Four Corners : A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guinea

Four Corners : A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guinea

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Following the route taken by British explorer Ivan Champion in 1927, and amid breathtaking landscapes and wildlife, Salak traveled across this remote Pacific island-often called the last frontier of adventure travel-by dugout canoe and on foot. Along the way, she stayed in a village where cannibals m was still practiced behind the backs of the missionaries, met the leader of the OPM-the separatist guerrilla movement opposing the Indonesian occupation of Western New Guinea-and undertook an epic trek through the jungle. The New York Times said "Kira Salak is tough, a real-life Lara Croft." And Edward Marriott, proclaimed Four Corners to be "A travel book that transcends the genre�It is, like all the best travel narratives, a resonant interior journey, and offers wisdom for our times."

Four Corners: A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guinea,Kira Salak,National Geographic,0792274172,Australia & Oceania - General,Essays & Travelogues,Special Interest - Adventure,Travel,Travel - Foreign,Travel - General,Literary studies: general,Travel & holiday guides,Travel / Adventure,Travel writing

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