The stream, which was also used as a car wash. That would be something for environmentalists!

An image of chaos, where the bridge once was.

An image of chaos, where the bridge once was.

A recording of the Cyclops Mountains, downunder lies Sentani, where is also the airport and the flight departments of the mission. In December 1970 - New Year's Eve still - it has this huge mountain "haunted": huge bodies of water have come down, and the mountain rivers that come down here were turned into raging water that bring huge boulders and tree trunks down. One of the bridges was then completely wiped out Sentani. The Roman Catholic Mission had a farm with workshops "behind" the bridges, and suddenly there was you isolated. When the water had been dropped, but one is the bed of the river ride. With high water the traffic could not pass. By the time I left - in mid 1975, a new bridge was finally built, and this time the first bridge in New Guinea with prestressed concrete. Then they had no support in the middle building and reduced the risk of again be washed out. A Dutchman came over to lead the construction of this procedure.

A super luxury bridge had been constructed over the river Baliem, near the "road " to Pike, where the Roman Catholic Mission built the first stone house in the Baliem Valley. The bridge had two wooden towers, from which steel cables were stretched across the river. Unfortunately, they used bad wood, so it soon became a breakneck tour, to go over the bridge. A motorcycle rider lost his vehicle!

A super luxury bridge had been constructed over the river Baliem, near the "road " to Pike, where the Roman Catholic Mission built the first stone house in the Baliem Valley. The bridge had two wooden tower, from which steel cables were stretched across the river. Unfortunately, they used bad wood, so it soon became a breakneck tour, to go over the bridge. A motorcycle rider lost his vehicle!

In a shallow river of Wamena had been using 200 ltr drums filled with rocks, building a bridge. One could even - very carefully - ride on with a jeep. Unfortunately, the first substantial rainfall washed all.

This deluxe edition of a suspension bridge, I found out Wamena, accross on the river Wamena. Complete with canopy!

A real suspension bridge, which you find always on larger rivers. It's quite an art, about the fierce currents to build a bridge. But these guys are in their primitive target yet highly resourceful. They can live in the wilderness, where we would perish.

Here on a white water is a hollowed tree trunk. Does give a sense of security, although the "railing" is very low. I found this bridge to the station TIMEEPA in the Lake Wissel Area.