Papua New Guinea - what it is?
Blog post 2
Travel sites market Papua New Guinea as an idyllic place to travel, similar to Fiji and other countries in the Pacific. Where snorkelling, diving and culture are abundant and beautiful. With the added bonus of Australian history in the Kokoda trail.
http://www.tonywublog.com/journal/diver-in-eastern-fields-papua-new-guinea-coral-reef-with-flat-calm-water |
http://www.pacific-islands-travel.com.au/kokoda-track/kokoda-track-map |
These are very
opposing views on the safety and on the perspective of a country, especially at
a time when globalization has such an impact on everyone and everything. But it
seems that PNG has escaped this tourist overhaul even with best efforts to sell
it as a tropical holiday location
Being an
anthropology student assigned PNG I often discuss the topic of cannibalism when
I talk about PNG. When it is brought up with people they tend to think that it
still exists, almost as if all native tribes in PNG partake in it. I guess it
is part of PNG's Primitive appeal.
Although there are reports that cannibalism does
still exist in PNG, it is localised in a specific area, and is
certainly not a widely practiced or accepted act. They seem to be somewhat
restricted by the ‘primitive’ stereotype that is being perpetuated. Their space
and place is largely being represented as a primitive land with primitive
people, which may, in few places, be true, but progress has been made in PNG
since the colonisation in the 1800’s. I think it
is important to think about where a place has ‘come from' when considering it
in the modern day.http://www.janesoceania.com/oceania_postcards1/index1.htm |
http://topuriro.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/top-10-most-dangerous-cities-in-world.html |
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