilhas de Goa, * Chorão, * Divar, * Cumbarjua, * St Estevam and * Several other small mangrove islands and sand banks.

Vanxim or Capão is an island of Goa situated in the Ilhas region. It can be reached by ferry from Divar. The colonial name for Vanxim was Capão. The island has many houses with few villagers, many of whom are fisher-folk. Silveiras, Furtados, Vas, and Olivera are surnames of people there. Mahendra Gaunekar sold parts of the island to Ozone corporate. A luxury hotel and golf course were planned for the island but faced resistance from alert islanders and others. It is the smallest of 6 major islands within the Mandovi, the others being: Ilhas de Goa, Chorão, Divar, Cumbarjua, St Estevam and Several other small mangrove islands and sand banks.

Churches

River Crucifix

Branching out of Mandovi as one goes across the Naroa, a Cross is visible in the midst of waters before approaching Vanxim. Constructed by the villagers, the Cross was in the memory of a doctor, Louis Cabral, who drowned at this point when his canoe capsized while he was on his way to see a patient in Vanxim Island.

See also

São Matias, Goa Divar Chorão

References

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