Harlem beach, bead of Nirvana in Jayapura

Tablanusu villages in the District Depapre, Jayapura regency, Papua, representing almost a perfect coastal village. Beautiful, quiet, green, full of flowers, was remarkably clean. However, I and several other journalists who visited the village on Thursday (6/21/2012) and feel there is one less thing. There was no white sand beaches here.

Tablanusu is a village filled with small stones smooth oval pan. Not only replace the function of asphalt, stone is also spread across the stretch of beach.
"Then we'll coast to Harlem!" Maria Mayabubun chirps, Section Head of Maluku and Papua Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf). He swiftly went to local residents asking rental rates for ships.
Apparently not Harlem Beach is within reach on foot, or other land vehicles such as mini bus we were traveling. We have to split the large bay directly facing the Pacific Ocean.
Ten-panasan people to stand in a fishing boat without a roof. Not too big waves, only the low edge of the ship make the sea water is often showered body and face. As a result, our bodies were wet even before setting foot on the beach Harlem.
Half an hour away and saw the figure of the beach. Stretches of white sand, contrasting with the green hills that become the background. Discoloration of sea water so younger, clearer, and the figure of colorful corals began to appear. There are purple, red, pink also. Universal shout, welcome to Harlem Coast!
No wonder this is called a remote beach. The only access that allows travelers to rent a fishing boat is like we did earlier. Via land routes can also be, that's if you want to split the hours trekking jungle on the hill behind it!
When the ship docked, seen a few local residents being splashed sea water into a vessel full of decorations. Apparently it was a new ship. Locals used to pray while a small celebration to welcome the new marine transportation so be it. They then board the ship and waved around. I joined waved to them, happy.
Harlem is essentially a coastal village. Population of no more than 50 people, with a width of less than 50 meters of the village. So small! The village is only limited to the eye. Only one dirt road and for your exploration from one end to another.
As the people of Papua in general, very friendly locals. Girls peeking shyly behind his back a man. Once approached, he was astonished to see us. He then fell asleep when I pick her up a bit, perhaps tired of their activities to the day it is.
There is a hut for a rest and a sturdy swing is used for adults. In addition along the white sandy beaches, the most enjoyable activities is reading a book open to the shade of coconut trees. Harlem is a speck of paradise beach in Papua, at least for me.

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Stretch of sharp snow in the Andes

A unique sights you can see when visiting the Andes Mountains in the Americas. This long mountain snow was filled with odd-shaped, pointed like a knife. Locals call it Penitentes.
Andes is the longest in the world's mountains, which form a series of highland along the western coast of South America. Curious how long? Apparently more than 7,000 km with a width of 500 km. Wow!
Be visited from Wikipedia, Wednesday (06/06/2012), the Andes Mountains stretching through seven countries, namely Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Given the thousands of kilometers long, I wonder if these mountains across many countries.
There is an interesting part of this peak in the Andes Mountains, which are collections of snow with an unusual shape. The peak is located above 4,000 meters above sea level and cold temperatures make it full of snow peaks.
Uniquely, you can see the snow is not snow like the one on top Jayawijaya in Papua, Indonesia. Frozen snow on the peak of the Andes and the shape of a pointed and sharp at the edges. Just like a knife!
Locals refer to this as the sharp snow Penitentes. Penitentes is found along the Andes Mountains, especially in parts of Argentina and Chile.

If you wish, you can simply come to the Andes Mountains in the two states. Prepare physically before climbing mountains. Do not forget to wear a thick coat for a very biting cold!
Penitentes at the peak of the Andes can you see in various sizes, ranging from a few centimeters, to the size of a human being. If you see the Penitentes much higher than human size, you might have met with the Penitentes of the largest in the Andes that reach 5 feet.
The existence of Penitentes in the Andes Mountains are well known by tourists. Not a few tourists who come to the Andes just to see first hand this natural phenomenon. Now it's your turn, immediately remove the camera and capture the moment are in the middle of the Andes Mountains of snow taper.

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