Geolocating my Partners near Zahamena National Park

 Did the men I paid really go to the Zahamena area for the private land nearby? This has been a matter of debate between me an people who don't have lives. This will be a short and sweet post that will prove 100% the men were in the vicinity of Zahamena. 



First the most obvious. A picture of one of the men standing by the sign.


How do we know that is a current picture? I asked him that morning to send a picture of his hiking gear and he sent a photo of the same outfit.


Geolocation on Antanadava bridge.




If that isn't enough lets go further.

They filmed lake Alaotra in the background as the ascended. This is Madagascar's largest lake and is found next to Zahamena.



To end it on a scientific note, the filmed the Madagascan red tree (Diatum Unifoliatum), found only around Zahamena national park and for which the park is named.


After all this evidence why fight it? Either I funded an expedition for no reason or they actually went there to buy the land. 

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