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Here, the black volcanic sand of the beaches disappears under colored pebbles. Blue, green, sometimes with a hint of turquoise or mauve... A new geological curiosity of the Indonesian island of Flores. This beach is also a kind of open-air mine, where women and children collect and sort the blue pebbles.
\n<\/p>\n

Blue Stone Beach<\/h2>\n

\"Blue<\/a><\/p>\n

For tourists, this part of the coastline located a few kilometers southwest of the town of Ende, is renamed Blue Stone Beach<\/em>. The beach of blue pebbles.<\/p>\n

In fact, it is a succession of several beaches, which stretches over a dozen kilometers: Nangamboa, Nangapanda, Penggajawa ...<\/p>\n

Misir, my driver, drops me off at the end of a beach. It is low tide. On the side of the road, mounds of blue pebbles are lined up, sorted by size and color.<\/p>\n

Misir parks the car at the other end of the beach and lets me wander quietly among the pebble pickers. I am quickly spotted.<\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/a><\/p>\n

First, furtive glances, some laughter and exclamations. A small band of children observes me from afar. The kids finally get bold. The less shy ones come to pose for some pictures.<\/p>\n

\"Children<\/a><\/p>\n

Decorative pebbles<\/h2>\n

A woman calls out to me, obviously asking me where I'm from. I start the conversation with my usual \"Saya orang Perancis\" (I'm French).<\/em> Each time, the few words of Bahasa Indonesia<\/em> that I manage to gibber relax the atmosphere and earn me big smiles.<\/p>\n

There are two young girls with her. One of them speaks a little English. She refuses to be in the picture, but explains me nicely the destination of all these pebbles that they sort, tirelessly: they will be used for decoration. Ornaments for walls, gardens, aquariums...<\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/a><\/p>\n

I continue my way quietly, trying not to twist my ankle on all these rolling pebbles. The children escort me from far. It amuses them to see me photographing the pebbles.<\/p>\n

The colors are amazing. The collectors prefer round stones, of a beautiful turquoise blue.<\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/a>a><\/p>\n

I end up imitating women from the beach. Squatting on the heels, I also collect several small blue pebbles as a souvenir.<\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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