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Baliem Valley Cultural Festival Opens with Record-Breaking Performance by 1,500 Pikon Players

The Baliem Valley Cultural Festival officially opened on Thursday, August 7, 2025. The opening ceremony of the festival, which was … More

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Getting to Know the Yellow Butterfly from Fakfak, West Papua, a Sign of Environmental Quality

The diversity of flora and fauna in the land of the bird of paradise is certainly beyond doubt; Papua still … More

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Malagufuk Ecotourism, the Papuan Forest Sanctuary for Various Animals

Malagufuk Ecotourism in Makbon District, Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua Province, offers natural beauty as well as opportunities to observe birds … More

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Lake Inggana, a Natural Tourist Attraction in Biak

Biak Numfor Regency has many beautiful and interesting tourist attractions to visit. One of them is Telaga Inggana or Lake … More

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Five Chamber Cave in Biak, a Silent Witness of World War II

Biak Numfor Regency in Papua not only has natural tourist attractions but also historical tourism, especially related to World War … More

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The Tourism Potential of Waremdi on Numfor Island, Papua

The research conducted by Nella Kapisa, Jonni Marwa, and Domingas M.H. Renwarin from the Forestry Department, Faculty of Forestry, University … More

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Maintaining the Cycloop Nature Reserve, Preserving Flora and Fauna in Papua

The Cycloop Mountains are not merely a mountain range but also the heart of life for the local community.  Administratively, … More

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Lake Sentani to be Developed as Leading Tourism Destination in Papua

The Acting Governor of Papua, Ramses Limbong, stated that Lake Sentani, located in Jayapura Regency, can be one potential leading … More

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Asei Besar Village, Centre for Wood Bark Paintings in Papua

In Papua, there is a centre for producing bark paintings that hold high artistic and cultural value.  Its location is … More

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Diving into History and Beauty: Underwater Nature Tourism in Papua at Unique Biak Numfor Museum

Biak Numfor Regency, Papua, is preparing to make history with the construction of Indonesia’s first underwater museum. This tourist destination … More

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The History of the Tutari Megalithic Site, An Ancestral Heritage in Papua

The history of the Tutari megalithic site holds an intriguing story about the cultural heritage of Papua. This site is … More

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Development of the Trans-Papua Jayapura-Wamena Road: Enhancing Connectivity and Welfare

The construction project of the Trans-Papua road segment Jayapura-Wamena, Mamberamo-Elelim in the Papua Mountains Province has become one of the … More

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