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Middleman offering sapphires in Ambondromifehy - Mahatsara |
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Located on the road to Diego-Suarez, (northern Madagascar), the village of Mahatsara grown rapidly after the discovery of sapphire in 1996. |
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Early in the morning, people get ready to walk to the close forest called Analafady (the forbidden forest) to hunt big blue sapphires, spat out by a volcano vent millions years ago. |
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| Text written by Alain Darbellay. GEM ADVENTURE ( Novel ) |
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