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'''Lake Tritriva is a is small lake which fills an extinct crater 17 kilometres west of [[Antsirabe]], past [[Andraikiba|Lake Andraikiba]]. The name originates from the Malagasy words 'tritry', meaning the ridge back of a chameleon, and 'iva' meaning deep. The lake is said to be some 80 metres deep.''' [[File:20140714 132844.jpg|600px]]
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According to local folklore, two interwoven trees at the lakeside represents a young couple so much in love they drowned themselves in the ice cold water as they were forbidden to marry by their respective families, and if . If the branches are cut, blood, not sap, will ooze from the stems.
A walk around the lake takes about 45 minutes.