'''The village of Marofototra is located on the western side of [[Masoala|Masoala Peninsula]] directly at the [[Antongil Bay]] in the northeast of Madagascar. The In Malagasy the name Marofototra means ''many stickstree stumps'' in Malagasy.'''
<googlemap version{| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="03" | [[File:Marofototra_012.jpg|600px]]|-|[[File:Marofototra_023.9jpg|196px]]|align="center" lat|[[File:Marofototra_024.jpg|196px]]|align="-15right"|[[File:Marofototra_003.jpg|196px]]|} About 400 people live in Marofototra, most of its inhabitants are fishermen and live stock as well as rice farmers. The village has a school, small medical centre and about three shops.765203 {| class=" lonimageTable"|-|colspan="493" | [[File:Marofototra_001.jpg|600px]]|-|[[File:Marofototra_017.996076jpg|196px]]|align=" zoomcenter"|[[File:Marofototra_013.jpg|196px]]|align="15right" controls|[[File:Marofototra_019.jpg|196px]]|} From [[Tampolo]] it takes about two hours by foot to reach Marofototra on a small trail, passing countless beautiful beaches. The next village direction south is [[Antalavia]]. <div style="largemax-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-15.76538, 49.996102~'''Marofototra'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=15|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</googlemapdiv>
'''GPS Coordinates'''<br>
E049°59.779'
== Photos == View more all [[Marofototra photos]] == Additional information == * 7 days trek from [[Maroantsetra Antalaha trek around the Masoala peninsula|Maroantsetra to Antalaha around the Masoala peninsula]]
