Road clue guides · Africa
How to recognise Madagascar from the road
Drives on the right
Red hills, rice terraces and tall brick houses. Madagascar looks unlike mainland Africa.
What to look for
1
Malagasy and French
Signs are in Malagasy and French. Malagasy place names are long, like Antananarivo.
2
Red earth
Bare red hills are so common that it is called the Red Island.
3
Rice and brick
The highlands are full of rice terraces and narrow two-storey brick houses.
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