Wamena Part IV

TOURISM PLACES

 IN BALIEM VALLEY

HABEMA LAKE


The beauty of Lake Habema located in Wamena, Jayawijaya District, Papua Province,will generate all the human senses.

The original name of this lake is Yuginopa. This lake is located in the complexJayawijaya Mountains. With a height of 3225 meters above sea level, this lake was asked as one of the highest lakes in Indonesia. You can see directly Wilhelmina Peak(now called Peak Trikora, but the locals prefer to call her real name) towering in front of the eye. At its peak there were grains of ice adorned equatorial country.

Here, the only sound you can hear is the hum of nature beautiful singing. Try to close your eyes and listen to the wind swept the leaves, moving freely in the valley without limit.From a distance the surface of the water looks calm, if not ignored by era. But if you lookclosely, the ripples and small waves emerging from the surface.

The scenery was incredible. Meadow seemed to not run out to the eye. Dew often adornthe grass, be it morning, noon, or night. No wonder, where the lake is high it causes the temperature dropped dramatically. Eight degrees Celsius within normal levels, can go down to number three degrees Celsius when night falls.

That said, you can find a rare black orchid in this place. Papua plateau is famous for itsdiverse species of orchids. But unfortunately, now protected flora is rarely foundanymore. But, if lucky, you'll find Paradise and Astrapia which is the island's endemicbirds. These two birds have incredible beauty!

Not infrequently the conquerors Jayawijaya Mountains, including the Carstensz climbers,stop for a moment at this lake. Therefore, if you pay a visit to Papua, try to see first hand the beauty of Lake Habema. The distance is about 48 kilometers from the town ofWamena. Use of motor vehicle trips.

JAYAWIJAYA MOUNTAINS

Jayawijaya mountains the only mountain in Indonesia which has the eternal snow-cappedpeaks. Although not all peaks Jayawijaya cluster that has snow. Snow is owned by several current peaks even disappear due to global climate change. Jayawijayamountain peak has 6 well-known:

1. Jaya Peak is the culmination of a part of the Barisan Sudirman contained in the province of Papua, Indonesia. Puncak Jaya has a height of 4884 m and glacierssurrounding Carstenz there, the only tropical glacier in Indonesia, which will most likely belost as the top global warming.The Poentjak Sukarno and was named the highest mountain in Oceania. Puncak Jaya is one of the top seven of the world.

2. Mandala Peak (in Dutch colonial times known as Julianatop) is one of the mountain inPapua, Indonesia. With a height of 4760 m, is the highest mountain peak Mandala-3 inIndonesia after the peak of Puncak Jaya and Trikora. Puncak Mandala Star Mountains form the east and near the border of Papua New Guinea.

3. Trikora Peak (Peak Trikora) is a mountain located in West Papua, Indonesia. This peakhas a height of 4.751 meters tall Trikora, so the second highest mountain after PuncakJaya in Indonesia. Trikora Peak hill dipterocarp forest has, Upper dipterocarp forests,Montane forests, mountains and forests, or forests Ericaceous.

4. Yamin Peak 4535m.dpl

5. Idenberg Peak 4673 m.dpl 

6. East Carstenz peak 4400 m.dpl

Wamena Part III

TOURISM PLACES 

IN BALIEM VALLEY

There are many stories of Wamena, my friends. In this post I will start by telling you about tourism in Wamena. One thing to be proud of by Wamena people including myself are all over the place of tourism in Wamena is still very natural. yourist attractions that include lakes, rivers, caves, waterfalls, mountains, beautiful canyons, and many others. The most famous is the mummy.

In this city there is no artificial tourist spot are like waterboom in Dufan or more games in the big cities.This brings a positive and a negative outlook. positive, Jayawijaya district will remain a focus for developing tourism sites to remain beautiful and natural. Other than that of nature in Wamena not be reduced.

Negative,  if constructed artificial tourist places, the nature will be reduced to the construction of Wamena.

The Blue Lake

Dani tribe area has some beautiful lakes. One of the most less visited lake is “Blue Lake” or friend called “Telaga Biru”. Dani people believes that, their ancestors came out from this lake and spread to the east called Yali, to West called Lanny, to South called Nduga and themselves.

One of the historic attractions in the city of Wamena who are still sacred and guarded well by the citizens / object that is the history of human origins in Wamena Baliem Valley. Maima blue lake in the village, is a historical cultural attractions that are believed to suit the growing myth that maima blue lake has a history of the birth of the mystery of human origins in Wamena Baliem Valley Jayawijaya to the central mountains even to Nabire-Paniai.

Maima blue lake, which in local language mentioning maima village which means "place where there are under water" or (we) i-ma-ma, up to now become one of the objects of historic and cultural attraction sites are maintained by local governments because have a story that is believed to date by the people in the Baliem Valley as the first history of the origins of man in this valley.

Uniqueness:
Its uniqueness is that the water is always blue-green to green are sourced from a spring at a depth of about seven meters below the water surface and just below a mountain, and has always been an attraction itself for tourists.

According to the myth that is believed up to now, the origin of the first man to come out of the lake does not have eyes and ears were sitting and playing a bow an arrow suddenly saw a light skinned up with studs all over her body nakmarugi called naruekul or who have knowledge of how to grow crops, he also knows the rules of marriage (WITA-waya) and guidelines of good living. He (a somewhat light-skinned) were killed and buried in the leaves, but suddenly the food out of his bulbs, seeds banana trees, taro plants (Bentoel) and farm animals such as pigs. Then finally under his bones everywhere as a seed food. Therefore, to this day people still adhere to this belief to always keep a piece of bone called kaneke are always stored in a custom honai or also called pilamo.Head of object fields and attractions, culture and tourism department Jayawijaya, which also comes from a blue lake district where located asolokobal, Alphaeus Wetipo justify these beliefs and until now the government through related agencies also maintain and preserve the location of the blue lake maima as one of the attractions for Jayawijaya. Written  and Publish, CPNS of Culture and Tourism District. Jayawijaya. 

 Baliem Valley Mummy

The people of the world's most defining that onlycomes from the Egyptian mummy, the mummy of Pharaoh is very famous. But Mummy was also in the history in Indonesia precisely in Papua. ButMummy is there in Papua slightly different from those in Egypt. In a study done in the late 1980s to the early 1990's, has been found there around 7Mummy in Jayawijaya and Yahukimo. SeventhMummy are: Kurulu District, north of the town of Wamena as many as 3 Mummy, AssologaimaDistrict, west of the town of Wamena as much as 3Mummy.

And a Mummy in Kurima Yahukimo Mummy is the only female. Of the seven Mummy Mummy onlyWerupak Elosak Aikima Village and VillageMummy Mabel Wimontok Jiwika-sub-JayawijayaKurulu already well-known domestic and foreign tourists who visited the district Jayawijayaopportunities for indigenous people to the community outside to menyaksikanya. Additionally,to see and dedicating a picture with mummy, the tourists have to pay. Negosisasikan should firsthow much it costs to be incurred once to takepictures? Mummy Werupak Elosak (third name is alive) about 230 years old. Traditional clothing isworn, such as Koteka, sticky in the body intact. He was the Commander of the war and died ofterstusuk Sege (Spear). Werupak made ​​in theMummy, in addition to honor his lifetime, as well asits own Werupak request. He wants to preserve his body. Anyone who devotes his image, then subject to Rp 30 000/3 U.S. $ / person / photo. Terms of the most famous in Papua: "The people ofWamena said, If people come to Papua but if it does not stop at the Wamena moreover do not stop at the village (the Mummy), is considered not toPapua or to Wamena". So, if you are one personnot menginjakan foot-Wamena in the Baliem valley,then we say, ". Welcome to the West-Papua! 

The Dani people live in the middle of  the large mysterious Baliem  Valley. The Dani tribe called themselves as Ahamua people. Long time ago until today, the Dani people bartering business  among them or with other tribes in the highland areas. Now Pig barter is still  found among them and they still keep their traditions upright until today. For instance you can still find the huts shape, penis gourds for that wearing by the men and Sali/Yokal for women.  Additionally, the Dani tribe still keeps the folklore, folk songs, and Stone Axes, traditional balsam or Cassowary bones as a gun that was used to kill their enemies  before.  Stone knives are still used in the most remote areas of the Baliem Valley even thought it’s kept in the huts. 

There are many other great tourist place. I will tell it in the next post. ^ ___ ^ 

Wamena Part II

 WAMENA CITY

On this time, i was talking about my hometown "Wamena". Many people who are not familiar with this city, there are even people who do not know where Wamena is located. Wamena is a city in Jayawijaya, Papua.

  

To go to Wamena you have to get on a plane. I suggest you get on a plane the morning of Jayapura, because in the morning, the weather is generally sunny and fog are rare. As the plane will land at Wamena airport, the plane will spin while lowering the height. Wamena airport is still very simple, with an open fence and filled the natives who saw the arrival of the aircraft.

 

 

But in 2011 the last, the only airport that is owned by the society's Wamena burning, departure and arrival terminal building is also a cafeteria and office equipment out of the aviation engulfed in flames. But as usual flight activities with limited facilities. there's one thing I always proud of this city, on the way out the door is cool and fresh air aircraft will immediately greeted us. one thing that no other city can be felt.

 

Banyak Hotel yang tersedia di kota ini,  mulai dari pusat kota hingga pinggir kota. salah satu hotel yang banyak menarik perhatian pengunjung asing ataupun pengunjung lokal adalah the baliem valley resort. Dr. Werner Weiglein, a german and co-founder of  The Balem Valley Resort.is located at 1900 Meter in the Jayawijaya Highlands and offers a bird's eye view of paradise plus the most possible luxury, off the beaten paths, situated in an area of 1600 HA, surrounded by beautiful untouched nature. The resort takes its name from the Baliem Valley. To reach the hotel can be reached during the 2 hour drive from the city by using a car or mini bus. During the trip you will be presented with a very interesting landscape, you can meet with local indigenous people who will greet you with their hospitality.

 

  

The Resort offers 15 beautiful bungalows, designed  after the traditional "Honay" style, spacious round houses with thatched roofs, modern bathrooms, large glass windows and veranda with spectacular view overlooking the Baliem Valley below. The Resort offers nature walks through orchid gardens, alpine rainforests, suspension bamboo bridges, remote Dani Villages.  

Explore the culture of the around 300 Danifarmers who live in the Resort, walk along tiny villages and friendly people. Men stride along the road wearing "kotekas". The Baliem Valley Resort is surrounded by mountain rainforests, walking trails, rivers, lakes and villages. The Resort is devoted to offering fun and thoughful ecological knowledge to their visitors. 

The Resort Complex with its facilities is not built corresponding to European standards or criteria (handrails, terraces, footpaths, access road etc.). We are not liable for any accident or damage happening in the Resort Area, the Honay Villas or any other buildings.

Not only that, hotels are located in the center of town can make you comfortable and feel at home in this city.