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Ambodipont

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'''The small village of Ambodipont is located two villages 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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A wide sandy road lined with coconut palms leads through the village. In thevillage 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 shopare three bungalows offering basic accommodation.
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The people of Ambodipont live from farming (cloves) and fishing. Throuhgout the harvesting monthsof September/October the cloves are picked from the trees and thereafter triedon large mats in the sunshine. When the sun hits the cloveshas a public primary school, an intense scent of X-mas bakery is established in the airFebruary 2009.
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The 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.
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