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Ambodipont

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'''The small village of Ambodipont is the second village south of [[Ampanavoana]] in the eastern part of the Masoala Peninsula. The distance from the sea to Ambodipont is about one kilometre.'''
 
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<googlemap versionA wide sandy road lined with coconut palms leads through the village. In the village centre there is a large shop selling a bit of everything, such as rice, drinks, sweets, soap, note-books, clothes and petrol. It is also the local bar where mostly men of the village spend much of their afternoons. Next to the shop are three bungalows offering basic accommodation. {| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="03" | [[File:Ambodipont 019.9jpg|600px]]|-|[[File:Ambodipont 029.jpg|196px]]|align="center" lat|[[File:Ambodipont 028.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Ambodipont 030.jpg|196px]]|-|} The people of Ambodipont live from farming (cloves) and fishing. Throughout the harvesting months of September/October the cloves are picked from the trees and thereafter tried on mats in the sunshine. When the sun hits the cloves, an intense scent of X-15mas bakery is in the air. Large and delicious pineapples are plentiful.731043 {| class=" lonimageTable"|-|colspan="503" | [[File:Ambodipont 033.jpg|600px]]|-|[[File:Ambodipont 035.342172jpg|196px]]|align="center" zoom|[[File:Ambodipont 034.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Ambodipont 037.jpg|196px]]|-|colspan="153" controls| [[File:Ambodipont 024.jpg|600px]]|-|} Ambodipont has a public primary school, established in February 2009. <div style="largemax-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-15.731328, 50.338632~'''Ambodipont'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=autoAmbodipont|height=400|zoom=15|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</googlemapdivThe next village south of Ambodipont is [[Anjanazana]] and the next village direction north is [[Marofinaritra - Masoala coast|Marofinaritra]]. However, there are a few houses before Marofinaritra at [[S 15°42.890' E 50°20.900']] which may or may not be an official village.
'''GPS coordinates'''<br>
20m elevation
== Photos ==
 
View all [[Ambodipont photos]]
 
== Additional information ==
'''Additional information'''<br>* View all 7 days trek from [[Ambodipont photos]]* [[Maroantsetra_Antalaha_trek_around_the_Masoala_peninsulaMaroantsetra Antalaha trek around the Masoala peninsula|Maroantsetra to Antalaha trek around the Masoala peninsula]] - The village of Ambodipont lies on the path sneaking around the Masoala Peninsula.

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