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Atins is a small village in Maranhão. It shares 2000 inhabitants with its close neighbour Santo Inácio, but these are mostly well hidden. For the slightly adventurous traveller, Atins is a better base camp for Lençois Maranhenses than Barreirinhas, due to the former´s proximity to the dunes. There is also the beach within a few hundred metres.

[edit] Get in

• 4x4 trucks on an extremely bad sand road mostly every day from Barreirinhas, 1-2 hours, R$ 10.
• Daily boat from Barreirinhas via Mandacaru in the morning, 3-4 hours, R$ 5. return in the late afternoon.
• You can also walk to Barreirinhas across the dunes, some 27 km, but you'd better arrange for someone to pick you up at the other end.
• Walk to Mandacaru in about 1,5 hours. Start early to avoid the sun, and expect to get wet to your chest on high tide.

[edit] Get around

Walk the sandy roads.

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[edit][add listing] Drink

Believe it or not, there is a bar of sorts here:

• Del Mar. Also has some rooms for rent.  edit

[edit][add listing] Sleep

• Rita, (In front of the school). Friendly and clean Single R$ 15.  edit
• Pedro e Bruno. Also camping, serves food. R$ 20 per person.  edit
• Rancho, (A few hundred metres outside the village). Tries to live up to its name Single R$ 60.  edit

[edit] Contact

No internet, bad cell phone coverage.

[edit] Get out

Walk to Canto de Atins along the beach on low tide, otherwise follow the truck tracks.