Twins Merauke Monument

Sightseeing Merauke mainly historical monuments or monument related to certain events, such as Pepera monument was built on September 17, 1969 to commemorate the union territory of West Irian (now Papua) to Indonesia country.

There is also a monument warnings related to religion, namely the entry of 100 years of Catholicism in Merauke (August 14, 1905 at the Catholic missionaries entered Merauke). Most people Merauke Catholic and Protestant Christians. The population is estimated at 180,000 inhabitants (census results in 2005 amounted to almost 174,000 people).

The Beauty of Papua New Guinea

Perhaps not immediately associated as being a tourism destination, Papua New Guinea is still relatively up and coming in this respect. This does not mean that there is lack of things to entertain visitors who arrive on this Indonesian island. Below are 5 reasons to choose Papua New Guinea as your holiday destination.

Asmat People

Asmat People live in an area covered with forest, swamps, where the temperature grows very cold when night falls. According to their belief, the world is surrounded by spirits, especially the spirits of their ancestors whom they really respect. Their ancestors are portrayed by their carvings and statues. Asmat people regards everything in nature, the flora, fauna and other materials as important symbols. One of the most important thing among everything is grasshopper. If the shape of grasshopper is observed in three dimensional view, it is like a squatting human, it often has the form of the letter W and N. Why do they choose such thing? For asmat people, male grasshopper, symbolizes sheer sacrifiction. Everybody is supposed to have such virtue. The female grasshopper can only lay eggs if the male one has been eaten by the female.

The tiny islands of Ambon, Banda, Ternate and Tidore

The tiny islands of Ambon, Banda, Ternate and Tidore - among the thousands of islands in the Moluccas seas,- changed the course of world history from the 15th century onwards. These islands were what triggered the European Age of Exploration. 

Papua

Papua is one of Indonesia province comprising a majority part of the western half of New Guinea Island and nearby. The province originally covered the entire western half of New Guinea, but in 2003, the western portion of the province, on the Bird's Head Peninsula, was declared in Jakarta as separate province named West Irian Jaya. The legality of this separation has been disputed, as it appears to conflict with the conditions of the Special Autonomy status awarded to Papua in the year 2000. The status of West Irian Jaya province is not yet resolved as of early 2006.