A sacred waterfall in Montagne d’Ambre National Park, Madagascar, is introduced to visitors by the park’s warden, at right. Local people believe the spirits of their ancestors dwell in trees, water and rocks. According to oral tradition, these spirits once lived in the surrounding area known as Antsiranana. As the forests were cut, the ancestral spirits sought refuge at Amber Mountain. Today, residents of the region come to the falls to ask for blessing of vitality, fertility and purification
