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Moramanga, Madagascar

In order to get between the capitol and the Andasibe National Park, the road takes you through Moramanga. It is now a populated thriving city but it has a very sad and infamous place in history. The people of Madagascar were tired of the rule and exploitation by the French so they had a rebellion in 1947. In this city the French army loaded many of the locals and all resistance fighters into train wagons and then machine-gunned all of them.

Today it is filled with colorful rickshaws called pousse-pousse in French:

Bicycle rickshaws
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Here is a general goods shop:

General shop
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Here are more shops:

Shops
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This is a typical construction site and workers:

Construction workers
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This is a typical garbage dump right next to residences and shops:

Garbage disposal
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