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__NOTOC__'''Ambatolampy is a town in the Antananarivo province of 68 kilometres from the capital. In 2005 the population was 26,549. Ambatolampy literally means the “"town at the foot of the rocks”". Located located close Ambatolampy serves as a starting point for hikes to Tsiavajavonathe peak of [[Tsiafajavona]], which at 2,642 metres is the third highest mountain in Madagascar, this town is a good starting point for trekking to the peak.'''

[[File:20140711_150646.jpg|600px]] [[File:20140711_151020.jpg|600px]] Ambatolampy is renowned for being the repair centre of [[Taxi-brousse|taxi-brousses]] and its many aluminium workshops making cutlery and cooking pots. Some workshops specialise in the production of "football games" featuring top international teams, where players are made of aluminium and hand-painted, with a pine-wood frame and even a payment system designed to insert coins. <googlemap version="0.9" lat="-19.383543383138" lon="47.442312441025" type="satellite" zoom="1415" scale="yes" controls="large" style="width:100%;max-width:600px;">

-19.340301, 47.244644, Tsiavajavona

* Visit "[[Le Musée des Papillons]] (the Butterfly Museum) - 6000 species of insects and butterflies from around the world* [[La Ferme de Morarano d'Ambatolampy]] - organic farm with permaculture, no-till agriculture, rare plants, distillery of essential oils* [[La Cigale and Mygale" ]] (the Nature Museum)

* Trek to the peak of [[TsiavajavonaTsiafajavona]]

* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/31296501@N03/page4tags/ambatolampy Flickr photos]