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Hasta La Vista Papua Diving
8 – 28 February 2010
S0 33.344 E130 41.075 – Sorido Bay Resort
All too soon, it was time to say our farewells to everyone from this lovely resort. We spent quality working time here often leaving the resort at eight in the morning and coming back, still dripping wet, at seven in the evening when everybody [...]
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Landscapes and Seascapes of Raja Ampat
8 – 27 February 2010
S0 33.344 E130 41.075 – Sorido Bay Resort
S0 25.645 E130 33.704 – The Passage between Gam & Waigeo
S0 30.920 E130 27.736 – Yambraimuk blue water mangroves
While we were in North Raja Ampat, we were incredibly fortunate to have professional photographers and videographers Claudia & Leon Joubert document our stay and experience [...]
Seeing Magnificent Raja Ampat from the Air
27 February 2010
After days of grumbling about the weather, Yogi finally found his smile again. Max Ammer was bringing him along as co-pilot to his truly photogenic yellow aircraft.
Conservation International needed to do regular surveys to Raja Ampat by land, sea and air. They were fortunate enough to have Max Ammer firmly situated in the [...]
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Marine Life of North Raja Ampat
8 – 26 February
If I may, I would like to lift a few bits and paragraphs written by Dr. Mark V. Erdmann, Senior Advisor Conservation International Indonesia Marine Program in his introduction of a new fantastic coffeetable book The Raja Ampat. “Reefs on Steroids”, “The Kingdom of Coral”, “Heart of the Coral Triangle”, “The World’s [...]
Papuan Folks of Raja Ampat
8 – 25 February
In 1526, Jorge de Menses, the first Portuguese governor to the Moluccan “spice islands” was swept ashore by a storm to the Bird’s Head Peninsula (West Papua) even before he reached his post. He named the country Ilhas dos Papuas (Islands of the Papuans) derived from the Malay term “orang papuwah” meaning [...]
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