FESTIVAL LEMBAH BALIEM, PAPUA

Baliem valley is located right in the heart of Papua, about 35 minutes flight with a Fokker aircraft types, Trigana. Exotis scenery at an altitude of 1600 meters above sea level stretches. Baliem length of about 80 Km and 20 Km wide, fog falls throughout the year blanketed the mountains that enclose the valley. The air temperature is so cold, reaching 10-15 degrees Celsius at night. The atmosphere in the valley surrounding the impressive way of life Dani, Yali tribe, and the tribe Lani with isti indigenous customary spsifik. Unexpectedly Inroads in Baliem found by the third expedition zoologist Richard Archbold to New Guinea in 1938.

Baliem Valley Festival stems from tribal wars rituil Dani, Lani and Yali tribe as a symbol of fertility and prosperity. Now the tribal war has passed, it's no longer allowed. To recall rituil tribal wars, the Baliem Valley Festival held since 1989 lasted for three days and is held each August to coincide with the celebration of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia month.

A S M A T --District Atsy

Atsy including one parent districts in Asmat, after Sawa Erma, and Cassowary Coast. This district has expanded into other districts, namely Suator, Kolof Braza, Derkomor, Ayib, and Becbamu. There are nine villages in this district, Atsy, Sagoni, Amanamkai, Ambisu, Bine, Bipin, Yasiw, Bakase, Cewewyamen. Total population of 7711 inhabitants, 4,017 men, 3,694 women 1,939 heads of household.

The trip to the Capital District Atsy of Asmat, Agats can be reached by driving a speed boat for two hours by gasoline prices IDR 18,000,00 per liter or ride motorcycles at a cost of IDR 600,000,00 commute. Sunny or foggy morning can be the beginning of a trip to the past Rivers Fambrep. Is a tributary which limits Kampung Syuru, into traffic speed boat in the morning on the way to the District Atsy. The average width of the river in the Asmat region beyond the reach of man's ability to swim. However Fambrep River showed different characteristics. The width of the river just come and go within a speed boat that must be passed with caution. On the two banks of the river towering trees with the roots dangling touching the surface of the river water. Shortly descry gone sky-blue, while the morning sunlight fall skew in gold color. Sound forest birds present a specific atmosphere within a few minutes after days of working long and tiring.

In the end there Fambrep River bevak - temporary residence of Warse Village community, the community of the said temporary stay in this place to harvest the gardens and sago file in the hamlet belonging to relatives. After passing through the beautiful river, then the trip will be forwarded along the river which continue to fluctuate as wide as the ocean. There are no gas stations or caffee shop just to unwind layover, every trip must be equipped with gasoline and enough stock. Two hours after the first roar of the motor temple from a distance looked tall tower Telkomsel. Under the tower looks set of houses on stilts on the wooden walls of iron. With the relative positions farther from the estuary, the land in the District Atsy harder and better as farmland trees flourish, permanent structures set up in the past 10 years since expansion area.

Wooden bridge dominates the highway infrastructure in the District Atsy and all other districts except the Capital City Agats. The basic ingredients iron wood harvested from forests with contract work. Around the bridge is ketapan tree shade lush verdant surrounding atmosphere. District Atsy different atmosphere with the Capital City Agats more crowded with difficult soil conditions vegetated mud production. On the home page looks flowers and herb plants. Green trees always pose a cozy atmosphere. Cat's whiskers, one plant herb that is said to treat kidney disease thrives on the edge of the road bridge without having to use pots or gardens on the bridge.

District Administration, Police Sector Atsy, Military Command, Community Health Centres, Mosque, Church protect people's lives for the better tomorrow. Communication in this district is relatively easy with the establishment of Telkomsel tower for cell phone use, Hotel Marano has long been well established as a haven for visitors to this district. The lights have been lit up at night. School has been active for middle and upper elementary level. The results were pretty good earth causes the life market is always crowded. There is a permanent market, while another salesperson utilize each plot of pages remaining, even in the housing terraces to hold crops.

The traditional house or a semi-permanent home is still the place to stay while people who do not have peumahan people. Simple construction almost similar with all the other semi-permanent home in the region. The houses are always built near streams to meet human needs for water.

Sunday Morning, February 5th, 1855, in the last 161 Marsinam Island, Manokwari, two people who always remembered is Ottow and Geissler, preach the gospel for the first time in the Land of Papua. Friday, February 5th, 2016 the Indonesian Christian Church had church to commemorate the service of the Gospel in the District 161 Pengkabaran Atsy. Warning attended by all the church board and the Indonesian Christian Church, Third Assistant Sekrearis Asmat regency as the Daily Executive Regent Asmat, the head of the Department of Work Unit as well as elements of the Regional Leadership Council. The presence of the Gospel in Papua slowly, but surely cultivate local community of people fighting, hunting, and gathering into people who know God, educated, so as to align with the other tribes

A S M A T --Ewer Village

Ewer Village had the privilege as air gate to the Asmat region with the runway. Flights types of aircraft pioneer facilitate mobility locals to go and then come back. Ewer appearance trucks in service in the framework of sustainable development runway for aircraft flying Fokker into specifics. The above ground slurry when ground transportation is available carts, bicycles, and electric motors, the existence of a truck that serves as a means of transport construction materials runway becomes even entertainment. A visiting Ewer even have to point the finger, "Look, there's a truck!" The expression of joy. There is also the intention to ride the truck just to feel how the impression ride ground transportation in the marshland.

Ewer distance to the capital about 15 minutes Agats reached by driving a speed boat, a motorcycle taxi costs Rp. 100,000,00 per person. The population of 521 men, 567 women, 1,088 inhabitants. Ewer same township as 221 other Asmat village situated on the banks of the river flow --were all an initial strategy of the forerunner of the founder of the village to meet local needs for water at once anticipate mobility from one village to another, it is impossible for locals to mobility other villages except for passing the flow of river water.

Rowing is daily activities that used to look the river around the village, ci -boat move to a place to meet goals, such as capture --fishing, searching for crabs, go to the forest file sago or social visits. Model boat canoe with a narrow space causes rowers to move his hands in a standing position.

Road infrastructure available in the villages are wooden bridges are arranged with wood pas - Ironwood (insensia biyuga). The wooden bridge anticipate situations slack tide - tide to drown the whole surface of the water. Road infrastructure is too simple cause people tend to walk in the framework of mobility in the village. There are almost no motorcycle or bicycle in the village, because the diameter of the villages are relatively close.

Road transport infrastructure hardening become rare in Asmat, almost all locally available transport infrastructure is the road bridge. However, in the framework of the extension and hardening of the airport runway Ewer, hardening of the road infrastructure needs to be made as a passing truck transporting building materials for the runway.

Houses on stilts, either in the form of semi-permanent or a standard home model dominates in the Asmat region, including in the village Ewer. The basic ingredients of housing construction is a wooden board and extolled as a pole. Roofs can be made of palm leaves or zinc. Everyday after a busy draining for subsistence. A mother needs to take a rest on the porch of the house while keeping the child. Mother and son are two figures are inseparable.

No surprise about a hundred meters either side of the airport runway Ewer, is a concrete bridge. Modern technology around simpleness engraver community life becomes special. Under the bridge the river flows quietly, around the bridge is a natural atmosphere, verdant forest blends with weeds.

After the runway, concrete bridges, coconut village, Ewer still has one advantage is that solar power program of the Department of Industry and Mining. With the pemangkit solar power, then power facilities in homes can be lit for 24 hours. There are no dark atmosphere at night, even solar power does not require high operating costs, except for routine maintenance of the operator. Hope that all Asmat village will have this same plant.

The soil conditions are relatively hard not only supports Ewer as coconut village with longitudinal runway in the middle. The gardens around the house overgrown farmers in various vegetables and fruits. One of them is the pumpkin, vegetable fruits that grow without disturbing mischievous hands, so this flora can be picked as a daily consumption until the time came.

A S M A T --Morning Fog on Fambrep River

Sunny or foggy morning can be the beginning of a trip to the past Rivers Fambrep. Is a tributary which limits Kampung Syuru, into traffic speed boat in the morning on the way to the District Atsy. The average width of the river in the Asmat region beyond the reach of man's ability to swim. However Fambrep River showed different characteristics. The width of the river just come and go within a speed boat that must be passed with caution. On the two banks of the river towering trees with the roots dangling touching the surface of the river water. Shortly descry gone sky-blue, while the morning sunlight fall skew in gold color. Sound forest birds present a specific atmosphere within a few minutes after days of working long and tiring.