At first glance Lencois Maranhenses looks like an archetypal desert.

In fact it isn’t actually a desert just like theTottori Sand Dunesarent.

Some of the lagoons at Lencois Maranhenses National Park are huge.

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Lagoa Bonita and Lagoa Azul are near the town of Barreirinhas.

Lagoa Tropical, also worth a visit, is closer to the village of Atins.

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