Peak Jayawijaya

Jayawijaya Mountains is the name for the mountain range that extends lengthwise in the center of the province of West Papua and Papua (Indonesia) to Papua New Guinea Newguinea on. Rows of Mountains which have some of the highest peak in Indonesia was formed by the removal of the sea floor thousands of years ago. Although located at an altitude of 4800 masl, fossilized sea shells, for example, can be seen in limestone and clastic rocks contained in Jayawijaya Mountains. Therefore, besides being a heaven for hikers, mountain paradise Jayawijaya also a world geological researchers.

In addition known as Puncak Jaya, the highest peak is also known as Carstenz Pyramide, or Carstensz.nama Peak was taken from an adventurer from the Netherlands, namely in January Carstensz, who first saw the snowy peaks in the tropics, sepatnya in New Guinea . The observation was made by Jan Crastensz through a ship in 1623. Since not be proved by direct observation, the report was considered absurd. Because, for Europeans, found the snowy mountains in tropical soil is something that is almost impossible.