@browneyedgurl801: Located in the northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhão, Lençóis Maranhenses National Park is one of the most unusual landscapes on Earth. Established in 1981, the park covers approximately 156,500 hectares, where enormous white sand dunes coexist with freshwater lagoons, coastal forests, mangroves and grasslands. Despite resembling a vast desert, the region receives around 1,250 millimetres of rainfall annually. During the rainy season, typically between January and June, rainwater collects in the depressions between the dunes, creating hundreds of temporary turquoise and blue lagoons. These gradually disappear during the dry season as evaporation reduces their water levels. The surrounding greenery is part of a remarkable ecological transition zone influenced by three major Brazilian biomes: the Amazon, Cerrado and Caatinga. Some dunes reach 30 metres in height, and strong coastal winds continuously reshape them. In July 2024, UNESCO officially designated Lençóis Maranhenses a World Heritage Site

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