The dark history behind Madeira's famous levadas Alexander Nikiforov/Alamy Fundamental to Madeiran identity, its 3,100km of aqueducts have proven to be more than a clever and functional feat of engineering to colonise an isolated island. Aleh Varanishcha/Getty Images Madeira is a volcanic island located 560km off Africa's north-west coast "With approximately six centuries of existence, the levadas – some ancient, …
