A wonderful lengthy stretch of soft sand, Tabatinga is the perfect place for long hikes punctuated by refreshing swims. It runs from a small forested headland for a couple of kilometers down to some towering pink cliffs that glow in the late-afternoon sun. It is split by a mangrove-lined river before it reaches the secluded bay known as Tabatinga II, which is tucked beneath forest-covered headlands.
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