Image: Dunas e lagoas dos Lençois Maranhenses.

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Description: Dunes and lagoons of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil. Composed of large, white, sweeping dunes, at first glance Lençóis Maranhenses looks like an archetypal desert. Actualy it isn't a desert. Lying just outside the amazon basin, the region is subject to a regular rain season during the beginning of the year. The rains cause a peculiar phenomenon: freshwater collects in the valleys between sand dunes, spotting the desert with blue and green lagoons that reach their fullest between July and September.
Title: Dunas e lagoas dos Lençois Maranhenses.
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Author: Heris Luiz Cordeiro Rocha
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