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| Majestic view of Puncak Jaya. Image: dewpurnama.blogspot.com |
Papua
is not only known for the Raja Ampat (paradise for diving and snorkelling). You
will be enchanted by the beauty and grandeur of a mountain called Puncak Jaya
or Carstensz Pyramided due to the very top of this mountain there was snow, but
Puncak Jaya is located in equatorial or tropical regions. If you do not
believe, then it's understandable.
Jayawijaya
Peak is the highest peak in the Sudirman Mountains (Sudirman Range) in Papua
Province, Indonesia. Puncak Jayawijaya or Puncak Jaya has a height of about
4884 meters above sea level, allowing the mountain covered by eternal snow.
Jayawijaya Peak is one of the snowy mountain peaks that exist at the crossing
of the equator. You can find the same facts in the mountains of Africa and
Latin America.
