Friday 30 March 2012

Wamena Part IV

TOURISM PLACES
 IN BALIEM VALLEY



HABEMA LAKE


The beauty of Lake Habema located in WamenaJayawijaya DistrictPapua 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 levelthis lake was asked as one of the highest lakes in IndonesiaYou can see directly Wilhelmina Peak(now called Peak Trikorabut the locals prefer to call her real nametowering in front of the eyeAt its peak there were grains of ice adorned equatorial country.

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

The scenery was incredibleMeadow seemed to not run out to the eye. Dew often adornthe grassbe it morning, noon, or nightNo wonderwhere the lake is high it causes the temperature dropped dramaticallyEight degrees Celsius within normal levelscan go down to number three degrees Celsius when night falls.






That saidyou can find a rare black orchid in this place. Papua plateau is famous for itsdiverse species of orchidsBut unfortunatelynow protected flora is rarely foundanymoreButif luckyyou'll find Paradise and Astrapia which is the island's endemicbirdsThese two birds have incredible beauty!

Not infrequently the conquerors Jayawijaya Mountainsincluding the Carstensz climbers,stop for a moment at this lakeTherefore, if you pay a visit to Papua, try to see first hand the beauty of Lake HabemaThe distance is about 48 kilometers from the town ofWamenaUse 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 PapuaIndonesiaPuncak Jaya has a height of 4884 m and glacierssurrounding Carstenz there, the only tropical glacier in Indonesiawhich will most likely belost as the top global warming.The Poentjak Sukarno and was named the highest mountain in OceaniaPuncak Jaya is one of the top seven of the world.



2. Mandala Peak (in Dutch colonial times known as Julianatopis one of the mountain inPapuaIndonesiaWith a height of 4760 mis the highest mountain peak Mandala-3 inIndonesia after the peak of Puncak Jaya and TrikoraPuncak Mandala Star Mountains form the east and near the border of Papua New Guinea.



3. Trikora Peak (Peak Trikorais a mountain located in West PapuaIndonesiaThis peakhas a height of 4.751 meters tall Trikoraso the second highest mountain after PuncakJaya in IndonesiaTrikora Peak hill dipterocarp forest hasUpper dipterocarp forests,Montane forestsmountains and forests, or forests Ericaceous.



4. Yamin Peak 4535m.dpl

5. Idenberg Peak 4673 m.dpl 

6. East Carstenz peak 4400 m.dpl

1 comment:

  1. 1st one is mt everest from the north side, second looks like its near a parking lot

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