Pictures Of Natural Beauty

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Hi all once again.

I've got more photos of my outings in the mountains of Hela Province, Papua New Guinea.

Please enjoy.

Above: Early morning at Kobalu Camp

Car parking lot at Kobalu camp looks like a Toyota car yard...

A Huli hut belonging to the Chief of Kewabi village, Angore. Hela Province. Papua New Guinea

Huli huts and gardens- Kewabi village, Angore.  Hela Province. Papua New Guinea

Standing outside a "hauswin" with a colleague-Kewabi village, Angore. Hela Province. Papua New Guinea


More Huli hus and gardens at Kewabi village

View from the heli-pad. Kewabi village. Angore. Hela Province. Papua New Guinea

View from the heli-pad. Kewabi village. Angore. Hela Province. Papua New Guinea

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