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Baobab trees on the road to Isalo, about a nine-hour drive from the port city of Toliara, in Madagascar on April 17, 2026. A parched corner of an isla...

Locals from a Bara village harvest rice near the Isalo National Park in Madagascar on April 16, 2026. A parched corner of an island often called the e...

The Namaza trail which follows a creek lined with foliage through a canyon in the Isalo National Park in Madagascar on April 15, 2026. A parched corne...

Visitors swim in the waters of the Piscine Noire, or Black Pool, which look dark because they are shaded by the canyon walls at the Isalo National Par...

A ring-tailed lemur at the Isalo National Park in Madagascar on April 15, 2026. A parched corner of an island often called the eighth continent reward...

The Piscine Bleue, or Blue Pool, at the Isalo National Park in Madagascar on April 15, 2026. A parched corner of an island often called the eighth con...

A Malagasy kestrel at the Isalo National Park in Madagascar on April 15, 2026. A parched corner of an island often called the eighth continent rewards...

The night sky from the Isalo Rock eco-lodge in Madagascar on April 15, 2026. A parched corner of an island often called the eighth continent rewards i...

Vistors take photos of a lemur, an animal that serves as a symbol of Madagascar, at the Isalo National Park on April 15, 2026. A parched corner of an...

A group of grasshoppers at the Isalo National Park in Madagascar on April 14, 2026. A parched corner of an island often called the eighth continent re...

A raspberry dragonfly at the Isalo National Park in Madagascar on April 14, 2026. A parched corner of an island often called the eighth continent rewa...

A pied crow at the Isalo National Park in Madagascar on April 14, 2026. A parched corner of an island often called the eighth continent rewards intrep...

A Golden Orb-Web Spider at the Isalo National Park in Madagascar on April 14, 2026. A parched corner of an island often called the eighth continent re...

A Madagascar swift lizard at the Isalo National Park in Madagascar on April 14, 2026. A parched corner of an island often called the eighth continent...

Stones cover a crevice used as a Bara burial site in the Isalo National Park in Madagascar on April 14, 2026. A parched corner of an island often call...

Zebu cattle, which have humps and curved horns, in the Isalo National Park in Madagascar on April 14, 2026. A parched corner of an island often called...

The Isalo Rock eco-lodge, which offers comfortable rooms and easy access to the Isalo National Park, in Madagascar on April 15, 2026. A parched corner...

The mountains of Isalo National Park in Madagascar, on April 13, 2026, are sacred ground to the Bara people, who live in the region, as a place where...