Travel in Brazil: MARANHÃO (04). Colorful Lençóis Maranhenses

MARANHÃO (04)
The Colorful Dune Landscape of Lençóis Maranhenses

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Destination São Luís, capital of the state of Maranhão.
White dominates in the huge dune landscape of Lençóis Maranhenses; however, blue and green are the other common colors.

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Clear, turquoise-colored freshwater

Freshwater lakes

Parque Nacional dos Lençois Maranhenses, near São Luís (Maranhão).

The dune landscape does not only contain white sands, that feels comfortable cool beneath your bare feet. A sign that the sands must be pure. As a result solar energy is almost entirely reflected; almost nothing is absorbed by sand grains. As a comparison, the sands of Atins beach, only tens of kms away at the Atlantic Ocean. You will burn your feet almost literally on these hot sands. The sands are not white, but pale grey to pale brown.

A clear blue sky, some small, white clouds are floating at the horizon. White sands. Sparse green bushes, who have managed to survive in the white dunes. Green of adjacent trees. Deep blue of the meandering river and smaller side-rivers. Blue-green of the freshwater lakes. Shallow lakes full of rain water. Water that feels very comfortable, that is lukewarm and clear and clean. Ideal water for swimming. Ideal to stay in the water for longer time, when it is very hot. Our group of desert rats transformed themselves into water rats. When it was about time to leave, it it took too much time before the last water rat left the water and went for his beach towel.