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Ambositra , meaning where there are many cattle, is a [[Betsileo]] town in Madagascar with around 30,000 inhabitants (many whom are students). The town is renowned for woodcarving and there are countless stores selling souvenirs and other wood products, especially around the Fianarantsoa region of Madagascar know 1½km central ring road. Tourists usually come shopping for its traditional decorative paper-makinghandicrafts and visit the French colonial Benedictine monastery where the nuns make cheese. Various excursions to nearby Betsileo villages can be arranged from town via local tour guides. The Ambositra area is largely dependend on rice farming and fruit crops.
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== Hotels in Ambositra == '''Angelina Tsaralaza''' (8 rooms)<br>Tel: +261 (0)47 71192 or +261 (0)32 0786881<br>Email: [mailto:angelina-hotel@wanadoo.mg angelina-hotel@wanadoo.mg]<br>Website: [http://www.angelina-hotel.com www.angelina-hotel.com] '''Hôtel Violette''' (6 bungalows and 6 rooms)<br>Tel: +261 (0)47 71084<br>Email: N/A<br> '''Residence Mahatsinjo'''<br>Tel: +261 (0)47 71036<br>Email: [mailto:jeannoeltours@yahoo.fr jeannoeltours@yahoo.fr]<br> '''Le Relais des des Tropiques''' (12 rooms)<br>Tel: +261 (0)47 71126<br> '''Hôtel Mania''' (11 rooms)<br>Tel: +261 (0)47 71121<br>Email: [mailto:toursmania@wanadoo.mg toursmania@wanadoo.mg] '''Hôtel Restaurant Jonathan'''<br>Tel: N/A<br>Email: N/A '''Grand Hotel'''<br>Tel: N/A<br>Email: N/A<br> == Further info information links ==
* [http://photos.wildmadagascar.org/results/Ambositra.html Photos of Ambositra on wildmadagascar.org]
* [http://www.madagascar-library.com/r/707.html City map from madagascar-library.com]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGESXsy-wRQ Video impressions of Ambositra]
