colours of mozambique

red, orange sand that contrasts delightfully against deep blue oceans

rusty browns are the colour of villages, woven palm tree houses and warm smoke coming from coconut husk fires

leafy greens way above in the sky, trailing long windy palm stems up to the forest of fronds above

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