Both photos of the super luxury hotel in Wamena. The guestrooms in the form of local cabins, but with Western comfort: running water and electricity. The latter with an own generator.

Both photos of the super luxury hotel in Wamena. The guestrooms in the form of local cabins, but with Western comfort: running water and electricity. The latter course with an own generator.

On the right-hand side you can see the fire, and a pair of central poles. Two sons are studying by the light of a primitive oil lamp. An older man lays on the left side. By the flash of my photo equipment one gets the impression that the cabin is huge lit. But this is deceptive. You could hardly see anything. And so have the next generation to study. Now, more than 25 years later, they who have the say.

A look in a cabin, the captain is at ease. Here you can see the double wall. The door is already closed.

Just visible, my guide was entered into the hut. To the right there is still standing a tobacco plant. Anyone is growing their own crops! Smoking is a national virtue.

My guide, Br. Elias, the first Franciscan Papua, for a chieftain's cabin outside Wamena. Clearly visible is that the entry level is very high. An unwelcome visitor has to bend deeply and can already get a big smack. Because of the second wall I had even go in on hands and feet!

The construction of such a cabin. In the middle are four long poles to which the roof construction will be confirmed later. Furthermore, between these four poles there is always fire. The construction of the various parts is also here with fibers.

'Fantastic' homes from the high mountains near ILAGA.

'Fantastic' homes from the high mountains near ILAGA. Clearly you can see that this is an entirely different type of home. Also in the mountains, where it can be cold, one has for centuries had no clothes. Strange really, that absolutely nothing has been invented.

The house is almost finished, the roof must be attached. It is also clear to see that the bottom is two feet above the ground. It is also clear to see that everything is connected with fiber. The man in dress is a catechist, who led me around.