Papua New Guinea

In the country with the greatest cultural diversity, more different languages are spoken than in Europe.

Deutlich sind Schädel und Menschenknochen an der Kannibalen-Kultstätte erkennbar / © Foto: Georg Berg

Joe Biden’s controversial cannibal anecdote

Photo report reveals the spark of truth behind Joe Biden’s hint about his uncle’s whereabouts
Flag of Bougainville / © Photo: Georg Berg

Bougainville: Emergence of a Nation

In 2019, the population of the former German colony of Bougainville voted for independence from Papua New Guinea with a majority of 98 percent.
In the jungle of Bougainville still lie the wreckage of the Mitsubishi G4M aircraft in which General Yamamoto Isoroto was shot down on April 18, 1942 / © Photo: Georg Berg

Airplane wreckage deep in the jungle

In the jungle of the Pacific island of Bougainville lies the wreckage of the plane of the Japanese General Yamamoto, who was responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor
Children of Panasia Island love the rocks of a cave as a natural diving tower / © Photo: Georg Berg

Meeting in Papua New Guinea

The island nation of Papua New Guinea is considered the country with the greatest cultural diversity in the world. About Polynesian deep-sea sailors and traces of cannibalism
Hands as stencils for white paint that has been sprayed on by mouth and Reckitt's Blue, a detergent additive made from ultramarine and baking soda that used to be added to laundry detergents in Australia / © Photo: Georg Berg

Indigenous People Day

There are about 5,000 different cultures that are threatened by the destruction of their habitat, climate change and the disregard for their rights

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