Baliem Valley Festival: Discover the Heart of Papua

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What is Baliem Valley Festival The Baliem Valley Festival is one of Indonesia’s most remarkable cultural celebrations, held every August near Wamena in the highlands of Papua. Bringing together the Dani, Lani and Yali tribes, the festival is famous for…

The Children of Baliem Valley, Papua

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How old are you? While playing Uno, I asked a young teenage girl who runs a 2 bedrooms guesthouse in Hitugi, a village 6 hours trek from Sogokmo in Baliem Valley. She looked down and said she didn’t know. Then…