MT HAGEN

The Highlands are the most densely populated region of PNG and has the highest agriculture production and most extensive road system in the country. Mt Hagen is one of the towns up here. The area was not actually thought to be inhabited until the 1930s when gold miners discovered people living Stone-Age style and unaware of the outside world. So culture can be quite traditional still. Around Mt Hagen the land is full of valleys, rivers and mountains. People still make a lot of traditional handicrafts and the local markets and the annual shows are a good place to see this, traditional dancing and singing (sing-sings) and other cultural events.

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