Introducing Eastern Highlands Province
Undulating kunai- (grass-) covered hills and neat villages of low-walled round huts are the defining characteristics of the Eastern Highlands. Listen carefully for the secrets whispered by the tuffs of grass fixed to the peaks of roofs of these houses.
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The most heavily populated of all the provinces, the region has had longer contact with the West than the other Highland provinces and was the first to feel the impact of the missionaries, prospectors, mercenaries and misfits who have all visited these parts. Eastern Highlanders live at altitudes between 1500m and 2300m and are a less cohesive group than their Highland cousins.
The mountains of this province form the headwaters for two of PNG’s most important river systems: the Ramu River, which runs parallel to the coast to the northwest, and the Wahgi and Aure Rivers, which run south and enter the Gulf of Papua as the Purari River. The province’s highest point is Mt Michael (3647m).
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Re: Goroka to Madang in Dec/Jan
by kruegs 18 October 2009
Hi there, The road from Goroka to Madang is one of the better stretches of road in regional PNG. It is bitumin the whole way, except…
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RE: Enga Province, PNG
by northmelbournedn 17 February 2008
Dolffun, I have lived, worked and travelled extensively in PNG for the last 20 months and fortunately my experience has been much more…
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help! need quick advice on papua new guinea vacation mid-Aug
by northmelbournedn 01 August 2007
My suggestion would be to go to Alotau for a few days and then go to the Highlands.
There was a good trip report posted about 6…
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