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On the northern coast of the Atlantic is Lencois Maranhenses National Park, a vast area of desert-like land that is known for its tall white sand dunes and the shallow lagoons that form seasonally during the rainier seasons. Although Lençóis Maranhenses National Park looks at a glance like a desert, it actually receives a lot of rain every year, and the lagoons that form are due to a thick layer of hard, dense layer of rock not far beneath the sand. The lagoons are at their largest during the summer months, and after July, when they connect to rivers like the Negro River, there are even fish that live in the shallow pools. Some of the fish lie dormant in the mud when the lagoons dry up, and come back each year when the water returns.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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