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We’re on Vacation!
I’ll be back in a month to post more pictures and stories of our family’s adventures in Indonesia (and beyond)!
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6 Kilometers Underground
PTFI has several of the fastest growing underground mines in the industry. In 2017, when GBC (Grasberg Block Cave) begins production, it will be the largest underground hard rock mine in the world, and PTFI’s collection of GBC, DOZ (Deep … Continue reading
Posted in Ally Rose, Tembagapura
Tagged DMLZ, DMLZ Deep Mill Level Zone, DOZ, DOZ Deep Ore Zone, GBC, Grasberg Block Cave, PTFI, Underground Mine Tour
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Pogapa Village
Deep in the interior of the Irian Jaya mountain range sits a remote village that is only accessible by foot and plane. A maze of rugged jungle trails allows villagers to trek from one village to another village, which often … Continue reading
Posted in Villages
Tagged Indonesia, Moni people, Moni Tribe, Papua, Papuan Tribe, Pogapa VIllage, Tembagapura, Tembagapura blog
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Komoro Art and Culture Program
The spirit of the Komoro people enveloped the local community last month with its annual art and culture program. The fervent sound of handcrafted wooden drums penetrated the air, while artisans, with painted torsos and feathered headdresses, manipulated primitive tools … Continue reading
Flight #GA652
The worst part of travel to and from Tembagapura is Flight #GA652, from Denpasar-Bali to Timika. It leaves at 1:50am and arrives in Timika three-hours and forty-minutes later at 6:30am (there’s a one-hour time difference). The grueling, red-eye flight torments … Continue reading
Posted in Ally Rose, Kylee Rose, Tembagapura, Vacation
Tagged Bali, Flight #GA652, Garuda Airlines, Kuta Beach, Surfing in Bali, Tembagapura, Tembagapura blog, Tembagapura travel
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5.5lbs of Red Vines
This tub of American goodness was hand transported all the way from the U.S. mainland to the Papuan rainforest for the purpose of being auctioned off at a school fundraiser that was held last weekend. As soon as Chris and … Continue reading
Posted in Tembagapura
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New Caledonia
Thousands of miles from France, a French territory rests on an archipelago in the sun-drenched South Pacific seas. New Caledonia, more commonly known to the locals as Nouvelle-Calédonie, is best described as a Melanesian island with a touch of Parisian … Continue reading
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Tagged Baie de Kanumera, Baie de Oros, bush turkey, Byron Bay, Ile des Pins, Ile des Pins escargot, Isle of Pines, Jeankri, Jeankri Deret, Jeankri tour guide, jet skiing in Noumea, Kunie Kaa, la pascine naturelle, La statue de St. Maurice, Minyon Falls, Nataiwatch, natural pool, New Caledonia, Noumea, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Tembagapura, Tembagapura blog
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We’re on Vacation!
I’ll be back in two weeks to post more pictures and stories of our family’s adventures in Indonesia (and beyond)!
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The Six Smells of Tembagapura
Before moving to Tembagapura, I imagined the Papuan rainforest saturated with exotically sweet and sultry smells. I was wrong. In fact, the smell of Tembagapura is limited to six distinct aromas. The most prevalent aroma is damp terra firma, which … Continue reading
Another Day, Another Strike
PTFI was on the cusp of recovering from last October’s strike when a small number of Tujuh Suku, the seven tribes, blocked the access road to the underground mine and the open pit with a piece of heavy equipment early … Continue reading
7693 Miles from Home 