Mount Hagen Travel Guide

 Bwana_Brown Says:  Starting in the 1960s, the Eastern and Western Highlands Provinces alternately held a Show on the third weekend of August in either Mt. Hagen or Goroka, where the local tribes competed against each other in traditional cultural events. The original purpose of the Show was to... 

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 Bwana_Brown Says:  This photo shows a typical scene on the Highlands Highway near Goroka, with driving being on the left side of the road, British-style (my 6 years of driving standard transmission/left-side vehicles in Zambia and PNG have made me AC/DC when it comes to switching between North... 

 Bwana_Brown Says:  During my first walk around Mt. Hagen, I was surprised to come across this Tree Kangaroo in a cage not far from my hotel. I had always assumed that all kangaroos hopped around the Australian outback! According to Wikipedia:"Tree kangaroos are found in the rainforests of New... 

 Bwana_Brown Says:  Mount Hagen is the capital of Western Highlands province, the most populated in Papua New Guinea (440,000 people as of 2000). The early western explorers of PNG were totally surprised after either flying in or slogging their way up off the hot and humid coastal areas when...