With an area of 42,198,100 hectares or 3 times the size of Java Island, Papua is the largest province in Indonesia. Many said that Papua is the pearl of eastern Indonesia. In fact, the discussion about the future of Papua is just like an irony of the double-edged sword. Currently, almost all of Papua's natural resources continue to be extracted, including forests in it. The biggest challenge faced by local communities is an imbalance of knowledge and skills at the right time so they have trouble adjusting to rapid changes and benefit from such changes. Let's hope that in the future inhabitants of Papua will not lose their native language, their cultural heritage, as well as their traditional livelihoods. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [caption id="attachment_131822" align="alignnone" width="446" caption="Rapid flow of information technology has challenged the way of thinking, lifestyles of the Papua people. | Photo and caption by Charlie"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_131828" align="alignnone" width="432" caption="Dortheys H. Eluay (Chairman of the Presidium of the Papua Council) is one of the victim of political conspiracy in Papua. | Photo and caption by Charlie "][/caption] [caption id="attachment_131817" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="Honai is a traditional Papua hut which is inhabited by the Dani | Photo and caption by Charlie"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_131820" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="Not as fortunate as children in Jakarta, kids in Abenaho village have difficulties in accessing electricity, communication and transportation. | Photo and caption by Charlie"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_131824" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="Pigs are very special in Wamena. The legend says that the origin of the word Wamena means feeding the pigs | Photo and caption by Charlie"][/caption]
