Introducing Goroka
Goroka’s high altitude produces cool temperatures and warm people – both can be a welcome relief from lowland heat and Port Moresby paranoia. The town has grown from a small outpost in the mid-1950s to a major commercial centre, and it’s now the main town in the Eastern Highlands Province.
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Mountains encircle the town which in turn almost encircles the airport. Leafy streets, a pleasant climate and all the essential services combine to make it one of PNG’s most attractive towns. More relaxed than Mt Hagen, safer than Lae, and caught between them both means there are decent roads in and out of town.
The old colonial houses with their spacious verandas on McNicholl St hark back to pre-independence days, an arguably wealthier time. Today the main cash crop is coffee and you’ll see it growing under the canopies of larger trees in the hills throughout the district. At 1600m, Goroka enjoys a ‘perpetual springtime’ of warm days and cool nights.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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