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Papua New Guinea: Port Moresby
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Papua New Guinea used to be an Australian colony and became independent in 1975. It was almost noon while they arrived in Port Moresby on 7th March, in a very, very simple and small airport. Though Vassula was planned to spend two days only in Port Moresby. Yet, her stay there was not less significant. One of the most important result obtained by Vassula's meetings was the reconciliation of the members belonging to different charismatic prayer groups, but not without a spirit of competition toward each other.
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In Papua New Guinea (PNG), Oxfam Australia is responding to the looming HIV and AIDS epidemic as well as addressing the needs of local communities adversely affected by mining operations. This work is done in collaboration with four local partner organisations in Port Moresby and PNG's Central and East Sepik provinces.
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Papua New Guinea offers a wide choice of accommodation for tourists. Port Moresby has international hotels including the Crown Plaza and Airways International, mid range hotels such as Lamana and guest houses. The regional areas offer International and budget hotels depending on the size of the town and some provinces have guest houses. There is a new eco-tourist lodge in Alotau called Ulumani Treetops Lodge, the place is beautiful overlooking the Milne Bay and offers a new bungalow or backpacker options.
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The climate throughout Papua New Guinea (except for the Highlands) is tropical. The altitude of the Highlands tempers the heat of the tropics and provides a stable warm climate throughout the year (13ºC-26ºC). Port Moresby differs from most of PNG in that it is located in a ‘rain shadow’ and is consequently much less humid. There are two main seasons in Port Moresby: wet and dry. The average temperature is from 22ºC-31ºC. The wet season is between December and April with February being the wettest month. The dry season starts roughly from April to October or November.
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Human remains have been found on New Guinea which have been dated to about 50,000 years ago. These ancient inhabitants probably had their origins in Southeast Asia. Agriculture was independently developed in the New Guinea highlands around 9,000 years ago, making it one of the few areas of original plant domestication in the world. A major migration of Austronesian speaking peoples came to coastal regions roughly 2,500 years ago, and this is correlated with the introduction of pottery, pigs, and certain fishing techniques. More recently, some 300 years ago, the sweet potato entered New Guinea having been introduced to the Moluccas from South America by the then-locally dominant colonial power, Portugal.[7] The far higher crop yields from sweet potato gardens radically transformed traditional agriculture; sweet potato largely supplanted the previous staple, taro, and gave rise to a significant increase in population in the highlands.
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On November 6, 1884, a British protectorate was proclaimed over the southern coast of New Guinea (the area called Papua) and its adjacent islands. The protectorate, called British New Guinea, was annexed outright on September 4, 1888. The possession was placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1902. Following the passage of the Papua Act of 1905, British New Guinea became the Territory of Papua, and formal Australian administration began in 1906. Papua was administered under the Papua Act until the Japanese invaded the northern parts of the islands in 1941 and began to advance on Port Moresby and civil administration was suspended. During the war, Papua was governed by a military administration from Port Moresby, where Gen. Douglas MacArthur occasionally made his headquarters.
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