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The single most farmed crop is khat, a illegal class-C drug but which is widely traded and accepted by the authorities. Much of Madagascar's khat is cultivated in and around Antsalaka and every day there is a khat market in the village. | The single most farmed crop is khat, a illegal class-C drug but which is widely traded and accepted by the authorities. Much of Madagascar's khat is cultivated in and around Antsalaka and every day there is a khat market in the village. | ||
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| + | Antsalaka is 7km from the RN6 and about 70km from [[Diego Suarez]] and can easily be reached by taxi-brousse from there or [[Ambilobe]] from for example. Just step off at the crossing and walk the remaining 7km. Alternatively, wait for a the local sometimes overcrowded taxi-brousse or ask one of the snack stall vendors at the crossing to call one of the only three available tuk-tuks in town to pick you up. | ||
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Revision as of 04:01, 29 May 2019
Antsalaka is a town and commune part of the Antsiranana district in north Madagascar. The population is approximately 10,000 including the surrounding villages. Early immigrants are of creole heritage as apparent by some of the houses in the village.
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The area is rich in farming rice, maize, pepper, carrot, sweet potato, haricot, tomato, pineapple, banana guava, papaya, mango, orange, mandarin, lychee etc.
The single most farmed crop is khat, a illegal class-C drug but which is widely traded and accepted by the authorities. Much of Madagascar's khat is cultivated in and around Antsalaka and every day there is a khat market in the village.
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Antsalaka is 7km from the RN6 and about 70km from Diego Suarez and can easily be reached by taxi-brousse from there or Ambilobe from for example. Just step off at the crossing and walk the remaining 7km. Alternatively, wait for a the local sometimes overcrowded taxi-brousse or ask one of the snack stall vendors at the crossing to call one of the only three available tuk-tuks in town to pick you up.
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As of 2019 there is only one hotel accommodation about 1.5km from the town centre named West Valley Lodge.
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