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Sascha Pare

Lençóis Maranhenses: Brazil's dune-filled expanse that sits at the intersection of 3 biomes

Aerial view of sand dunes and lagoons in Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses National Park.
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Name: Lençóis Maranhenses National Park

Location: State of Maranhão, Brazil

Coordinates: -2.5299, -43.0250

Why it's incredible: Lençóis Maranhenses looks like a desert, yet it hosts thousands of temporary lagoons.

Lençóis Maranhenses is a national park on Brazil's northeast coast that is famous for its white sand dunes peppered with thousands of temporary, crystal-clear lagoons.

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