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+ | Through the village leads a wide sandy street lined with coconut trees. In the | ||
+ | village centre there is a large shop selling a bit of everything, such as | ||
+ | rice, drinks, sweets, soap, exercise books, cloths and petrol. Next to the shop | ||
+ | are three bungalows offering basic accommodation. | ||
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+ | [[File:Ambodipont 019.jpg|600px]] | ||
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+ | Ambodipont has a public primary school, established on the 24th February 2009. | ||
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+ | The people of Ambodipont live from farming (cloves) and fishing. Throuhgout the harvesting months | ||
+ | of September/October the cloves are picked from the trees and thereafter tried | ||
+ | on large mats in the sun. When the sun hits the cloves, an intense scent of | ||
+ | X-mas bakery is in the air. | ||
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Revision as of 06:39, 14 August 2016
The small village of Ambodipont is located two villages south of Ampanavoana in the eastern part of the Masoala Peninsula.
Through the village leads a wide sandy street lined with coconut trees. In the village centre there is a large shop selling a bit of everything, such as rice, drinks, sweets, soap, exercise books, cloths and petrol. Next to the shop are three bungalows offering basic accommodation.
Ambodipont has a public primary school, established on the 24th February 2009.
The people of Ambodipont live from farming (cloves) and fishing. Throuhgout the harvesting months of September/October the cloves are picked from the trees and thereafter tried on large mats in the sun. When the sun hits the cloves, an intense scent of X-mas bakery is in the air.
GPS coordinates
S 15°43.884'
E050°20.298'
20m elevation
Additional information
- View all Ambodipont photos
- Maroantsetra Antalaha trek around the Masoala peninsula - The village of Ambodipont lies on the path sneaking around the Masoala Peninsula.