Minggu, 22 Februari 2009

Papua


IRIAN JAYA (PAPUA)
Widely known also as Papua, Irian Jaya is Indonesia's largest and easternmost province covers the western half of the world’s second largest island. A central east-west mountain range forms the backbone of Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea, and it reaches its maximum altitude in the west, with Puncak Jaya as the highest peak, about 5050 metres. This and other peaks of Irian Jaya have permanent snowfields and small glaciers. Weather wise; climate of the coastal area is hot, humid and rainy most of the year, while the highlands have warm to hot days and cool to very cold evenings, depending on the altitude. Plenty of rain falls in the highland, and the season vary from valley to valley. May to July is the driest time and the most favorable time for trekking usually from January to March as the climate is not too hot and the trails also not muddy. 
 
Papua province has extremely different character to other parts of provinces in Indonesia particularly their communities. The Papuan are distinctly different from the Malayan people of other Indonesian islands in the west, they are more close to their neighboring Papua New Guinea people with dark skinned, wooly haired, the men heavily bearded, their facial features reminiscent of the Australian Aborigines. The people of the island can be divided into more than 250 sub-groups, including the Marind-anim, Yah’ray, Asmat, Mandobo, Dani and Afyat. Those living in the central island still maintain their customs and traditions, nearly untouched by outsider influences.

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