PRIME MAG - AIR MAD - SEPTEMBER 2017 - SINGLE PAGES - ALL- LO-RES

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Photos © : Madagascar National Parks
The Ankarana Special Reserve is in the
north of the Diana region. Tsingy, the
sacred lake, botanical trails, canyons
and sink holes of Andohalambo, caves
and subterranean rivers, bats, and
crocodiles make up its uniqueness. It is the largest
underground network in Africa, a tourist site
for great adventures between wild and mystical
natures. This site is managed by Madagascar
National Parks (MNP) and covers 18,225 ha.
An astonishing limestone formation
surmounted by sharp Tsingy and traversed
by caves, this reserve was born under the sea,
one hundred and fifty million years ago. This
formation of tectonic sand stones has evolved over
time and climate change.
Unique species in the world have evolved in
spite of the dryness and the darkness, sheltered
between the Tsingy: bats, lemurs, and crocodiles
adapted to the life of the caves giving Ankarana a
special status.
An astonishing limestone
formation surmounted
by sharp Tsingy and
traversed by caves.
In the formed caves, stalagmites, stalactites
and draperies of calcite also used to be a place of
refuge to Antankarana. Thanks to its royal burials,
many cavities have a sacred character. What
makes this cult site renowned.
The “Loss of the river”, a gigantic area of water
shaped like a Roman amphitheatre and sculpted
by water over time, will amaze you with its natural
beauty. And if you're passionate about adventures
in wild nature, the special reserve of Ankarana
will reserve you beautiful surprises in the forest
of stone and on the suspended bridge during your
hikes!
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