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Jericoacoara is about 300 kilometers from Fortaleza, the capital city of Ceará state. This state is located in Brazil´s northeastern region, it is the furthest east place of America.
Jericoacoara has a privileged location, because it is one of a few places where it is possible to watch both dawn and sunset over the sea. The same occurs with the moon.
Jericoacoara is still almost isolated because the access depends on special vehicles to cross all those kilometers of sand dunes from the closest road.
There is road transport by bus from Fortaleza to Jijoca (about 6 or 7 hours). In Jijoca you change to a "Jardineira", a truck suited to cross beaches and dunes with passengers for the last 22 kilometers.
This is the only way to get from Jijoca to Jericoacoara because it is not allowed to build roads for it is a National Park, It is not recommended to get there by car for they can get stuck in the sand. |
