Ambodipont

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The small village of Ambodipont is located two villages 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 the village centre there is a large shop selling a bit of everything, such as rice, drinks, sweets, soap, note-books, clothes and petrol. Next to the shop are three bungalows offering basic accommodation.

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Ambodipont has a public primary school, established on 24th February 2009.

The people of Ambodipont live from farming (cloves) and fishing. Throuhgout the harvesting months of September/October the cloves are picked from the trees and thereafter tried on large mats in the sunshine. When the sun hits the cloves, an intense scent of X-mas bakery is in the air.

The next village south of Ambodipont is Anjanazana and the next village direction north is Marofinaritra. Ambodipont 020.jpg Ambodipont 021.jpg Ambodipont 022.jpg Ambodipont 023.jpg Ambodipont 024.jpg Ambodipont 025.jpg Ambodipont 026.jpg Ambodipont 027.jpg Ambodipont 028.jpg Ambodipont 029.jpg Ambodipont 030.jpg Ambodipont 031.jpg Ambodipont 032.jpg Ambodipont 033.jpg Ambodipont 034.jpg Ambodipont 035.jpg Ambodipont 036.jpg Ambodipont 037.jpg Ambodipont 038.jpg Ambodipont 039.jpg Ambodipont 040.jpg Ambodipont 041.jpg Ambodipont 042.jpg Ambodipont 043.jpg Ambodipont 044.jpg Ambodipont 045.jpg

GPS coordinates
S 15°43.884'
E050°20.298'
20m elevation


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