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Peninsula Maraú
Eco Adventure Tours / Brazil – The Peninsula Maraú Environmental Protection Area is a
sustainable use
conservation unit
of the Mata Atlântica
Biosphere Reserve, on the south coast of Bahia State.
The peninsula lies at the so-called Dende coast, 200 km south of
Salvador, 100 km north of
Ilheus and 30 km from Itacaré.
The peninsula of Maraú separates the Atlantic Ocean in the east from the Maraú River and the Camamu Bay, in the west. This conservation unit protects a large number of coastal Atlantic Rainforest ecosystems such as mangrove, restinga and tropical rainforest. There still exist several traditional fishing villages on Maraú, such as Taipu de Dentro, Campinho (west) or Algodões and Saquaíra (east) – Adventure Tours / Brazil.
See also: Tour Porto Seguro - Salvador