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About Shangri-La, New Guinea and the meaning of life. Part 2 07_MICHI-papua-new-guinea-2_Posta-Magazine

About Shangri-La, New Guinea and the meaning of life. Part 2

March 5th 2015
We leave the friendly village and get into the car. It's time to go back, because we have planned to buy fruit at the local market. Along the way we constantly come across with sad and concerned people who are in a hurry somewhere, carrying bags of rice, small pigs, vegetables and fruits. I am asking the guide where they are going. "To the funeral", he answers and asks me for the permission to dro ... read more
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Papua New Guinean Flag The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I ... ... read more
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6th March 2015

Incredible headdress
Great people photos, and how special to be able to see a funeral, though too bad the wife has to lose part of her finger. I've seen photos of some old women there who have lost lots of their fingers due to the passing of their relatives--yikes! Good luck going into the jungle!

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