Indigenous Peoples Cultural Park


The park, set in forested mountains, displays true-to-life examples of traditional indigenous houses and communal structures. A museum near the entrance has exhibitions of daily, ceremonial and martial items, though there is less emphasis these days on showing artefacts and more on videos.


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