Vato Masina I: Sapphires rush near Bemainty, Madagascar (first part)
In September 2016 a major sapphire rush took place near Bemainty village close to Ambatondrazaka in Madagascar. Blue and orange sapphires of exceptional quality and size were discovered in a forest covered area part of the CAZ, an area dedicated to conservation. The discovery soon attracted tens of thousands of miners from all around Madagascar. Field Gemologist Vincent Pardieu, an independent consultant with a passion for both gemology and conservation, visited the new deposit in Feb 2017 while the rush was already ongoing for 6 months. This short video is about that first field expedition.
Vincent Pardieu returned there in October 2017 for a second expedition to see how things changed. The following short video is about that second field expedition:
For more info:
See the complete article about the area published in the Spring 2017 issue of InColor Magazine:
See also the complete study on that new material that we published as a pdf on GIA website:
Pardieu V., Vertriest W., Weeramonkhonlert V., Raynaud V., Atikarnsakul U., Perkins R. (2017) Sapphires from the gem rush Bemainty area, Ambatondrazaka (Madagascar).
See also Rosey Perking reports, after her expedition in Oct 2016:
Perkins R. (2016) Sapphire rush in the jungle east of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar: an expedition report:
and watch the following video she published after her return:
See also our first report on GIA website:
Perkins R., Pardieu V. (2016) Gem News International: Sapphire rush near Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar. Gems & Gemology, 52(4), 429-430.
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Manakara to Fianarantsoa Train Journey, Madagascar, Africa
On vacation in madagascar I took the train between Manakara and Fianarantsoa. In this video you can see the beautiful scenery and the local people. There were only 9 tourists on the train. I ride in the Firstclass, goodwagon, locomotive, on front of the locomotive and on the flatbed.
The train needed 13 hours for the 163km track. The track is very old and not straight. The locomotive is an Alsthom AD16B with a 1600hp V16 diesel engine.
Everything is worn out and this is the last locomotive on that track and they started with 6 of them. The train is very essential for the area to get the goods to the market. There are not much decent roads in the area. So the train is a lifeline.
More info:
Shot handheld on Panasonic GH3
12-35 F2.8 and 25 F1.4 lens
Takstar shotgun mic
The camera shake comes from the track which is not straight.
Music: Josh Woodward
Private Hurricane - Together On Our Own
MADAGASCAR . Train MANAKARA-FIANARANTSOA.
Une des dernières lignes ferroviaires de Madagascar entre Manakara et Fianarantsoa
12 heures de train , des superbes paysages .ce pays est très très beau et les gens merveilleux , allez y nombreux ,
BEAUTY OF MADAGASCAR #03 Ambohijanahary
Drone footage showing the beauty of Madagascar.
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- Ambohijanahary (Région Alaotra Mangoro)
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Duke Starwalker: Utopia.
MADAGASCAR GREEN TOURS | RN7 JUNGLE TRAIN TOURS
Our Jungle Train Tour brings you via the RN7, the most famous highway in Madagascar, from Antananarivo to Tulear. During this tour you visit three parks. Starting in Antananarivo you go
to Antsirabe and from there via Ambositra to Fianarantsoa, the second largest city in Madagascar. Here you take the train to Manakara. Then you drive to Ranomafana NP. After
visiting this park you go via Ambalavao and the Anja Park Reserve to Isalo NP to hike through the sandstone massifs. This tour ends in Tulear. From here you can visit the beaches of Anakao
or Ifaty or you can take a domestic flight to another part of the island.
Madagascar, Manakara. Le train vers Fianarantsoa
Nous quittons le mythique canal des Pangalanes et momentanément les superbes plages de l'océan indien pour embarquer dans un voyage inoubliable. Nous embarquons dans le TGV pour «Train à grandes vibrations » ainsi baptisé avec humour par les voyageurs du coin.
madagascar : jeux enfants
Mission Zazakely - Madagascar 2014
Septembre 2014 - Mission de volontariat à l'association de Zazakely, Antsirabe à Madagascar en partenariat avec La Guilde
Plantation de Thé Sahambavy (Madagascar)
Visite de la plantation de Thé de Sahambavy à Madagascar
Madagascar : région du lac Alaotra
1er octobre 2008
Rushes du film « Home » :survol d'un massif montagneux raviné par les lavakas puis des cultures humides sur terrasse d'inondation autour du lac Alaotra, région propice à la culture du riz, surnommée le grenier de Madagascar. Images d'archive INA
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