Lençóis Maranhenses National Park

The landscape consists of dunes up to 40 metres high, interspersed with lagoons of clear fresh water which form during the rainy season at the beginning of the year. The place: 155 thousand hectares, which go from the coast of Maranhão as far as 50 kilometres inland, which form expanding sandbanks. To reach the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park one must go to Barreirinhas, 370 kilometres from the capital. The rest of the journey is made by boat along the Preguiças river.