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Kamchiya is a small resort near the mouth of the river of the same name. A UNESCO-designated nature reserve, rich in flora and waterfowl such as pelicans and kingfishers. The river, which originates some 40 kilometers inland where the "Big Kamchiya" and the "Mad Kamchiya" intersect, flows through the Longoza (Dense) nature reserve, an area 35 kilometers long and up to five kilometers wide.
Over the years, seawater has gradually submerged the strip of coastal land and the inland bay has become clogged by sand washed in by wave action. The constant flow of river water has, in turn, created a natural damming effect, producing a dense forest fed by rotting alluvia. The reserve resembles a semi-tropical forest lush with verdant growth: rushes and reeds, white and yellow water lilies, ash, oak, elm, wild pear and lime, and hawthorn flourish here. Tree trunks are interwoven with creeping, liana-like vines of ivy and clematis, making parts of the forest impenetrable even to sunlight. When the river overflows in spring and floods the low-lying areas, it is then that the Longoza becomes a "sunken forest."
The Kamchiya served as an inland waterway for Romans and other early inhabitants.

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