sexta-feira, 4 de janeiro de 2013


The desert dream

The natural beauty of Maranhao



Situated on the east coast of Maranhão, the Maranhenses fill the eyes of tourists. The Polo Park of Lençóis is located in the municipalities of Humberto de Campos, First Cross, Santo Amaro and Barreirinhas; latter is the main gateway to this fantastic landscape.

The park was created in June 1981 and its area corresponds to 155 000 hectares, of which 90,000 are constituted of dunes. The Lagoa Bonita is the main tourist attraction of the National Park. To know it is necessary to cross the river sloths by ferry and follow a trail jeep sand for two hours. Then you have to climb a dune 40 meters to reach the lagoon.

The other highlights are: Blue Lagoon, Blue Lagoon, Bonita; Pond of Hope; Gull Pond; Queimada of Britos / Baixa Grande, which is accessed only by hiking, besides Atins and Foz do Rio Negro.

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