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Traveling to Madagascar means making a detour to Sainte-Marie. Land of escape par excellence, Sainte Marie is located northeast of the shores of Madagascar, at a distance of about ten kilometers. The island is part of the Analanjirofo region. The means of transport available to get there are the plane or the boat, the trip by car being […]
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I am currently in a rather special project. That of listing the traditional architecture of Madagascar, which belongs to the precolonial period, when the Malagasy only built with living materials such as wood, leaves and earth. Indeed before the reign of Radama I, all the constructions of the island were essentially […]
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The principles of green holidays Green holidays are – obviously – based on a principle of carbon neutrality to reduce its negative impact on the environment and preserve the planet. There are several principles that govern ecological holidays and these are not particularly binding. It is possible to adopt all these principles gradually to […]
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The zebu (Bos taurus indicus) is a domestic bovid descended from an Indian subspecies of the aurochs. The word zebu comes from the Tibetan “zeba” meaning etymologically “hump”. Having previously had the status of a separate species (Bos indicus), the zebu is currently considered by the majority of authors as a subspecies of Bos taurus: […]
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For those who have already traveled to Madagascar, one of the destinations that would be to undertake would be to do the famous western coastal track which connects Morondava, the capital of Menabe to Toliara, the city of the sun. All in all, this track is done in about 22 hours, but this without […]
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Every culture on earth contains a hidden part, a part of mystery and above all of magic. It is called in many ways, witchcraft, shamanism, voodoo and many more. In Madagascar it is called the “ody”. Magic holds a prominent place in Madagascar. The ancestors bequeathed the “Ody”: […]
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The movable arts and so-called decorative arts develop in each ethnic group, the affirmation of different styles but often not devoid of a common spirit is a way of distinguishing oneself and of taking the advantage visually. In the noble houses you can admire doors, bedsteads, pillars, but also shutters with […]
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Madagascar is still classified as an island, a very large island. But beyond its size, it contains a diversity uncommon to lands of similar size. I have just completed a trip with American collaborators in the North of Madagascar and during a discussion, they asked me if I should promote […]
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The Antaimoro (or Antemoro or Antimorona) – “those of the shore” – are a people of Madagascar who live mainly in the south-east of the island, extending from the district of Manakara to the district of Mananjary in the Province of Fianarantsoa, in the Vatovavy-Fitovinany region. Vaγimba – “those of the forest” in Southeastern Proto-Barito (former […]
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We always wonder: where will we go for the next trip? I could tell you, the United States, Costa Rica, Bolivia or the Seychelles? And why not Madagascar. This island contains everything you can have in these different places. The large expanses of the south are reminiscent of America, the eastern forest closes in a unique vegetation […]
