Cannibals. The snow and star mountains. The morning star. A glacier. Great peaks cresting against the blue sky. Murky rivers probing thick rainforest. Mist rising above the canopy challenged by the early morning sun. Pristine beaches. Many languages and cultures. Papua...a land of great beauty and enigma. Know her and you will never be the same If you have any questions not answered here please feel free to contact us at info@irja.org and we will do our best to answer them. For a summary history and some background on Irian-Papua follow this link.

This site is designed as an information source - an online library. Please do browse our sections on anthropology, politics, history, the natural sciences and travel information. For a summary of the above go here. For daily updates and news on Papua visit our Kabar Irian site.

For your interest see research on the meaning of IRIAN. It is not an acronym as is commonly taught. It is in fact a word from a local Papuan language with several meanings in different dialects. For more detailed information visit this link.