The Oldest Cultural Festival in the Heart of Papua
The Dani tribe in Wamena is famous for being warlike (Photo: CNN Indonesia) The following article is an old article from CNN Indonesia with the same title in Bahasa Indonesia. Jakarta, CNN Indonesia -- The Baliem Valley Cultural Festival in Wamena will be held, 8-11 August 2016. This is the oldest festival in the heart of Papua Island. Here, you can see the indigenous culture of hundreds of tribes spread across Papua as well as the various uniqueness that wraps the area around Wamena. "If you want to enjoy the sensation of the natural beauty and culture of Papua, please visit the Baliem Valley , Wamena, Papua," said Tourism Minister Arief Yahya, in Jakarta, in a release received by CNNIndonesia.com, Monday (1/8). In terms of attractiveness, the Baliem Valley has extraordinary natural and cultural charm. It is lined with the Trikora Mountains with the highest point of Puncak Jaya, the only place in Indonesia that is covered in eternal ice, besides that there is also Lake Habe