Senin, 18 Januari 2016

From New Airport Wamena Can Go Look mummy Papua !?

Mummy - Wamena,Papua
Wamena - The new airport in Wamena, Papua, is certainly appealing to adventure there. From there, tourists can go to the village to see the mummies
Kerulu Dani.


Wamena who entered the district of Jayawijaya, Papua, surrounded by the wild landscape that can only be accessed by air. Several years ago, the building is very sad Wamena Airport. But now the airport has been renovated into a large, clean and modern.

Much sought after tourist destination of tourists around the city of Wamena. One is the 280-year-old mummified sacred by villagers Kerulu, located about 30 minutes drive from Wamena.

Lembah Baliem - Wamena,Indonesia
Dani in the Baliem Valley, Papua, has his own way of preserving bodies. Centuries-old mummy became a tourist target object.

At least there are 6 mummies scattered in several villages Baliem Valley. Mummy in Kerulu District named Wim Motok Mabel. In the local language, meaning Mabel The Warlords. It is the mummy of a warlord named Mabel respected throughout the valley. On the neck of the mummy are combined rope necklace. To ensure his age, you can calculate the amount of rope tied around the neck of the mummy.

honai (traditional house Papua) 
Residents who live in honai (traditional house Papua) with her mummy is a descendant of the 7th. Dani preserved mummy in a way smoked and rubbed lard. Fumigation is done in honai, about 200 days.

Before being transferred to house their offspring, all the villagers hold a special ceremony called Ap Ako. Maintenance mummies with back Smoked still do to this day.

District residents Kerulu issued when Wim Motok Mabel of the honai, mummy looked so frail. His body crouched hugging her knees. Head tilted back, bones brownish-black. Two eye holes as if staring blankly into space. His mouth, his hands holding the knees which have porous with age.

Mummy is a target of many tourists and photographers. But if you want to visit, it is better to prepare the budget for local residents often charge by an unspecified amount. Of course, you can bargain.

Regardless of the existence of a centuries-old mummies, many destinations that can be visited in the Baliem Valley. This valley is home to several tribes, the majority of Dani. They are the tribe that has a ring-shaped house called Honai.

Traditional cooking in Wamena
Each early August, Baliem hosts the oldest cultural festival in Indonesia. Baliem Valley Festival, as the name suggests, in recent years become a routine event in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism. Diverse cultural rituals, ranging from war dance to traditional cooking methods can be seen in the form of coal-tourists.

Regardless, Baliem had a marvelous panorama. Green grass fenced Jayawijaya Mountains looks magnificent from a distance. Each corner is very photogenic!

In the presence of the new airport, traveling to Wamena certainly be more comfortable. Happy foreign tourists visiting the Baliem Valley will certainly get a memorable experience

Source : detiktravel
Editor : ListLiburan




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