Papua New Guinea is named the most dangerous country for tourists. Papua New Guinea

Many of us when they hear the name of this state, immediately represent some primitive delicate debris, smeared by mud, various paints, feathers inserted into their hair, and in their hands - onions and arrows. In general, definitely, it is so, with the only difference that these people have not been such a primitive, and the most real representatives of modernists, and cannibalism as a cultural phenomenon has long left the traditional way of their tribal society. Therefore, the inhabitants of Papua - New Guinea are quite a civilized modern society, albeit in fairly weak execution, but there is no objective reasons for that. However, we, representatives of the northern hemisphere, are interesting because it is the originality and charm of shades of primitive wildness that are still preserved in this remote corner of our planet.

Photo from the Internet

I did not plan my trip to Papua - a new Guinea for a long time, precisely because it is not so much on the Internet useful information About this country. Only gossip, rumors, mainly about cannibals. Therefore, what is planning there? Gathered a backpack - and on the road! The main concern in such a journey is quite banal and is simple - the collection of money, everything else is quite easily searched for on the Internet. And the rest is a selection of an optimal route for penetration (or, as the military - infiltration) in the country and receiving a visa. About all this I will tell you more.

Visa Papua - New Guinea

I am not the first Russian-speaking traveler who climbed into such a debris, so there are already information on obtaining this visa on the Internet, I successfully used it. Personally, my experience was like this:

Documents required for obtaining a visa:

• International passport;
• Book hotels for the estimated stay in PNG. I booked at the well-known website booking hotel and brought a printout to the embassy;
• Book air tickets there and from there. I did tickets from Jakarta to Port Morsby, transit through Singapore (only reservation, tickets did not redeem);
• Filled the questionnaire in English;
• I gave a couple of photos.

There is one small nuance, which is not said on the Internet, but in the embassy in Jakarta (in which I received) I pointed to it. On the window of the consular department, a piece of paper hangs, which says that there is a list of countries whose citizens entry into the PHG territory is undesirable. There are many countries, including Russia. Therefore, initially you refused to take documents, and I had to ask for some employee of the embassy so that they were accepted. He gave his consent, and my documents were accepted and considered in the usual mode. Visa was ready after 4 business days, the aunt from the embassy announced me to e-mail. Visa - free, stay - 60 days. In addition to Jakarta, the PNG Embassy is available in Jayapur, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Seoul and in other cities. It's easier and most convenient to be served on a visa in Jakarta either in Jayapur.

Visa Papua - New Guinea, entrance and outbound stamps

Looking forward, I want to say that a tourist visa can be extended at the airport of the city of Vanimo (there is a migration card), the cost of extension for 1 month is 400 kin.

How to get to Papua - New Guinea?

Because the flights to the Metropolitan Port Morsby are very expensive (although flying long), then the flight option immediately disappears! Another possible entry into the country is the ground border point VUTUNG (Wutung), on the border with Indonesia. The overwhelming majority of simple, proletarian tourists enter the country exactly through VUTUN. I was no exception!

PHNG Border with Indonesia

You can get to the border as follows: from the capital of Indonesia, cities Jakarta to town Jayapura (Jayapura) can fly by plane (cost of 10-15 thousand rubles) or stagnate on the ship (cost approximately 6-8 thousand), fly on the aircraft about 5 hours, sail - week. Choose yourself, I personally flew.

From Jayapura (more precisely, right from the airport) to the border, I drove the hitchhiking, which in most of my part was "motostrop", and go to the motorbike with a backpack on the shoulders, and even in a slide - heavily wipes himself! But it is free!

Thus, I am quite easy to drive the border, I put the stamp to the passport and for 20 kin I drove on the border from the border to the first large settlement - cities Vanimo (Vanimo). By the way, the passage costs 10 Kein, but I paid the twenty for myself and that guy who mistakenly and in my wrong explanation went with me, as if accompanied. When I explained something to him, we did not understand each other and he went with me. It happens, not trouble! The course of the Papuan currency is: 1 Kina \u003d. 20 Russian rubles.

Vanimo Center

Gas station in Vanimo

First Papuan Village

To the village Lido (Lido) I was already on the very first day of my stay in APG, more precisely, even after an hour and a half, after crossing the border. Since I was tired, I did not walk on Vanimo for a long time, and immediately went to look for a small village with local, whom I could stop and live. On the way, I was picked up a pickup with Australian tourists-SURFERS, the guys took me to their sirf-base, which is located near Lido.

Devora welcomes his guest

In Lido, one family was immediately sheltered me, allocated me a room in their hut, in which I put my little tent and, tired, immediately went to bed. No, of course, we met, drank the seagull, and then I fell asleep. On the plane, I slept: the plane is uncomfortable, plus some kind of excitement was still present.

According to our standards, the family is big, but for them - she is small, for the family of the family is very big, well, about that later. The main attention to me was shown by three brothers, which represent a kind of backbone of the whole family. This is Kingsley, Nick and Salim. They have 30-35 years old. I am placed in Nick's hut, because there was a single loose room in which I could put my tent. By the way, the tent is needed because of the mosquito net.

Shore Pacific Ocean

Mainly cloudy

Fisherman canoe

Waiting for a minibus to go to the city (2 kin)

Lido is located on the shore of the Pacific Ocean and is very attractive for the sierfer because of the big waves. Residents are engaged in fishing, collecting, cultivation of various plants, someone works on hired work. Nobody has been employed in my family, so their financial situation immediately rushed into the eyes and contrasted against the background of other families. They do not have electricity - not everyone can afford it to spend and pay. It follows that there is no TV, computers with the Internet, even a cell phone to charge, they run to neighbors once at some time (infrequently), simply speaking, they do not even use phones even almost.

Smoked River Fish, Batat, Banana, Taro and DiKorni Leaves

Sago

Good modern house

Traditional hut

Rainwater collection

Inside the hut (on the wall flag flag Sandown)

They do not sit whole days in social networks and do not look different TV trash, the life of them is boring and monotony, living in Lido their first 5 days, I realized that I could not live. And the case is not at all in the gadgets, but in leisure, because there is practically no leisure here - only an empty pastime, all classes are only exclusively domestic ones. However, there are advantages - this is constant communication with people, your children are always with you, and you give them all your time. Frections and quarrels, and swearing, and fights, - without it, but in general, everything is rather quiet.

These people do not know these people at all, you both born in this village, and live in it all your life. And nothing changes, every day all the same. Quiet measured life. When I imagined myself on the site of a resident of this village, it was horrified, and the point here is not at all in wealth (which I do not have), namely in this one-minded, in which most of these people stay all their lives. But they do not feel this discomfort, and for them such a life is quite normal. In general, their faces seemed quite happy and joyful to me.

Woman catches fish

I'll tell you a little about them. Kingsley is married to Nancy, and she is from Goron (such a city), they have 4 children: Ronald, Abraham, Amentist and Baby, I forgot His name. Children loved to spend time with me, play with me in the "give five" (when he tries to knock on his palm, and you quickly clean her), walk along the heels behind me. Nick has two and a wife, some unquestive (later), Salima is also two. I spent the same time with the Kingsley family, in their kitchen. There was also Salim, and his wife, and his children. Often their mother came - a very caring and peaceful woman. Very pleasant people who showed obvious sympathy for me and, as if the X-ray apparatus, radiated a huge number of "positively charged particles" in my address.

Nick and Kingsley eat bitle

Nick and his son Jimmy

Brother cuts Salima

Ronald and infant

Abraham

Amentist

Francis lives in another house, I called it "Daddy Francis" (Daddy - Dad). He someone's father, but whose exactly, I did not understand someone from the brothers. With Dedy Francis, we once went to the city, he bought himself tobacco and something on trifles, and I bought shorts. A very funny harmless grandfather, who just like the rest, was glad to my arrival. There are still sisters, but I don't remember name, they spent little time with me. One unmarried sister showed me a special sympathy, but I delicately made it clear that she was not pretty. In general, white men are very attractive for local women, as well as white women are attractive for local men. Among the girls and women, there are certainly beauties, but most of them are unattractive. Many women simply do not follow them, besides, bitlenat chew.

Deddy Francis and tobacco

Dedy Francis on the porch

Francis rifle mats for roofs from leaves of sage palm

I and the "unmarried sister"

Bitlenat is like vodka in Russia, the same infection. Nuts, grow on such a thin palm, their shell chew along with the seeds of one liana (similar to birch bars) called mustard (Mustard), and mustard dip in white powder, lemon flavor, the origin of which me is not studied. All this together in the aggregate in the mouth is painted in orange color, and all this bzyak after spleens. Then this paint dries, leaving unpleasant dirty traces on Earth. The spectacle is disgusting! Women who watch themselves, batlnat do not use, not all men chew it. This habit is an indicator of low social status, and those who are trying to somehow increase it, refuse her and look good, those who do not care - willingly use Bitlanath. I tried once a shell, without mustard - she tasteless.

And then, since we went to the jungle with Salim, along the Dadi River, to the waterfall. Salim himself is not a particularly forest guy, so he called Ruben, who in the jungle feels free and goes by barefoot. I did not even expect Ruben to get us into such a wilderness. When the path ended, we went straight on the water, jumping and climbing from one stone to another. I hardly defend my camera from moisture, although it fell inside. Rocks slippery, one incorrect movement - and you can cool down. Once I stumbled and fell into the water, but I kept the camera on the upward hand, so I did not wet her, but I was very frightened, because if I drown it at the very beginning of my stay in PNG, then what would I take out the rest of the moments?

Forward on the river

Guys on a waterfall

Salim passes Brod

I and Ruben.

We are experiencing most of all for the camera, and not for myself. The fact that you promoted completely - not the trouble, for the heat, and the water is what awesome! Despite the fact that it is running, the water is very warm and pleasant. According to the results of our campaign, I received several scratches on my feet, and Salim badly damaged the bone at the foot (the one, that on the side) and at night very much. I gave him my anesthetics - Ketanov, brought in the first-aid kit. After receiving, Salim slept, like a baby.

Personally, I'm just from the very fact of staying in the jungle of New Guinea received great pleasure. The idea itself is that I climbed, albeit not in the very wild wilderness, but, nevertheless, in the Matte jungle, my unbridled vanity was heated. I represented how to boast then in front of friends, no matter how much giving this special meaning: they say, well, yes, I was on New Guinea in the jungle - think, business! Considering the fact that in principle from travelers there were few here, this is not Thailand and not even Peruvian Amazonas - it is Papua - New Guinea - Land promised!

Since time immemorial, Russian and foreign navigators began to explore the islands located in the Pacific Ocean. These natural complexes So amazing and unusual that they are considered to be detached continents with their own culture and life. With school benches, we all remember that in Oceania after Greenland is Papua-New Guinea.

The island is washed by several seas: Novogvinsky, Solomon, Coral, as well as the Bay of Papua. Strong study natural resources, local culture and indigenous population was engaged in Miklukho-Maklai N. N. - Russian biologist and navigator, which made a significant contribution to geography, history and science. Thanks to this person, the world learned about the existence of wild jungle and original tribes.

True, tours on the island in Oceania do not enjoy mad demand, while they remain rare. But travelers who visited the local jungle, not affected by civilization, with ecstasy and delight recall their vacation. Rich vegetation, exotic animal world, amazing landscapes, a variety of languages, customs and cultures leave an indelible impression in mind. Our publication is devoted to this state.

Geographical description of the island of New Guinea

Tropical island is in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, connects two parts of the world: Asia and Australia. Since 1975, an independent state is also included in the British Commonwealth and is a UN member. His capital is the city of Port Morsby. The origin of the island of New Guinea is mainland. Almost all the territory is covered with massive hills, stony ridges.

Most of them are volcanic origin, rise by 3000 meters above the ocean level. According to scientific data, the most high mountain It is considered Wilhelm, which reaches 4509 meters. Between the elevations are wide basins filled with water, densely planted with tropical trees.

Several rivers flow on the territory of the island: frame, sepik, Markham, Purari, Fly. Scientists engaged in the geological study of the island, argue that the continent has high seismicactivity. Last eruption Fixed in the last century, during which thousands of people were injured, and a huge damage was also caused by agriculture.

New Guinea Island: Population

Life on the tropical islands was born thousands of years ago, no one can call the exact date. The last census took place in 1900, at that time the number was about 10 million people. Indenerable residents are papuats belonging to the Equatorial race. In addition to Melanesians - it is also called this nation - Asians and even Europeans live.

The absence of civilization, jobs, as well as unfavorable conditions for the life and the presence of a high criminogenic environment forces the Aborigines to migrate with the "mainland" New Guinea. The island lives in its customs and laws. Papuats create clans, tribes, choose elders, without which important tasks and solutions are not accepted.

The main occupation of the population is agriculture. Wild tribes plow the earth, put out palm trees with bananas, coconuts, also pineapples, not less popular fishing, hunting. Some aborigines produce precious metals, after which they implement them in the black market.

Climatic conditions

Huge mass of water and minor sushi sizes have influenced the climate as a whole. In the north there is a wet equatorial climate characterized by abundant rains, minor winds. Summer temperature regimen fluctuates within +30 ... + 32 ° C, at night slightly decreases.

The southern part of the mainland is under the rule of the subequatorial climatic zone. In the winter months (January-February), strong winds are dominated on Papua New Guinea Island. Island, or rather south-east (May-August) and central part, tropical rains are strongly poured.

The rest of the coastal territory (lowland) undergo drought to deep autumn. In areas of S. high mountains And the ridges fall a small amount of precipitation, since the hills perform the function of the protective barrier on the path of cold air masses and rains.

Economic situation

The relief of the ridges prevents the construction of highways and binding paths. To present, there is no ground message with a large new Guinea. The island has only air connection with the Pacific regions. To maintain and develop the economy, the state in Oceania regularly receives financial support from Australia.

However, the infrastructure remains at an additional level. The main reason is the non-compliance with the law on the part of local residents. Crime and civil enginemen flared up in rural areas. In order to protect their property from robbery and ruin, residents create communities.

The main activity of the population is agriculture. Thus, market relations between tribes and regions are tied. The mountainous areas cultivate the batt, tea, on lowlands - vegetables, bananas, yams, tarot. Grow different cereals, fruit, coffee and chocolate trees. Practiced animal husbandry. Papua New Guinea is replete with mineral resources. The mining industry is actively developing.

Flora

The territory of the island of New Guinea is covered by evergreen savannes. In the jungle, valuable breeds of plants and relict trees are growing: Sagovaya and coconut palms, melon and mango, rubberos, ficuses, bamboo, pandanuses, casuarins. Pines and ferns are found in forests. And on the swampy terrain grow mangroves. On the banks of the rivers you can see the thickets of sugar cane.

Fauna

Rich and diverse the animal world. Alligators, dangerous and poisonous snakes, also lizards and chameleons are found in local rivers. Fauna is represented by amazing insects, exotic birds and reptiles. Paradise birds, casuars, big parrots live on the mainland. Large turtles crawl off the coast. In the forests there are sampling badgers, kangaroo, slices. Local residents Dilsert familiar to our region of animals: pigs, cows, horses, goats and other cattle.

Tourist orientation

The avid travelers know where the island is New Guinea, and therefore seek to get here in the summer months to see the colorful and diverse world of the jungle. In the warm time, enchanting festivals are organized here with national dances of Aborigines. Many attracts excursion rest In the wild jungle with the local guide, others are acquaintance with the sights of nearby resorts.

Things to do?

Having acquired a tour to Papua New Guinea, be sure to do diving. Each hotel and hotel offer similar services. The waters of the Pacific Ocean are an unusually colorful world, replete with coral reefs, amazing marine creatures, large predators. At the bottom of the ocean, you can see flooded ships and aircraft.

No less popular surfing and windsurfing. Best beaches For this extreme lesson are the coast of the resorts of Veva, Madang, Vanimo, Aloau. In coastal waters, it is allowed to catch fish than and guests are engaged. It is possible to catch mackerel, a giant quaranx, a dog-free tuna, barracuda, salmon, perch and many other trophies. Rafting, canoeing, kayaking, sea walks are enjoyed with great demand.

Papua New Guinea - natural miracle The world, melting many riddles and amazing its resources. If you are not afraid of the bites of tropical mosquitoes and the aggressive behavior of Papuans, then feel free to get a tour of a picturesque island.

Popua New Guinea

In Papua New Guinea, there are mainly Papuans and Melanesians. The emergency population (Europeans, the Chinese) is small (somewhat more than 1%) and focused mainly in the cities.

According to its anthropological type, the indigenous population is relatively uniform. According to languages, on the contrary, it is heterogeneous: 6 million people speak more than 700 different languages. There is no such language fragility in any other country in the world. On average, 2 thousand people speak every language. The average figure, however, can create an incorrect impression of the language situation. The fact is that there are languages \u200b\u200bon which 2000-3000 people say, and there are languages \u200b\u200bon which 20-30 people speak. Some languages \u200b\u200bnow do not exist. At the same time in Papua New Guinea there are languages \u200b\u200b- their smaller, but they cover most The population is on which tens of thousands of people say.

As already noted, all the peoples of Papua Nona Guinea can be divided into language relations into two groups. The first is great (about 6/7 of the entire aboriginal population belongs to it) form papuzoy-language peoples, the second - peoples speaking Austronezian languages. From the families of Papua Russian languages, the transparennovineskaya is widely represented, in whose languages \u200b\u200bmore than 4/5 of all Papuans. It is to her include the four largest Papuass language: ENGA, Chimba, Hagen and Kamano. All these languages \u200b\u200bare common on the central highlands.

Almost all Austronesian languages \u200b\u200bof Papua New Guinea are close to each other. The number of speakers on most of these languages \u200b\u200bis very small.

It should be noted that the languages \u200b\u200bof many neighboring tribes are close and unnoticed by one in another (this fact, unfortunately, is not taken enough to count when counting the number of languages). But anyway, the language and ethnic fragmentation in the country is great. Therefore, the problem of consolidating several hundred tribes into a single nation, set and solved by the central government is very complex. Any one of Papuan and Melanesian languages \u200b\u200bcannot be made by the language of the nation - they will be opposed to those who speak all other local languages. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account that from the native language, no matter how small in numbers of speaking, none of the "carriers" of this language does not want to refuse. And the Central Government, given this fact, gives local languages \u200b\u200bin great importance, seeing the one in them on which ethnic specificity rests. It urges "to bind a canoeer hard that the tide does not take it away" (metaphorically under the canoe is meant every local language, and under the tide - contact with the outside world, carried out using English).

Local language traditions include the multilingualism that occurred on the basis of lively intergovernmental connections. So the representatives of the small tribe of Usarufa are almost all three-styled, that is, they know along with their own languages \u200b\u200bof Kamano and Yat.

On the basis of intergovernmental connections, the so-called large languages \u200b\u200barose. On the Hyuon Peninsula (New Guinea Island), where 133 languages \u200b\u200bwere recorded in the last century, there were three large languages, covering the population not only of this peninsula, but also the coast of the Astrojabia Bay: it's a grured, Kate and Yabem.

In the Language, Hraged speaks in the western part of the peninsula and on the coast of the Astrolabia Bay, in the language of Kate - in the inner areas, in the language of Yabem - in the eastern part of the peninsula and in the Marcham River Basin. On the southeastern coast of New Guinea, Mota and Suau became large languages, on the coast of Papua Bay - Kiwa and Taripi. Large languages \u200b\u200barose in the inner areas (for example, in the vicinity of Oz. Kutubu). The emergence of a large language does not mean that small languages \u200b\u200bdisappear, they continue to exist along with large.

Language Moto, which pretended as a "trading language" as a result of traveling people of the tribe Mota to Delta Papua Bay river, was used by the colonial administration for its purposes, and on the basis of the "Police Moto", or Hyri-Mota, which now speaks more than 150 thousand people. The scope of its action does not go out, however, beyond the southeastern part of the island of New Guinea.

Much wider widespread Pondean-Inglis, sometimes called Neomelanezian, but more well-known as the "Current Ponda" (from English Talk Pidgin). The name "Neomelanezian" little approaches this language that grew on two roots, one of which is English, and the second - Papuass and Melanesian languages. This language occurred in the XIX-XX centuries. in the process of communicating English colonialists with indigenous people; According to the vocabulary, he is close to English, according to the structure - to Papuass and Melanesian languages. Gradually, he became the language of communication between the Papuas themselves and Melanesians. Now it knows about 1 million people; It is widely used in local authorities and even in parliament. It contains radio programs, several newspapers, a literary magazine "Kovave", a two-week "Vanators" and some other publications.

Around the Language of Pondean-Inglish in Papua New Guinea there are fierce disputes: to be or not to be a national language of the country.

It should be said that since 1946, English has become in Papua-New Guinea language learning in all governmental primary schools, and after 1959, also in the missionary schools subsidized. By the third year, the student must master the English spoken language. Language knowledge of schoolchildren are used to work among the rest of the population: schoolchildren, for example, are actively involved in the preparation and organization of elections to parliament. Teaching in colleges, universities (in Port Morsby and Lae), of course, is in English.

Now about 15% of the population of Papua New Guinea owns the English language, and the number of Papuans and Melanesians speaking on it is growing rapidly. Under influence of English language Pondean-Inglish changes. So, Rural Pondean is the most common dialect - absorbs english words And to some extent (still small) English grammar. City Pondean thanks to the permanent "presence" of English and "pressure" from his part so closely approached the latter in vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar, that linguists talk about the destruction of the structural principles of the Pondean and the disappearance of mutual understanding between urban and rural faces.

Thus, the ethno-speaking problems of Papua New Guinea are complex. The difficulties are caused by the fact that the process of ethnic integration began within the framework of the territorial borders of the country created by the colonialists a hundred years ago without taking into account the ethnic situation. However, one hundred years of history cannot be discarded from the accounts - it was the development of the country in the same colonial regime for all its districts, a hundred years of the overall struggle against the colonialists for the restoration of human rights, freedom and independence. In this struggle, Papuans and Melanesians united the commonality of positions and goals, and the victory was even closer to them. If ethnic problems are complex, they are solved within the framework of the Unified State of Papua-New Guinea.