Back in the early 1960’s, a group of tribes from around the Western Highlands Province met in Mount Hagen. While it appears to be difficult to uncover the true history of this meeting, it seems that, originally, it was designed to help calm the animosities between and among various tribes. The Mount Hagen Cultural FestivalContinue reading “Papua New Guinea – Days Eleven and Twelve: The Mount Hagen Cultural Festival (Aug 19 & 20)”
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Papua New Guinea – Day Six (Aug 14)
Today we were able to visit four tribes here in the Western Highlands Province, with sometime lengthy drives in-between. We started with a visit to members of the Melpa tribe, who gave us a demonstration of a burial – from the way in which they communicate with other families in their tribe or clan (aContinue reading “Papua New Guinea – Day Six (Aug 14)”
Papua New Guinea – Day Five (Aug 13)
Day five started with an early flight from Port Moresby to Mt Hagen, a city in the Western Highlands province. The flight up took about an hour and the airport sits at about 5,500 feet, while our lodge, which overlooks the Wahgi Valley, sits at 7,100 feet. Our time over the next few days willContinue reading “Papua New Guinea – Day Five (Aug 13)”
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