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Timika, West Papua

A rare window of opportunity arose to visit West Papua, the almost-forgotten western half of the island of New Guinea, when a Darwin company began operating charter flights to Timika on the southern coast. From Timika, a spectacular company road climbs - literally - into the clouds to reach Tembagapura ("copper town"), the operating township for the world's richest copper and gold mine. Up here, close to the equator, a glacier can be seen from the mine site when the cloudbanks lift.

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Snow-capped peaks close to the Equator
Snow-capped peaks close to the Equator
Indonesian police maintain close watch for disturbances
Indonesian police maintain close watch for disturbances
Timika market
Timika market
Timika market
Timika market
Timika market
Timika market
Timika market, West Papua
Timika market, West Papua
Father and son, Timika
Father and son, Timika
Kamoro tribal totems at the Sheraton Timika
Kamoro tribal totems at the Sheraton Timika
Boy in a dugout canoe
Boy in a dugout canoe
Two village boys, West Papua
Two village boys, West Papua
He ain't heavy...
He ain't heavy...
River port at Pomako
River port at Pomako
River port at Pomako
River port at Pomako
River port at Pomako
River port at Pomako
They're playing our song...
They're playing our song...
Kwamki Lama resettlement village for Papuan highlanders
Kwamki Lama resettlement village for Papuan highlanders
Keraka village, on the coast
Keraka village, on the coast
Birds of paradise frequent Klub Golf Rimba Irian
Birds of paradise frequent Klub Golf Rimba Irian
West Papua
West Papua
Freeport's highway climbs steeply from the coast up to the mine
Freeport's highway climbs steeply from the coast up to the mine
Freeport's highway climbs steeply from the coast up to the mine
Freeport's highway climbs steeply from the coast up to the mine
World's longest aerial tramway
World's longest aerial tramway
Aerial tramway terminus
Aerial tramway terminus
Grasberg: a mountain of copper once stood here...
Grasberg: a mountain of copper once stood here...
Grasberg, the world's richest gold mine
Grasberg, the world's richest gold mine
Ore haul truck at the Grasberg mine, the world's richest gold mine
Ore haul truck at the Grasberg mine, the world's richest gold mine