About 2 Less known county

1.Papua new guinea

Papua New Guinea, in the southwestern Pacific, encompasses the eastern half of New Guinea and its offshore islands. A country of immense cultural and biological diversity, it’s known for its pristine beaches and coral reefs.

The The interiors of the country have vast tropical forests which are home to some of the most ancient tribes in the world (remember Jarawas?). Indeed, it is one of the few places in the world where you could see people nakedly hunting-gathering even today. Modern technology have not penetrated in the interiors.

Disclaimer: The photographs are really insights to the life of New Guinean tribes. The are not artistic and neither purposeful. All the images are taken from Google.

Below is the Chimbu tribe of New Guinea:

Tribal Face paints of New Guinean tribes

Hunter-Gatherer Society

The Goroka Show in Papua New Guineaincorporates traditional dress, singing and dancing, Below is a performer:

Besides, the country has marvellous pristine beaches which are totally untouched.

Love the corals, hate the crowd, New Guinea is the place

If you are interested in knowing some fascinating aspects of New Guinean tribes, I suggest you read Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond. It provide an wonderful insight to their lives and an highly original perspective to the understanding of the contemporary world.

2.East Timor (Timor-Leste)

It is a small country in South East Asia, located about 640 km northwest of Darwin, Australia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the other half occupied by Indonesia. Now, there are a number of reasons why this small nation could be fascinating, especially for Indians:

1. Having problem pronouncing? ‘Dili’ is the capital of East timor. As they say, ‘chalo dili’.

2. A country of contrast: If by looking at the above picture you think east timor is another malaysia or singapore, it is not. The country was long colonised by the Portuguese(remember Goa, Daman & Diu and Dadar?). The capital is the perhaps the only developed region in the entire country with its only university and only airport. It has most of the country’s industries and Portuguese influence on architecture can still be witnessed.