The Environmental Interpretation Centre is located on the shores
of the Faja da Caldeira de Santo Cristo on São Jorge Island on
the Azores archipelago of Portugal. The islands are very remote
and located smack dab in the middle of the Atlantic and not
particularly well-known, but are quite beautiful. The government
is trying to increase tourism and education of their parks and
the Centre is one of their projects to aid that effort. The
Centre will help provide information on the area, serve as an
education center on the local environment, support architectural
heritage and serve as a center to further study the local flora
and fauna. Design work began on the Environmental Interpretation
Centre in 2007 with construction starting in 2009. The original
property features a one story stone building, which was used as
the foundation for the reconstruction. This building was
faithfully restored using the original plans, but adding a
second story and then an additional building behind it. The main
building serves as