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Jayapura is the largest town closes to Papua New Guinea. It is the gateway into Papua’s interior, the Beliem Valley. It is the provincial capital with several interesting places to see. Engross Village in Yotefa Bay has houses built on stilts. The Museum Loka Budaya at the Cendrawasih University is worth a visit for its [...]
In the lowland region, the Sago Grub Feast is an important event that brings together different clans of the Asmat tribe. After months of preparations, hundreds of sago grubs are harvested and clans attend dances and feasts that last through the night. The event marks the completion of a jew or communal hall. On this [...]
One of the unique characteristics of this place is that traditional art performances are staged with a natural background of mountains, rice fields and plantations. Bamboo handicraft and musical instruments are made and sold here. Mang Udjo’s “Angklungs” ore well known because of his fine workmanship and exact tuning of these bamboo musical instruments.
Prambanan Theatre on the next site of the world heritage archeological park of Prambanan temple is one of the world class arts centers, officially opened on 1990. This architectural icon with its distinctive Prambanan view is sited within Yogyakarta’s civic district, just about 15-30 minutes of down townYogyakarta.
