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Revision as of 09:24, 9 January 2017

Exploring Madagascar

At first impression, the name “MadaCamp” may come across as having something to do with camping in Madagascar. However, this is far from the only topic covered here. Instead, MadaCamp is a metaphor for everything about Madagascar presented within one campsite, so to speak. Anything about Madagascar can be published here as well as edited by anyone.


  About Madagascar

Madagascar is located in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. It is the world's fourth largest island, covering a total area of 587,295 square kilometres.

The country is divided into six provinces, each named after its capital: Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toliara, and Toamasina also known as Tamatave.

The continent separated from Africa 165 million years ago, and since then its flora and fauna have evolved according to its own fantasy, like nowhere else in the world: Lemurs are known worldwide, but the red island (on account of its vividly coloured soil) is home to several endemic species of chameleons, fossas, frogs, birds, snakes, jumping rats, baobabs, carnivorous plants, orchids and many more strange "living beings"! With the lemurs, 80% of its flora, 40% of its birds, 98% of its reptiles being endemic, Madagascar is a naturalist's promised land! The same is true for the Malagasy people, about 20 million: A unique blend of African and Asian, whose culture resembles no other worldwide. The population is divided in 18 ethnic groups. The nomad Vezo fisherman swears only by the sea, the zebu is everything to the Bara of the desertic south, while land is the greatest wealth for the Betsileo of the Malagasy "altiplano". The relative isolation of the island due to geography and recent history, kept the traditional way of living, rites and the ancestral beliefs, very lively and genuine. For the traveller avid to find something different, a dream! Madagascar has it all: Deserted beaches, tropical forests, mountains, spiny forests, rice-terraced highlands.

Madagascar in Numbers

  • Capital: Antananarivo
  • Population in 2013: 21,842,167
  • Area: 587,295km²
  • Length from north to south: 1,600km
  • Width from west to east: 570km

Politics and History

Newspapers


 Newsfeed

Below is an automatically updated list of articles via Google News using the keyword Madagascar:

Madagascar cyclone Gamane kills at least 18, displaces thousands, government says - Reuters
29-Mar-2024 10:59
Eleven dead, thousands affected as Cyclone Gamane batters Madagascar - Al Jazeera English
28-Mar-2024 13:46
Cyclone Gamane hits Madagascar, kills at least 11, displaces thousands - Africanews English
29-Mar-2024 09:55
Weather tracker: Cyclone Gamane unexpectedly veers into Madagascar - The Guardian
29-Mar-2024 13:34
Deadly cyclone hits northern Madagascar - GhanaWeb
28-Mar-2024 14:16
Cyclone Gamane Hits Madagascar, Resulting in 14 Fatalities and Displacing Thousands | Weather.com - The Weather Channel
29-Mar-2024 04:25
Flooding turns deadly as Cyclone Gamane hits Madagascar - Yahoo! Voices
29-Mar-2024 13:52
Tropical Cyclone Gamane Devastates Madagascar, Displacing Thousands - Videos from The Weather Channel - The Weather Channel
29-Mar-2024 08:46
Cyclone Gamane Hits Madagascar, Hammering Vanilla Producers - Bloomberg
27-Mar-2024 16:02
Madagascar cyclone kills 11, causes flooding - Vatican News
29-Mar-2024 13:23
Madagascar Endorses the Proliferation Security Initiative - United States Department of State - Department of State
27-Mar-2024 19:31
At least 11 reported killed after Cyclone Gamane makes landfall in Madagascar - The Associated Press
28-Mar-2024 21:04
MADAGASCAR: Salesian reflects on school year - MissionNewswire
29-Mar-2024 08:27
Madagascar Airlines rejoins IATA as funding kicks in - ch-aviation
29-Mar-2024 05:43
At least 11 reported dead after Cyclone Gamane makes landfall in Madagascar - Olean Times Herald
28-Mar-2024 21:15
At least 11 reported dead after Cyclone Gamane makes landfall in Madagascar - Iosco County News Herald
28-Mar-2024 21:15
Madagascar: Tropical Cyclone Gamane Flash Update No. 1, 28 March 2024 - OCHA
28-Mar-2024 00:00
Madagascar Urbanization Review: Leveraging Cities as Drivers of Growth and Structural Transformation - World Bank Group
26-Mar-2024 21:13
A tropical cyclone makes landfall in northern Madagascar, killing 18 people - The Associated Press
28-Mar-2024 21:03
Madagascar's Key Vanilla-Producing Region Hit by Cyclone - Yahoo Finance
27-Mar-2024 16:02
UNICEF Madagascar Humanitarian Situation Report No. 20, January - December 2023 - Madagascar - ReliefWeb
28-Mar-2024 13:34
Cyclone Gamane hits Madagascar, kills at least 11, displaces thousands - MSN
29-Mar-2024 11:03
U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits Madagascar to Assess AGOA Implementation - US Embassy in Madagascar
28-Mar-2024 12:26
Here’s How to Help Victims of Madagascar’s Deadly Cyclone - OkayAfrica
28-Mar-2024 19:57
Madagascar cyclone Gamane kills at least 11 and displaces thousands - CGTN
29-Mar-2024 08:38
Cyclone Gamane Smashed into Northern Madagascar - Africa.com
29-Mar-2024 10:45
The Cause of Mick Fanning's Big Brother's Sudden Death Has Been Revealed - Surfer
28-Mar-2024 22:31
Madagascar Compact - Millennium Challenge Corporation
18-Dec-2023 18:03
Madagascar must repeal the legalization of chemical and surgical castration of rapists - Amnesty International
08-Feb-2024 08:00
First Person: Southern Madagascar, where girls are sold into marriage before they are born - UN News
16-Mar-2024 05:00
Brave 12-Year-Old Reports Family Rapist in Madagascar - Mirage News
29-Mar-2024 04:08
Madagascar takes key step toward improving transparency of its fisheries - Mongabay.com
07-Mar-2024 08:00


 Featured Articles
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On the Trail of Essential Oils with Homeopharma
Come and discover with Homeopharma Madagascar's biodiversity, the country's wealth of endemic flora with its aromatic and medicinal plants of an estimated 12,000 species.

Ferry cycling Madagascar
Ferry, a Dutch cyclist, discovered Madagascar on wheels in 2014. On MadaCamp he wrote an article about his experience including practical advise and plenty of photos.

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Tampolodge
Tampolodge is an eco-lodge located in Antongil Bay on the Masoala peninsula in the northeast of Madagascar, surrounded by one of the last primary forests on earth.

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Fara's Guest House
The newly opened guest house close to Antananarivo's city centre offers rooms to visiting tourists as well as to long-term guests on business trips to the capital.

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Waiters Race
The 4th Waiters Race (Course Garçons de Café) took place in the centre of Antananarivo where service staff of various hotels and restaurants in Antananarivo competed in running against each other.

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Le Country Club
Le Country Club is a classy tennis club located in Ilafy, about 7 kilometres north of Antananarivo along the road towards Ambohimanga.

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Tsaranoro
The spectacular rock walls of the Tsaranoro Massif and the mindblowingly beautiful Tsaranoro Valley offer numerous climbing routes and hiking trails in a fairytale-like setting. The more adventurous can participate in paragliding or even base jumping.

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Diego Suarez
The town of Diego Suarez is located in the north of Madagascar in the world's second largest natural bay with the picturesque Nosy Lonja (Sugarloaf island). The sourrunding area of Diego Suarez, officially known as Antsiranana, is one of the most beautiful locations in Madagascar.

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Gemcutter Georges Andrianonison
Georges Andrianonison is a Malagasy gemcutter in the second generation. Born and grown up in Antsirabe, he learned the skills of gem cutting from his father. Today, with more than 25 years of experience, he is one of the best gemcutters in Madagascar.

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Madagascar's Chocolates
Madagascar is a high quality cocoa producing nation boasting two major bean-to-bar chocolate factories, making especially dark and delicious chocolates from naturally organic cocoa grown along the Sambirano river in the Ambanja province.

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Madagascar's Vanilla
Madagascar is the world's leading producer and supplier of hand-pollinated natural vanilla. The trade is centered in the northeast SAVA region of the island.

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Andafiavaratra Palace
Andafiavaratra Palace is located north of the Queen's Palace in Antananarivo. It functioned as the palace of the prime minister during the reigns of the last queens and houses today an exhibition of precious royal items.

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Anakao, an idyllic Vezo fishing village
Anakao is a small beautiful Vezo fishing village situated on a long stretched beach about 40km south of Tulear, where life can be very relaxed.

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Ambalavao, a charming town in the highlands
Ambalavao is a town with the largest zebu market in Madagascar and where herdsmen come to sell their cattle after walking with their zebu herds from virtually all parts of the country.

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Kimony Beach - Morondava
Kimony Beach is a nice long stretch of sandy beach just seven kilometres north of Morondava. Fishermen come and go in their pirogues, whilst their wifes and kids await their return in the shade of the few bushes along the beach.

The Madagascar sapphire rush

Madagascar Sapphire Rush
Madagascar, the fourth largest island on earth, is well known for its unique nature and wildlife. Throughout the country tourists have for long discovered the many amazing natural treasures aboveground, while the real treasures can be found underground - precious stones.

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Taxi-brousse, the Malagasy way to travel
An advantage in going by taxi-brousse is not only the low price, it is also getting to know the Malagasy people while sitting squeezed next to each other and listening to the preferred music channel of the driver.


 Towns, villages and islands of Madagascar



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To create a new page, point your browser to a page location that does not already exist (eg. madacamp.com/Zebucart) and click the create tab to begin editing. If you would like to experiment first, go to the Sandbox which is a page intended for testing.

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This site allows YouTube videos to be embedded directly on pages, see how to here.

button_map_open.gif This wiki includes a Google Map authoring tool for adding satellite maps to pages. To create a Google Map, click on the map button above the editing box for the editor to appear. Find the region you wish to display and thereafter copy the generated <googlemap>...</googlemap> code into the edit box and save the page.

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