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Part 1-Overview
Kupaki Island, also traditionally known as the Kingdom of Kupaki, is one of the islands in the Bagumba Island Group. It is the Northern most island in the Atoll. It has a population of approximately 2,000. Kupaki Island is the second most visited island of the Bagumba Islands, the first most visited being Captivora Atoll for its legendary surfing beaches, its delicious captivora berry wine and its wild cannibal hunts. The main village on Kupaki Island is Kupaki City on the west side.
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| The main island of Kupaki occupies the northern part of the atoll, which is roughly oval in shape. The minor islands are all due South. All islands, including the main island and its peninsula Amu Wamu, were formed in volcanic eruptions. |
Kupaki Island is a volcanic island and it has a maximum
elevation of approximately 123 meters (1250 ft) with the hill known as Killiwani
Peek close to its northernmost point. Killiwani Peek was named after the great King
Killiwani Ula Ule U'wama of the Papuan Tribe who was probably the greatest ally
to the Kupaki people. The land area of Kupaki, Island occupies 16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi). The Amu Wamu Peninsula,
protruding east from Kupaki island in a southerly direction along the eastern
rim of the reef, takes up 1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi) out of the main island. For the
lagoon, area figures between 50 and 74 km2 (19 and 29 sq mi) are found.
Satellite image measurement suggests that the larger figure also includes the
reef flat, which is commonly not considered part of a lagoon.
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| Captain Silver Long-Johns |
Papuan cannibals first settled Kupaki Island around AD 900.
The first known European contact was with Captain Silver Long-Johns and the crew
of the HMS Brawny when they also arrived in Kupaki Island on April 10, 1788,
prior to the infamous Brawny mutiny.
On 8-9 October 1900 seven instruments of cession of Bagumba
Prime and other islands were signed by their chiefs and people; and by a
British Proclamation issued at the same time the cessions were accepted, the
islands being declared parts of Her Britannic Majesty's dominions. Uniquely,
these instruments did not include Kupaki Island. It appears that the British
were terrified of the inhabitants of Kupaki Island and would not dare take them
as British subjects, the Crown's title was uncertain, and the island was
formally annexed by Proclamation dated 9 October 1900 was the only island in
the Bagumba Islands that was annexed rather than ceded. However the next day 10
October 1900 the Great Kupaki Massacre occurred which wiped out all of the British
troops and citizens who believed that the island was actually annexed. Kupaki
Island remains its own nation to this day.
In 1942 New Zealand and American forces were stationed on
the island, building the two-way airstrip that can be seen today. This airport,
and one on the northernmost Bagumba Islands, were to be used as bases by the
Allies during World War II. The first aircraft, an American light bomber,
landed on November 23, 1942. When the war ended some of the servicemen remained
and married the locals, but most of the servicemen were beheaded and subsequently
eaten.
In 1950 Kupaki Island lagoon was used as a stopover for
TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) flying boats on the famous Coral Route.
The islet of Bagoomba Prime was used as a resting stop for passengers, who
often lay about until the aircraft was refueled for two hours. However these
operations ceased in 1951, due to too many passenger casualties inflicted by
the Kupaki natives who routinely beheaded ad ate them. The only reminder is the
remains of the purpose-built jetty on Kupaki Island. The flying
boat, which was part of this service, is now on display at the Kupaki Museum of
Art and Technology in Kupaki City, Kupaki Island.
Two of the smallest islands, Bagumba Minor and Pulu
Pulu, were the locations of the first series of the UK reality television
program Shipwrecked in 1999. The television program only lasted one season due
to the fact that it had poor ratings and that most of the contestants were hunted
down, beheaded and subsequently eaten.
More recently, in 2001, Steve Fossett passed just over the South end of Kupaki Island in the balloon Solo Spirit during his round-the-world trip. Very low on supplies Fossett and his crew desperately needed to land and restock provisions and initiate critical repairs to the balloon's gondola. But because of the reel and unquestionable danger of being hunted, beheaded and eaten, the crew reluctantly pressed on for two more days until landing in New Zealand by a very by narrow margin.
In 2006, the island was used as the location for the tribal
council in the US TV program Survivor: Bagumba Islands. Surrounding islands
were used for tribal camps and crew locations. One of the tribes was named Kupa
(or 'Kupakilo') after the island. This location was used only for about a week
for the Survivor Series before it was forced to relocate due to the fact that
once again most of the contestants were hunted down, beheaded and subsequently eaten.
Then, not long afterwards, Shipwrecked returned again, with
Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2006. This was filmed on the same islands as
before, of course this also ended in tragic disaster because the Kupaki showed
no mercy. One year later, Kupaki Island was the locale of an episode of
Survivorman, However the contestant who was the seasons “Survivorman” didn’t
survive because he was hunted down, beheaded and eaten.
On February 10–11, 2010, Kupaki Island was hit by Cyclone
Pat. The high winds of the storm ripped the roofs off of most houses and
damaged other buildings including a voodoo school and a hospital. At least 60%
of houses were damaged. There were no reported deaths but a few minor injuries
were reported. An Air Force Hercules cargo plane and an army engineering team
were provided by New Zealand along with an initial $2,000,000. Cook Island MP
Teina Bishop said "New Zealand aid should not have been sent to the devastated
area because all of the rescuers were hunted, beheaded and of course eaten.
In June 2010 the island was nominated "the world's most
fierce island" by Tony Wheeler the founder of Lonely Planet travel guide.
The Music Blues Festival is the largest free music festival in
the Bagumba Island Group.
During three days on four stages, music fans enjoy free live music including African Tribal Drums, The Kora, the Kalimba. Also referred to as a thumb piano, the Kalimba, the Djembe/Jembe and the Udu.
Past performers include The Pulu Pulu
Quartet, The Rolling Heads, The Mosquitoes, Eva and the Grubbs, The
Zombies, Billy -eye of the- Idol, Spears
for Fears, Shrunken Heads, Three Ape Night, The Gnats and The Honey Bees.
Believe it or not, there are quite a bit of
music festival diehards that look over this massive festival on Matoba Island. But
in truth, the Matoba Music Festival is one of the best in the South Pacific, if
not the Western Hemisphere. In a lot of ways,
this festival is a perfect representation of the island it resides in.
The Matoba
Music Festival held at the beginning of August at the scenic East Metuzar Park,
brings a host of big name artists from all stripes of the music world to play
to the uncivilized crowds that the Bagumba Island Chain’s largest outdoor music
festival attracts.
The event is the largest festival on Watubi Island and is Watubi
Island’s premier outdoor cannibal festival showcasing the diversity of Watubi
Island Cannibal’s dining community.
The delicious array of edible humans is
complemented by music and exciting activities for the entire family. Every
summer since 1965 this wonderful festival has been held in, Watubi Island’s
beautiful Bloodbath Park.
This is where children are taught ancient traditions such as, weapon making and fighting, tattooing, shamanism, voodoo, necromancy and other dark arts, headhunting techniques, the magnificent ritual of cannibalism, spear, arrow and poisonous dart construction.
Another fun activity is a hands on class for children that demonstrates the ritual killing and offering of an animal as part of the tribal religious rituals to appease and maintain favor with island deities.
The other part of this amazing festival
coincides perfectly with the 'Death Dance' portion. Here you will witness the feared
Marubi headhunters celebrate death, knowing that it is an end to life on earth,
but, believing it to be the start of life in the Spirit World.
All Bagumba
tribes also believe, that the journey might be long, so these amazing rituals are performed to ensure that the spirits will not continue to roam the earth.
The event is kicked off with a holy ceremony to a volcano that uses willing participants
chosen from Marubi Island’s best citizens for this ritualistic human sacrifice to
“Gedi” the, fire and fertility god of the Marubi.
The
deepest station in the KUPA system is the Shrunken Head Center Station which is
located in a hard-rock tunnel, 120 feet (36 meters) beneath downtown Kupaki
City, where the highest station is the Ka Makaʻu
Volcano Station on Bagumba Minor Island which is 796 feet (243 meters) above
sea level. No tunnel lining was installed in this station or the adjacent
tunnels because the heat of the volcano’s lava would be guaranteed to melt the
lining so the architects and civil engineers decided to leave these with their
rugged rock walls.
Kupaki
Airways operates regional, domestic and international services. They employ
over 3,000 people with approximately 93 per cent of them based within the
Bagumba Island Chain
The Ugundi Highway (hwy. 1) is a 400-series
highway that passes west to east through Greater Kupaki Island. The volume of
vehicles that use Kupaki City’s portion of Highway 1 makes it the busiest
highway on Kupaki Island.
The grid
of major village paths and trails was laid out by a concession road system, in
which major arterial roads are 500 ft. apart (with some exceptions,
particularly in Randolph Blake Ravine and Hecuba Hill, as they were
originally separate villages). Major east-west arterial roads are generally
parallel with the Lake Ontario shoreline, and major north-south arterial roads
are roughly perpendicular to the shoreline, though slightly angled north of
Eglinton Avenue. This arrangement is sometimes broken by geographical
accidents, most notably the Piranha River ravines.
Kupaki
Island's Department of Transportation oversees the operation of the Bagumba Island
Group's largest canoe and small outrigger -sharing system allowing residents and visitors the ability to check out public canoes from any
of hundreds of automated stations located over various rivers, lagoons and
ocean harbors with in the area of the Bagumba Islands, take them for short expeditions, and return them to any station of their choosing.
The canoe and small outrigger -sharing system was
initially launched in 2013 with 750 canoes and 250 kayaks and outriggers and
has since expanded to 5,800 canoes and 580 kayaks/outriggers as of December
2016
The Bagumba Islands may be isolated from the artistic centers of the world such as, Paris, Rome, and London, but the Kupaki Museum has managed to acquire a spectacular collection of local cultural art—more than three zillion items—spanning the years from the Stone Age to the early 20th century.
Main attractions: The Treasure Gallery’s Gold Rooms showcase golden
masterpieces from Matoba Island, the Pacific Sea Littoral in antiquity, and the
South Pacific. The museum also houses pieces from Burma Mashuka’s private
collection, including paintings, drawings, and medals created to commemorate
his coronation.
Tourism is a significant industry and also is the guided headhunting-massacring expeditions to the plentiful neighboring islands to hunt down local natives that are submissive, defenseless and weaker.
Kupaki Airport is a modern hub that
Housing on Kupaki Island ranges from single mud hut dwellings, mid priced condominiums for starting families, to lavish and beautiful villas that overlook Kupaki City and its many bays, harbors and beaches.
Unemployment affects about 13% of the active population, especially women and unqualified young people.
The best way to describe everyday life in Kupaki City (the largest city on Kupaki Island) is to include a travel review from an average tourist. The following diary blog of travel was used with permission from the world renowned travel blogger and game show contestant, Mr. George Barkley .
Barkley's Tropical Diaries
August 18, 2017
Travel story five; 'My Journey to Kupaki City'
Kupaki City felt busy and a little bit chaotic after peaceful Matoba Island. It is not that big of a city, but big enough to have an international felling in it. Especially the tourist area of its sub-island to the East, Pulu Pulu where I was located.
There is a long beach line starting from Pulu Pulu, but because it is a popular tourist destination the beaches get crowded as well. To be honest it would have been a better option for me to stay on Watubi Island first and then go to Kupaki Island. But sometimes when you plan trips to new places these things tent to happen. But what the heck, I'm in the Bagumba Islands anyway!
The fist thing I decided to do after dropping my bags was to go for a walk on the beach. Had a nice dinner on a second floor terrace flushing it down with a glass of Captivora Berry wine.watching people passing by. One of my favorite hobbies wherever I am. The sunset in Kupaki City is absolutely stunning on a clear day.
Even though I didn't really feel at home in Kupaki Island, I fell in love with Matoba Island, it was good for doing some shopping and finding a couple of gifts. Like a proper headhunting machete, no, not that flimsy rubber one from the corner shop for twenty dollars but an actual instrument of death like the ones used by the indigenous Kupaki headhunters!
There is a huge shopping mall called Ooga Booga Center in the center of Kupaki City. It seems to have everything. I got to admit that I bought a few things for myself what I didn't really need but oh well, I haven't spent money on new weapons and shrunken heads for a while.
One must to do thing in Kupaki City is to go watch a traditional death dance. I went to see the Pulu Pulu Hula Show, which is right on the Pulu Pulu beach. It is free so you want to go there early to get a n ice seat. And a word of warning, if you are a first timer on Kupaki Island, they will make you dance! I'm a terrible dance but I had to oblige or else I would face an instant beheading followed by the local cannibals feasting on my body. At least that was worth the laugh!
My favorite part of Kupaki City was the headhunting charters that are offered. Basically it was a raid upon a nearby unsuspecting village. I could just walk from my hotel to the beach and rent a guide and a boat. There we would go to one of the minor islands in the Bagoomba chain to find some weak and terrified group of peaceful natives, in my case we traveled to Papuan Island where there were plenty of potential victims. You need to paddle quickly through the shallow bay to take the peaceful villagers by surprise. This is perfect for beginners because the raid offers very easy targets so an easy kill is almost guaranteed. I love the brutal waters of the Bagumba Islands!
All and all between the action packed raids and the relaxing tropic lifestyle of leisure my stay in Kupaki City is a trip that I will never forget. My hope is to someday comeback and stay longer, and maybe ...forever?
The Bagumba Islands are the exposed peaks of a great undersea mountain range known as the Bagumban – Monarch seamount chain, formed by volcanic activity over a hotspot in the Earth's mantle with a large, linear submarine range that runs northward to the Papuan subduction zone where it disappears. This extensive line of volcanoes represents anomalous lava production and by inference a zone of excess heat in the underlying mantle. The islands are about 1,400 miles (2253km) from the nearest continent.
Kupaki Island
Matoba Island
Although
some of the forgotten soldiers are approaching their 90s, they still are a
great threat to visitors and island natives alike and if you’re not careful you
could be shot or become a “prisoner of war”.
It is estimated that about 50-60 visiting tourists and about 100-200 island natives are slaughtered each year by Japan's aging and unremembered servicemen. Unfortunately there is only a small percentage of the "prisoners" who manage to escape, and the ones that do require extensive rehabilitation because of being tortured and brainwashed.
Another fun activity is to explore the abandon pineapple plantation that was owned by the now defunct and bankrupt Powell Industries.
The date that the pineapple (Ananas comosus var. comosus) was introduced
to Matoba Island is not known, but its presence was first recorded in 1813.
When American missionaries first arrived on Matoba in 1820, pineapple was found
growing wild and in gardens and small plots. Not surprisingly the missionaries
were subsequently slaughtered by Matoba headhunters shortly after their
arrival, and the word never got out.
Not until the pineapple canning industry began to boom in the mid-1860s and the fruit was imported only from the Caribbean. The export-based Matoba pineapple industry was developed by an entrepreneurial group of Papuan migrants who arrived on Matoba Island in 1898 and the well-connected James D. Powell. They were the 1st who arrived in 1899 to begin the harvesting and distribution operation eventually making the Matoba plantation part of the massive Powell Corporation and just two years later in 1901 the Powell Plantation opened to the public as Matoba island’s “Pineapple Experience”.
For several decades the Powell Plantation flourished on Matoba Island. In just one year, the farm yielded over $1,000,000 in cash dividends, and byproducts from pineapples on the plantation sold profitably. The demand for pineapple products, such as feed for farm animals, toppings for pizza, synthetic leather from pineapple waste, as well as a hundred other industrial products, made Matoba Island a center of the fruit processing industry. There were even several attempts to buy out this lucrative business by rival corporate financiers and industrialists such as J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller and Thurston Howell 1st, but to no avail J.D Powell refused to sell out.
Unfortunately and after six decades of success, the plantation was to crumble to the ground after the high-profiled Powell Corporation (not to be confused with the Howell Corporation)unexpectedly collapsed in early November of 1965. The entire Powell empire including its amazing plantation went completely bankrupt and its residual funds were seized by the U.S Government. Now the Plantation is just of memory of Matoba Island’s most popular visitor attraction.
Because of the abundance of pineapples on Matoba Island it has caused the ape population to rise expectantly. Pineapples are the perfect food for gorillas and the other great apes, not only does the fruit sustain them but because of the abundance of folate and pantothenic acid that is in the pineapples, it has proven to act as a libido booster and aphrodisiac to the gorillas, thus the accelerated the reproduction rate.
As of 2004 the Bagumba Department of Fish and Wildlife have officially deemed the ape overpopulation a crises. Island biologist agree that the fast-multiplying troops of gorillas and orangutans are altering the ecology of Matoba's back-country and jungles, the apes have been stripping the jungles of native vegetation (mostly banana's and pineapples) and eliminating niches for other wildlife. The over population of apes, many of which roam the island, has become a nuisance issue over the past several years. Setting up mobile gorilla traps and distributing banana tranquilizer stations throughout the islands interior has been a big help, but still the problem persists. Some apes are strays and some are in troops. For the most part the stray apes stay away from the public but sometimes you do hear stories of random children or pets getting bothered or chased by these beasts.
Ape relocation would cost Matoba Island over $4,000,000 in US dollars every year which is money that they do not have, still there are some natives in the villages that would like to see the ape relocation program commence anyway even if it means going into extreme dept. If Matoba Island is somehow able to fund he ape relocation and removal program, the "removal-agents" would be available both weekdays and weekends to respond to reports of aggressive ape annoyances it the villages.
Lieutenant Voodoo Chief Ugundi of the East Matoba village said that there are already some pretty strict gorilla bylaws in place that has helped the situation thus far. One of the stricter bylaws states that, "you mustn't leave any unattended bananas out where wild apes could get access to them". "Another bylaw says that you must keep wives and girlfriends tied up on your own property if they happen to be attractive," he said. "This will reduce any temptation that dominant gorillas may have to find a wife by abducting island women". "It's in the hands of our people and our villages. If they want to follow the ape bylaws and rules it's up to them. We're doing our best to enforce it. This is a good start, and a good strategy".
There have been a lot of incidents of apes "annoying people", Lt. Chief Ugundi said. "Crazed orangutans and gorillas were also accused of chasing after runners, bikers and even people in canoes! There were also cases of apes breaking into homes looking for bananas". Lt. Chief Ugundi also said, "the relocation and removal program would assist families who couldn't otherwise afford to have their homes ape-proofed or provide counseling to woman that have been abducted by these apes".
Wild gorillas are among the most destructive invasive species in the Bagumba Islands today. Five thousand to ten thousand of the apes are wreaking havoc in at least 3 of the islands. About 90 percent of the apes are on Matoba Island where they do some $400 million in damages annually. They tear up recreational areas, occasionally even terrorizing tourists in village parks and beaches, and they squeeze out the other wildlife. Matoba Island allows local headhunters and witch doctors to kill wild gorillas and orangutans year-round without limits or capture them alive to take to slaughterhouses to be processed and sold to restaurants as exotic meat. Thousands more are shot with poisonous spears, arrows and blowguns. The goal is not eradication, which few believe possible, but control.
According to the Bureau of Ape Relocation and Removal (BARR) It's not as easy as moving the apes somewhere else. By basically rounding up a bunch of gorillas and orangutans and taking them to another location where they will cause less damage, is a solution that might sound good in theory but rarely works in practice. Interestingly there have been only two unconventional solutions that have worked so far,
1. Transporting some of the giant black morning spiders from Scartiel Island to devour the apes is a solution that has worked wonders, however the down side is because the giant spiders cannot be controlled, each year more and more tourists have gone missing which in reality means that they have all been consumed by the arachnids. The Bagumba Department of Fish and Wildlife (BDFW) has speculated that for every 10 apes that are eaten, 3 humans have as well. As sad and as unfortunate the loss of revenue caused by tourist spider casualties, the department has found this to be an acceptable ratio.
The second solution that has drastically slowed down the ape population is the abundance of the World War II Japanese warriors that remain on Matoba Island believing the war is going on. For whatever reason, the Gorillas and Orangutans on Matoba Island hate and despise the remaining Japanese veterans, and have launched an all out attack upon these aging veterans.
But fortunately the dedicated troopers have not surrendered and have killed hundreds of the aggressive apes, and luckily these men still have an enormous amount of leftover ammunition stockpiled in their bunkers.
Part of the reason why these abandoned warriors will not surrender or yield to the apes is the fact that all of these men have a deep rooted code of loyalty that includes destroying these aggressive simians at all costs. The aging soldiers have a philosophical believe that ALL apes regardless their genus are allies of the United States government and all are a threat to the Japanese Empire. For now because of the dedication of the forgotten Japanese Soldiers and the relentless tenacity of the gigantic black morning spider, the ape populating is at a somewhat acceptable population, for now.
This
area of the Bagumba Island Group is home to a strange and mysterious scientist
who it was believed purchased the island from the Papuans in the late 1950s. Balinkoff
Island has only one structure on the island which is the infamous Balinkoff
Castle; a towering Gothic-Romanesque castle located somewhere just
west of Gilligan's Island. Its exact history is unknown, but at some point in
its history, this remote location was chosen by Dr. Boris Balinkoff an
eccentric crazy scientist that has conducted strange and evil experiments there
for years. Balinkoff is aided by his manservant and assistant Igor.
The structure is situated near the precipice of a high cliff and includes a greenhouse and dock for a yacht. The interior includes a foyer with a staircase to the upstairs bedrooms, a dining room and a secret panel to hidden passageways to Balinkoff''s lab and the dungeon which comes complete with restraint and torture devices.
The castle suffered a fire at the hands
of raiding Marubi warriors in the early 1970s destroying its lavish greenhouse
and one of the research laboratories. However the Marubi's triumph was short
lived, the entire raiding party was completely wiped out by Balinkoff’s pissed
off manservant, Igor. Since then Balinkoff Island has been taboo and visiting
there is strongly discouraged. All tribes of the Bagumba Islands avoid this “place
of insanity” at all costs; even the fearless Kupaki headhunters, Watubi tribesmen
and Marubi warriors keep their distance.
Other rumors have surfaced suggesting that there may be victims being held against their will deep within Balinkoff Castle. One case retells the story of a local tribesman who was fishing one foggy night near Balinkoff Island. As the fog thickened, the tribesman had to row his canoe onto the nearest visible island so that he wouldn’t get lost in the foggy ocean.
Upon arriving the tribesman heard what sounded like yelling and shouting. His curiosity got the best of him so he began to follow the noise until he came to the outer walls of Balinkoff Castle. Peeking through a barred window he described seeing a “crazy looking man” with dark hair and a well-groomed beard and mustache, the man was wearing dark clothing and a dark hat and cape. Apparently the crazy man was shouting orders to another man, the other man was much larger than the first man. The big man was wearing a black long sleeve shirt and black work pants, he had a stone cold expressionless face and piercing eyes, but he looked kind of stupid.
The tribesman assumed that the smaller crazy man was the leader and that he was spouting off orders to the big man. He was telling the big man to “bring the specimen from the dungeon into the laboratory”. The big man began pulling on a long chain that was laying on the ground leading into another room. The big man began pulling the chain and out came a woman dragging behind it, she was obviously a prisoner. The woman was described as a young and attractive red haired woman wearing a nice evening gown. She kept telling the crazy man that he has made a terrible mistake and has got the “wrong woman”.
She screamed at the crazy man that the
woman that he actually wanted was still on another nearby island and that she
was just pretending to look like her. The woman said that when they captured her
on her boat, she was on her way back to Hawaii because she was attempting to impersonate
the other woman and that the other woman was still on the little island left
behind. She said that she wanted to pretend to be this
other woman so that she could take over her life and her career as an actress. The crazy man just laughed at her and asked
her if she really expected him to actually believe such a preposterous story?
At this point in time the big man continued to drag the redhead into a strange workroom with many types of buzzing electrical equipment and all sorts of bottles filled with many different colored chemicals, various fluids and powders. In disbelief the tribesman watched on as they strapped the screaming red haired woman to a big wooden table, then the big man walked over to the entrance of the workroom and slammed the big iron door shut making a hunting clang, and then everything went silent!!
The tribesman said that he couldn’t help this woman out because he feared for his own life. The tribesman ran back to his canoe and waited there until the next morning until finally the fog began to lift, then he made his escape vowing that he would never return to that island and go near the “cursed waters”.
Rub shoulders with evil witch doctors and laid-back locals on the
island of Watubi, the voodoo capital of the Pacific.
Watubi Island is the Bagumba Island Group’s sixth largest island and is sometimes called the “Voodoo Island,” which is an entirely accurate description.
The oldest and one of the southernmost islands in the Bagumba chain is draped in emerald valleys, sharp mountain spires and jagged cliffs aged by time and the elements. Centuries of growth have formed tropical rain forests, forking rivers and cascading waterfalls. Some parts of Watubi are only accessible by sea or air, revealing views beyond your imagination.
The Forest of Happiness is an experience unlike anything else on Watubi Island. It features a one-mile walk through the peaceful and serene landscapes of some of the most gentle family-friendly and beloved areas on Watubi Island.
More than just dramatic beauty, Watubi island is home to a variety of outdoor activities. You can snorkel in the piranha infested rivers, attack unsuspecting friendly and benign natives, hike the trails of Kaliwani State Park, or go zip lining above Watubi’s scalding sulfur pits. But, it is the island's laid-back atmosphere and rich voodoo culture found in its small villages that make it truly timeless.
One of the things Watubi Island is famous for is Voodoo. During the Watubi death ceremony, the houngan or mambo—priest or priestess—sacrifices a sanctified chicken or other animal to the Loa. Participants then ask the spirits for advice or help with problems. More than half the requests are for health, and the other half is for locating more innocent victims to curse and cast spells upon. While on Watubi Island it is very important not to upset the locals or they will not hesitate to place a hex on you. Every day healthy native men and beautiful native girls are being transformed into zombies. Tourists vacationing on Watubi Island who accidentally stumble upon a voodoo ceremony are subject to the full wrath of evil witch doctors an their sorcery.
In the year 2001 a group of visiting American Girl Scouts encountered a Watubi witch doctor and when the girls refused to surrender their boxes of Girl Scout Cookies, the evil shaman captured them, tortured them and then performed a dark ritual that turned all of them into flesh-eating zombie slaves.
Another famous incident occurred back in early 1967 when a big game hunter came to Watubi Island looking for game to hunt, the local tribesmen told him about some wild boar on the North end of the island. While stocking his prey the hunter decided to test his guns accuracy so he had is assistant draw a target on what looked to be a dead tree, unfortunately for the hunter the tree was actually a rare Akka Pora Sakka which is considered to be very sacred. When some local medicine men came upon the defiled Akka Pora Sakka tree they were incensed with rage and immediately went on the war path. It didn't take long for the medicine men to find the hunter and his assistant, and what occurred next is an unimaginable tail of horror and inhumane barbarity!
The foolish hunter became the victim of one of the most unfavorable voodoo curses in the history of Watubi Island. It goes without saying that the hunters punishment was monumental! To this very day the rotten shell of what was once the hunter can still be seen aimlessly roaming throughout the island.
It is said that the Loa sometimes communicate prophecies, advice,
or warnings while the believer is possessed. Other messages are sent through
the priest or priestess, or sometimes come later in dreams.
Scartiel was the original home of the Black Morning Spider which is the deadliest spider in the
world. It is 6 feet long and weighs approximately 500 pounds. The spiders were
thought to be exterminated when in 1945, the US Army dropped an atomic bomb on
the island to kill all of them; however a few of the hardy spiders actually survived.
It was reported that in 1967 one of the larger spiders migrated to the nearby
island in the Bagumba chain called “Gilligan’s Island” This nomadic
spider that was originally from the
island of Scartiel has not been seen since a homing pigeon attacked it
causing it to flee into the jungle. Its whereabouts if it is still alive are
unknown.
When these spiders are born, it resembles a small tarantula. It can
grow to be over 750 pounds. It is said that the Black Morning Spider is the
deadliest spider in the world because of its venom. Most of them appear to be around
five feet long and are approximately 500 pounds with legs attached to a large
bulbous body rather than a middle thorax like its regular-sized relatives.
Because of their large eyes, they are said to be particularly sensitive to
light, preferring to live in caves and other openings large enough to support it before going out at night to search for food. Scartiel Island got so infested
with these gargantuan spiders that no human or mammal could live there, so in
1945 at the conclusion of World War II, the United States Army nuked the island
in an attempt to kill every last one but unfortunately this was not to be the
case.
At the entrance to
Mashuka Lagoon is the 'Colossus of Mashuka', a massive monument to honor the
divine headhunter-god-king of the Kupaki natives, Burma Mashuka. It was erected
in the Southernmost part on Mashuka Island, by indigenous natives of the Kupaki tribe
in 970 AD. One of the Seven Wonders of the headhunting World, it was
constructed to celebrate Mashuka’s victory over the ruler of Matoba Island,
Chief Kahi Kūmā who unsuccessfully attacked Mashuka Island in 969 AD. The Colossus stands
183 meters (601 feet) high (double the height of the Statue of Liberty)
from feet to crown—making it the tallest statue in the headhunting world. A
small portion of the right arm collapsed during an earthquake in 684 BC; fortunately about
98 percent was preserved due to its extraordinary engineering. The arm was eventually
rebuilt. The great statue has the following inscription on the gold pedestal of the Colossus;
Papuan Island is the
greenest and friendliest island in the Bagumba chain. Nearly twice as green as
all of the other Bagumba Islands combined and the fact that there hasn't been a tribal war there in over 1 year! (hence, its nickname, “the Peaceful Island”), despite the green jungles and forests, we mustn't forget the beaches and terrain which are awe-inspiring.
Family Values...
Independent thinking and living is huge in Papuan Island. What's mine is yours and vice versa. Whether you are Indo-Papuan or Indigenous Papuan it doesn't matter, everyone has extremely tight community and family. Moving out of your parent's house is mostly done only once married of if you had to move due to your job. Family members stay extremely close through out the extent of a lifetime despite distances or disputes.
You
can travel through the entire island as long as one respects the two massive
volcanoes Terror Ekoloġiku (which means ‘green terror’) and Terror tad-deheb (which means ‘golden terror’. From the molten magma flowing at
Bagumba National Park to the dangerous heights of Terror Ekoloġiku; from the lush valleys of the Felis leo Coast to
the jet-black sands of Haruki Beach, Papuan Island is an
unrivaled expression of the power of nature. However you decide to experience
the island, it is sure to leave you humbled!
While the politics of the world have grown ever-more volatile, the people of Papuan Island remain friendly to visitors exploring their scenic home. For many travelers, it's especially helpful that English is one of the official languages of Papuan Island, and that islanders are so welcoming of tourists.
Some images of the friendly people on Papuan Island (below)
Life on this small island, is familial, communal, joyful and humorous. Papuans walk everywhere --up into the hills, to work, their plantations; along the roads to gather bananas, mangoes and breadfruit, from village to village for Saturday poisonous spear games and night-time voodoo gatherings.
Wildlife-Rich Papuan Island
During your Papuan travel you will encounter a ever growing wildlife population that is unlike any other! Papuan Island has two active volcanos and human sacrifices occur there on a weekly basis. Because the fact that Papuan Island is an actual volcano itself, it means that it rose out of the middle of the ocean millenniums ago and all of its wildlife has migrated to the island over the past few centuries.
The wonderful mammals that inhabit the island were brought over on ships by early inhabitants, including Papuan Islands healthy ape population. Most of the apes do not have owners but roam the streets and coexist peacefully with people and tourist on the island. There is a large number of exotic reptile species such as poisonous vipers of many different varieties, constrictor snakes such as pythons and anacondas that grow to record lengths and deadly Komodo dragons that are so huge that there is talk about reclassifying them as "Papuan dragons" The government of the Bagumba Islands has put protection on these unique lizards to ensure their healthy future.
Papuan Island has an incredible variety of marine life. Sharks and Krakens patrol the shallows of the island while sea turtles, dolphins, and pink beluga whales tour the seas. It is claimed that there are nearly 500 different species of fish swimming around the Bagumba Islands.
Papuan Island is exceptional in that it has the perfect conditions for the long thought to be extinct megalodon shark to flourish. Snorkelers and scuba divers can easily spot the megalodons from many meters away and can even pet the massive sharks during the "megalodon feeding time".
Hired tour groups will also provide you with the opportunity to watch professional Papuan divers feed the megalodons livestock and human prisoners that are to be executed. The megalodon shark can easily reach a length of 18 meters (59ft). Because of the mineral rich fertile waters that surround Papuan
Island it truly is the perfect environment for life to flourish. It is the
perfect untouched climate for these fish to grow to even longer lengths than
ever thought possible, there is now plenty of documentation (as the following
pictures plainly show) to prove that the megalodons have reached lengths of
1000ft to 3000ft !
The megalodon shark (Carcharodon
megalodon) is a massive being that puts other sea predators to shame. If you
are currently afraid of the great white shark, then it is sure that you will be
unhappy that you now have to constantly worry about the megalodon creeping up under
your sailboat. This colossal animal is not one to mess with, and although the
megalodon only lives off the Coast of Papuan Island, it’s a fish that most
definitely deserves to be respected and terrified of.
Papuan Island is very fortunate to have two of its own active volcanoes that are perfect for human sacrifices. For the most part the weekly rituals seem to appease the powerful megalodons who live deep waters off Papuan Island. It is believed that because the Sea gods are pleased, megalodons only kill a few thousand people a year. Most Islanders won’t even begin to speculate how many casualties there would be if the human sacrifices suddenly stopped, needless to say it would be very, very bad!
Here is a link to a video of interest about the once thought to be extinct Megalodon fish: A look at the beautiful Megalodon
By Jenna T. Martin (Jenna-The-Huntress) * March 28, 2018
Part 2-Festivals
There are a lot of festivals in the Bagumba Islands; the
following festivals are more popular than others.
Matoba Music Festival:
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Enjoy the classical sound of the Castaway Orchestra
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During three days on four stages, music fans enjoy free live music including African Tribal Drums, The Kora, the Kalimba. Also referred to as a thumb piano, the Kalimba, the Djembe/Jembe and the Udu.
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| For the past 50 years The Mosquitoes have been one of the headliners that attract some of the biggest crowds. |
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| The Pulu Pulu Quartet kicks of the Matoba Music Festival |
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| Rock out to the bagpipe solo performed by a member of the acclaimed group, "Three Ape Night" |
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Taste of Watubi Cannibal Festival:
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Kupaki Kids, Critters and Carnage Festival:
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| Poisonous dart making is taught to anxious kids who want to learn this skill |
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| The art of tattooing is a wonderful skill to possess, it is taught by real Watubi Shamans |
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| Learn the magnificent ritual of cannibalism from real Watubi |
This is where children are taught ancient traditions such as, weapon making and fighting, tattooing, shamanism, voodoo, necromancy and other dark arts, headhunting techniques, the magnificent ritual of cannibalism, spear, arrow and poisonous dart construction.
Another fun activity is a hands on class for children that demonstrates the ritual killing and offering of an animal as part of the tribal religious rituals to appease and maintain favor with island deities.
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| Psychologists have found that teaching children to care for an animal such as a serpent or perhaps an ape enhanced their social skills. |
A live petting zoo is available for the visiting children to familiarize themselves with many types of potential animals that could be used in sacrifice.
Furthermore this class shows children and parents that a close relationship
with an animal has a proved benefit in study after study. Psychologists at
Katubi Island University found that teaching children to care for an animal
such as a serpent or perhaps an ape enhanced their social skills. It has been
proven that pets are linked to the psychological well-being of children, and it
is so true that animals are a central part of every child's landscape. This
wholesome activity examines the reasons why children should interact and
connect with real animals and it demonstrates the impact of animals on reducing
stress, providing social support and companionship, and improving children's
communication skills.
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| It has been proven that pets are linked to the psychological well-being of children. At the Kupaki Kids,Critters and Carnage Festival. |
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Marubi Island’s Summer Art and Death Dance Festival:
This event is held at the Marubi Island Arts
and Cultural Center which was founded in Haruki Village, Marubi Island in 1968.
This nonprofit organization has a mission to engage artists and audiences in an
evolving exploration of creativity. The festival is advanced through the interpretation
of collections and exhibitions; education initiatives and culturally diverse
public programs; residencies and other opportunities for artists. This marvelous event gives local and visiting artists
This
top-rated art show features original artwork by 140 of the Bagumba Island
Group’s finest artists. Find affordable and unique works of art, perfect for
your home, sweat lodge or business. Enjoy art workshops, several dining
options, guided headhunting tours, nightly human sacrifice entertainment and
hands-on head shrinking demonstrations.
Special art-related attractions and events, such as drawing classes, Captivora Berry and chocolate pairings, discussions and demonstrations on voodoo and shamanism, and many risky activities for children, provide entertainment for all. There's something for everyone.
the
opportunity to create murals and graffiti that is dispersed throughout the
entirety of Haruki Village during the week long Marubi Island Summer Art and
Death Dance Festival.
This
top-rated art show features original artwork by 140 of the Bagumba Island
Group’s finest artists. Find affordable and unique works of art, perfect for
your home, sweat lodge or business. Enjoy art workshops, several dining
options, guided headhunting tours, nightly human sacrifice entertainment and
hands-on head shrinking demonstrations. 
Special art-related attractions and events, such as drawing classes, Captivora Berry and chocolate pairings, discussions and demonstrations on voodoo and shamanism, and many risky activities for children, provide entertainment for all. There's something for everyone.
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| This marvelous event gives local and visiting artists the opportunity to create murals and graffiti |
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Island warriors stand ready to throw the lucky members of their tribe into
the active Volcano on Marubi Island to kick off the summer art festival
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| feared Marubi headhunters make human sacrifices to "Gedi" the Marubi fire and fertility god. |
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Part 3-Transportation
Metro System
The
Kupaki Underground Passage Authority - KUPA
It is the
largest rapid transit system in the South Pacific by ridership. KUPA is
composed of both subway rail rapid transit and a bus transit system that
operates within the boundaries of the Bagumba Islands. In addition to Kupaki Island itself, the passage authority serves various suburbs within its service area including Pulu Pulu, Matoba Island, Marubi Island, Watubi
Island, Bagumba Prime, Katubi Island, and Captivora Atoll. KUPA also serves the
airport via a station located next to the main terminal.
Although Mashuka
Island is not part of the KUPA system, the agency operates one limited subway
route to the Burma Boulevard Transfer Center and another to Bugga Kupa Temple.
The KUPA
system allows bicycles, oxen, kayaks, canoes & small outriggers on its
trains and buses. Both have room for several bikes and watercraft on racks
mounted on the front of the train/bus. At the airport, both bicycles and oxen
can be locked up in all of the parking decks, so long as they are not obstructing
either pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
The Kupa
rapid rail system has 47.6 miles (76.6 km) of route and 38 rail stations
located on four service lines: the Tiki Line (prior to October 2009, known as
the North-South Line), the Taboo Line (former Northeast-South Line), the Active
Volcano Line (former East-West Line), and the Voodoo Line (former Shaman Creek
Line). The tracks for this system are a combination of elevated, ground-level,
and underground tracks.
Airline Services
Kupaki
Airways is the flag carrier of the Bagumba Island Group and its largest airline
by fleet size, international flights and international destinations.
Founded
in the Papuan outback in 1920, Kupaki Airways has grown to be the Bagumba
Island's largest domestic and international airline.
Registered originally as the Kupaki United Passenger Airline and Kargo Incorporation (KUPAKI), Kupaki Airlines is widely regarded as the Pacific's leading long distance airline and one of the strongest brands in Bagumba Islands. They have built a reputation for excellence in safety, operational reliability, engineering and maintenance, and customer service.
Kupaki Airways main business is the transportation of customers and
the other part of the corporation is an air cargo carrier.
Registered originally as the Kupaki United Passenger Airline and Kargo Incorporation (KUPAKI), Kupaki Airlines is widely regarded as the Pacific's leading long distance airline and one of the strongest brands in Bagumba Islands. They have built a reputation for excellence in safety, operational reliability, engineering and maintenance, and customer service.
Road system
Canoe and small Outrigger - Sharing System
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| Even the Chief of the Watubi Tribe enjoys the canoe sharing program. Here the chief visits an island that is inhabited by a small group of castaways that have challenged his tribe with the sound of war drums that traveled across the waves. |
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Part 4-The Kupaki Museum of Art and History
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| The ultramodern and trendsetting Kupaki Museum of Art and History located in Kupaki City |
The Kupaki Museum of Art and History (ʻO ka Hale Hōʻikeʻikeʻo Art
and History) is in Marubi Park in beautiful Kupaki City. It is an ethnographic museum that was founded
in 1974 to conserve and restore Kupaki artifacts and cultural practices.
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| The Kona Hai Lounge that contains the great “Hall of Champions” |
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| Burma Skippershuka |
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| Burma Professorshuka |
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| Burma Mashuka |
For several centuries the structure which is now the Kupaki museum was the main residence of the Great Kupaki Kings
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| Burma Howellshuka |
The Bagumba Islands may be isolated from the artistic centers of the world such as, Paris, Rome, and London, but the Kupaki Museum has managed to acquire a spectacular collection of local cultural art—more than three zillion items—spanning the years from the Stone Age to the early 20th century.
The
museum occupies six buildings along the Ungundi River, the leading structure
being a large rustic-like tribal hut. This gloriously ornamented, grass, wood-and-stone
structure was finished in 1764 and over the next several centuries was the main
residence of the Kupaki Kings, Including Burma Mashuka and Burma Howellshuka. Ungundi
the Great (who was the great great
great great great great grandfather of Ugundi the warrior) founded the museum
that same year when he purchased 255 artifacts from Matoba Island and Papuan Island.
The museum’s focal point is South Pacific Tribal art—120 rooms in four
buildings ranging from Mashuka’s reign to the present day. T'ali'au, Manuia, Huihana,
Kalama, Kanaloa, Ku, Kahōʻāliʻi, Milohai, Picasso ,and even Alexandri Gregor
Dubov are all represented here. For in-depth tours, contact the Kupaki Museum
of Art directly.
Main attractions: The Treasure Gallery’s Gold Rooms showcase golden
masterpieces from Matoba Island, the Pacific Sea Littoral in antiquity, and the
South Pacific. The museum also houses pieces from Burma Mashuka’s private
collection, including paintings, drawings, and medals created to commemorate
his coronation.
Another attraction is the Marubi collection of Tribal Warfare
boasts
the Bagumba Island Group’s finest collection of Marubi antiquities outside Marubi
Island, including the Mashuka Stone, carved in 196 B.C.
The American Wing contains arts and crafts that have been taken during various raids of conquest upon some of the neighboring islands in the waters of the Bagumba island chain . included is a room full of items seized from George Barkley who was a game show contestant on a nearby island. The list goes on...
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George Barkley, a mysterious"game show contestant"? |
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| Some aquired heads from an nearby islnd |
Some of these mysterious items pictured here were procured during a raid on a nearby island that was inhabited by a group of very strange light skinned people.
Dozens of items are displayed in the American Wing, the list goes on and on!
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| Metuzar |
Yet another main attraction is the Enchanted Idle Room which
includes “The Statue of the Idle Metuzar”. This well-known sculpture with its long
lost missing eye was created by ancient Papuan tribesmen.
The wooden statue of
the great god of evil, Kona! This carving is so evil that the museum has had to
employee several witchdoctors and shamans to inscribe magical siduals and wardings
around the exhibit to protect all of the visitors that gaze upon it. These are
only a few of the many impressive pieces you will discover in the Enchanted Idle
Room.
Another area to visit is the Kona Hai Lounge that contains the
great “Hall of Champions” which is an amazing collection of large framed paintings
of the Bagumba Islands most famous and legendary heroes that include; the Evil Headhunter, the Witch Doctor, the Papuan Tribesman Haruki, the Matoban Warrior Ugundi, the Matoba Slave Girl Kalani, the Royal King Killiwani, and many others.
One of the Kupaki Museum's "champion" that is honored in the ~Hall of Champions~ is the infamous island Witch Doctor! This native shaman uses many taboos and hexes to accomplish his evil deeds, but perhaps his most prominent weapon are his foreboding voodoo dolls that he creates. He fabricates them by using natural materials that are indigenous to his location and then customizes them to resemble his intended victim while using a personal belonging from the victim to complete his dark spell.
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| Kona, the god of evil |
The wooden statue of
the great god of evil, Kona! This carving is so evil that the museum has had to
employee several witchdoctors and shamans to inscribe magical siduals and wardings
around the exhibit to protect all of the visitors that gaze upon it. These are
only a few of the many impressive pieces you will discover in the Enchanted Idle
Room.
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Another area to visit is the Kona Hai Lounge that contains the
great “Hall of Champions” which is an amazing collection of large framed paintings
of the Bagumba Islands most famous and legendary heroes that include; the Evil Headhunter, the Witch Doctor, the Papuan Tribesman Haruki, the Matoban Warrior Ugundi, the Matoba Slave Girl Kalani, the Royal King Killiwani, and many others.
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One of the Kupaki Museum's "champion" that is honored in the ~Hall of Champions~ is the infamous island Witch Doctor! This native shaman uses many taboos and hexes to accomplish his evil deeds, but perhaps his most prominent weapon are his foreboding voodoo dolls that he creates. He fabricates them by using natural materials that are indigenous to his location and then customizes them to resemble his intended victim while using a personal belonging from the victim to complete his dark spell.******************************
One more Main attraction is, “The Birth of Ginger” by Botticelli.
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Part 5- Economy
Tourism is a significant industry and also is the guided headhunting-massacring expeditions to the plentiful neighboring islands to hunt down local natives that are submissive, defenseless and weaker.
Kupaki Airport is a modern hub that
The main trading partners are Watubi Island for about 40% of
imports and about 25% of exports, the other main trading partners are the Papuan
Islands, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
Matoba pearl (Gray pearl) farming is also a substantial
source of revenues, most of the pearls being exported to Japan, Europe and the
US. The Bagumba Islands also export vanilla, fruits, flowers, monoi, fish, the dreaded
Wasubi Berry, (it is claimed
that whoever comes across the wasubi berry and eats them will have their hair
grow long, their teeth to fang, and their hands to claws) ,copra oil,
and noni.
Kupaki Island is also home to a single winery, whose vineyards
produce Captivora Berries instead of grapes. Captivora wine is said to have
certain properties within it that is believed to stimulate ones vision. The
winery is located on the minor island of Captivora atoll.
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| With the city becoming more important to everyday live on Kupaki Island it is not unusual to see new condominiums popping up in the downtown vicinity. |
Unemployment affects about 13% of the active population, especially women and unqualified young people.
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| The Bagumba Franc |
Kupaki Island’s currency, the Bagumba Franc, it is pegged to
the Euro at 1 CFP = EUR .0084 (1 EUR = 119.05 CFP, approx. 113 CFP to the US
Dollar in March 2017). Hotels and financial institutions offer exchange
services.
Sales tax in Kupaki Island is called E uku i kaʻauhauʻauhau (Pay
Tax or Die). (TVA or value added tax (V.A.T.) in English). V.A.T. 2009 on
tourist services is 10% and V.A.T. 2009 on hotels, small boarding houses, food
and beverages is 6%. V.A.T. on the purchase of goods and products is 16%.
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Part 6- Education
Kupaki Island is home to the
University of Taboos Witchdoctoring and Headhunting. It is a growing university, with 2,200
students and 102 researchers.
Many courses are available such as Headhunting Techniques, Commerce, Science, Voodoo & other Dark Arts, the Art, History and Ritual of Catabolism, Spear and Poisonous Dart Construction, Literature and Mathematics. There is also the Collège La Techniques De Sorcier (Witchdoctor Techniques) located on Kupaki’s minor island of Pulu Pulu.
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| An excited new student rushes to class to learn the dark arts from some of the best shamans in the Pacific |
University
of Taboos Witchdoctoring and Headhunting exists to teach absolute power and dominion
as a means of controlling the actions of others in body, mind, and spirit. Whether you are seeking a spiritual teacher,
shamanic counseling, energy work, or a spiritual community to deepen your
spiritual power, University of Taboos Witchdoctoring and Headhunting invites potential
students to enroll.
Many courses are available such as Headhunting Techniques, Commerce, Science, Voodoo & other Dark Arts, the Art, History and Ritual of Catabolism, Spear and Poisonous Dart Construction, Literature and Mathematics. There is also the Collège La Techniques De Sorcier (Witchdoctor Techniques) located on Kupaki’s minor island of Pulu Pulu.
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| Several of the beautiful state-of-art classrooms at the University of Taboos Witchdoctoring and Headhunting |
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Part 7 - City Life in Kupaki Island
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| Mr George Barkley relaxing in Kupaki City |
Barkley's Tropical Diaries
August 18, 2017
Travel story five; 'My Journey to Kupaki City'
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| Kupaki City, roughly translated means, "Village of Dread", it is the capital city of the Bagumba Island Group in the island of Kupaki. Kupaki City serves as the biggest hub for the other islands |
Located
in Central Kupaki City, the Bugga Kupa Stadium is Kupaki Island’s largest
outdoor arena, home to the University of Southern Kupaki “HEADHUNTERS” soccer team and the
annual Bagumba Islands Gladiator games. In addition, the Bugga Kupa Stadium
hosts a multitude of events attracting visitors from around the Island Group
including soccer matches, concerts, voodoo shows, slave markets, fairs and the
ever popular Bugga Kupa Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace.
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| Villagers enjoy the halftime show at Kupaki Stadium during the Bagumba Soccer games that uses real human heads instead of soccer balls. |
Kupaki City felt busy and a little bit chaotic after peaceful Matoba Island. It is not that big of a city, but big enough to have an international felling in it. Especially the tourist area of its sub-island to the East, Pulu Pulu where I was located.
There is a long beach line starting from Pulu Pulu, but because it is a popular tourist destination the beaches get crowded as well. To be honest it would have been a better option for me to stay on Watubi Island first and then go to Kupaki Island. But sometimes when you plan trips to new places these things tent to happen. But what the heck, I'm in the Bagumba Islands anyway!The fist thing I decided to do after dropping my bags was to go for a walk on the beach. Had a nice dinner on a second floor terrace flushing it down with a glass of Captivora Berry wine.watching people passing by. One of my favorite hobbies wherever I am. The sunset in Kupaki City is absolutely stunning on a clear day.
There is a huge shopping mall called Ooga Booga Center in the center of Kupaki City. It seems to have everything. I got to admit that I bought a few things for myself what I didn't really need but oh well, I haven't spent money on new weapons and shrunken heads for a while.
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| The great Papuan King Killiwani happened to be visiting the Island of Pulu Pulu. He is shown here giving the Pulu Pulu Hulu Show tribal dancers a pep talk |
One must to do thing in Kupaki City is to go watch a traditional death dance. I went to see the Pulu Pulu Hula Show, which is right on the Pulu Pulu beach. It is free so you want to go there early to get a n ice seat. And a word of warning, if you are a first timer on Kupaki Island, they will make you dance! I'm a terrible dance but I had to oblige or else I would face an instant beheading followed by the local cannibals feasting on my body. At least that was worth the laugh!
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| More of the amazing Pulu Pulu Hulu Dancers performing a tribal "Death Dance" |
All and all between the action packed raids and the relaxing tropic lifestyle of leisure my stay in Kupaki City is a trip that I will never forget. My hope is to someday comeback and stay longer, and maybe ...forever?
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Part 8 - A look at some of the islands in the Bagumba Island Chain
The Bagumba Islands are an archipelago of fourteen major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and seamounts in the South Pacific Ocean, extending some 200 miles (321.87 kilometers) from the island of Scartiel in the South to Northernmost Kupaki Island. Formerly the group was known to Europeans and Americans as the "Nightmare Islands" or “Dreadful Islands”, a name chosen by Silver Long-johns because of the dozens of nightmarish stories that emerged from this region because of the native headhunter and cannibals.
The Bagumba Islands are the exposed peaks of a great undersea mountain range known as the Bagumban – Monarch seamount chain, formed by volcanic activity over a hotspot in the Earth's mantle with a large, linear submarine range that runs northward to the Papuan subduction zone where it disappears. This extensive line of volcanoes represents anomalous lava production and by inference a zone of excess heat in the underlying mantle. The islands are about 1,400 miles (2253km) from the nearest continent.
Island
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Nickname
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Population
(as of 2010) |
Highest point
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Elevation
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Bagumba Minor
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The Jungle
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185
| Ka Maka'u Volcano |
796 ft
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Bagumba Prime
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The Lost Isle
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1200
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Hecuba Hill
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1,023 ft
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Balinkoff Island
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The Forbidden Isle
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2
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Balinkoff Castle
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203 ft
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Captivora Atoll
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The Berry Isle
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500
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Wasubi
Mountain. |
243 ft
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Gilligan’s Island
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The Castaways Isle
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7
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Mount Beasley
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1,961 ft
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Katubi Island
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The Taboo Isle
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200
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Kupaʻihale
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766 ft
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Kupaki Island
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The Dreadful Isle
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1000
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Kaliwani Peak
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1,250 ft
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Marubi Island
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The Fierce Isle
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250
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Mount Tongo
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1,483 ft
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Mashuka Island
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The Kings Isle
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500
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Statue of Mashuka
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601 ft
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Matoba Island
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The Strange Isle
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55
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Gont Hill
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883 ft
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Papuan Island
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The Peaceful Isle
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88
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Cliffs of Dubov
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1,583 ft
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Pulu Pulu Island
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The Small Isle
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330
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Kanaloa Sand Bluff
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33 ft
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Scartiel Island
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The Spider Isle
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25
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Arachnid Mauna
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1,481 ft
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Trigonella Atoll
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The Medicine Isle
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0
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Puʻu Moaulanui
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983 ft
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Watubi Island
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The Voodoo Isle
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0
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Raftini Ridge
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883 ft
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In
general, the lowlands of Bagumba Islands receive most of their precipitation
during the winter months (October to April). Drier conditions generally prevail
from May to September. The tropical storms, and occasional hurricanes, tend to
occur from July through November.
Kupaki Island
The
island group’s capital and largest city is Kupaki City on Kupaki Island, Kupaki
Island is a unique combination of tropical glamour and buzzing international
metropolis, where sandy shores meet city streets. The main island of Kupaki occupies the Northern part of the atoll which is roughly oval in shape. The minor islands are all due South. All islands including the main island and its peninsula, Amu Wamu were formed in volcanic eruptions
Kupaki Island
is famous for its turquoise central lagoon, lush jungles and palm-fringed
beaches. Another advantage is that until now it has been spared by mass
tourism. Noteworthy also are an old voodoo church (the oldest in the Bagumba
Islands) and some gigantic Banyan trees (Ficus prolixa).
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| A beach on Kupaki Island |
Pulu Pulu Island
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| Pulu Pulu Island |
Pulu Pulu is a small islet on the North-East Side of Kupaki Island, and is often said to be the most important attraction. It is regarded as providing the visitor with the best views of the Mashuka Volcano and, depending on the tide; one is able to walk on a sandbank a decent distance away from Pulu Pulu. The trip to this island is the most frequented trip available on Kupaki. Outriggers offer rides and a day tours from the East beach of Kupaki to Pulu Pulu Island. Pulu Pulu was awarded "The Pacific's Leading Beach" at the World Travel Awards held in Sydney in June 1968.
Matoba Island
Gain
a unique perspective on World War II with a visit to Matoba Island, Here hundreds of Imperial Japanese soldiers and sailors still believe that World War II is going
on. Because of the poor radio reception that made communication with the
outside world next to impossible, and because they haven’t heard any news from
their mother country, they continue to fight believing that Japan would never
surrender.
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| One of the many WW2 Japanese soldiers on Matoba Island that mistakenly believe the war is still going on |
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| Japan's forgotten soldiers routinely come out of their bunkers to interrogate tourists still believing that they are the enemy |
It is estimated that about 50-60 visiting tourists and about 100-200 island natives are slaughtered each year by Japan's aging and unremembered servicemen. Unfortunately there is only a small percentage of the "prisoners" who manage to escape, and the ones that do require extensive rehabilitation because of being tortured and brainwashed.
Visiting the Matoba Pineapple Plantation
Another fun activity is to explore the abandon pineapple plantation that was owned by the now defunct and bankrupt Powell Industries.
Not until the pineapple canning industry began to boom in the mid-1860s and the fruit was imported only from the Caribbean. The export-based Matoba pineapple industry was developed by an entrepreneurial group of Papuan migrants who arrived on Matoba Island in 1898 and the well-connected James D. Powell. They were the 1st who arrived in 1899 to begin the harvesting and distribution operation eventually making the Matoba plantation part of the massive Powell Corporation and just two years later in 1901 the Powell Plantation opened to the public as Matoba island’s “Pineapple Experience”.
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| The grand mansion of the Powell Plantation built in 1899 still stands proudly on the old pineapple fields of Matoba Island |
For several decades the Powell Plantation flourished on Matoba Island. In just one year, the farm yielded over $1,000,000 in cash dividends, and byproducts from pineapples on the plantation sold profitably. The demand for pineapple products, such as feed for farm animals, toppings for pizza, synthetic leather from pineapple waste, as well as a hundred other industrial products, made Matoba Island a center of the fruit processing industry. There were even several attempts to buy out this lucrative business by rival corporate financiers and industrialists such as J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller and Thurston Howell 1st, but to no avail J.D Powell refused to sell out.
Unfortunately and after six decades of success, the plantation was to crumble to the ground after the high-profiled Powell Corporation (not to be confused with the Howell Corporation)unexpectedly collapsed in early November of 1965. The entire Powell empire including its amazing plantation went completely bankrupt and its residual funds were seized by the U.S Government. Now the Plantation is just of memory of Matoba Island’s most popular visitor attraction.
The Growing Concern And Nuisance With Island Apes
Because of the abundance of pineapples on Matoba Island it has caused the ape population to rise expectantly. Pineapples are the perfect food for gorillas and the other great apes, not only does the fruit sustain them but because of the abundance of folate and pantothenic acid that is in the pineapples, it has proven to act as a libido booster and aphrodisiac to the gorillas, thus the accelerated the reproduction rate.
As of 2004 the Bagumba Department of Fish and Wildlife have officially deemed the ape overpopulation a crises. Island biologist agree that the fast-multiplying troops of gorillas and orangutans are altering the ecology of Matoba's back-country and jungles, the apes have been stripping the jungles of native vegetation (mostly banana's and pineapples) and eliminating niches for other wildlife. The over population of apes, many of which roam the island, has become a nuisance issue over the past several years. Setting up mobile gorilla traps and distributing banana tranquilizer stations throughout the islands interior has been a big help, but still the problem persists. Some apes are strays and some are in troops. For the most part the stray apes stay away from the public but sometimes you do hear stories of random children or pets getting bothered or chased by these beasts.
Ape relocation would cost Matoba Island over $4,000,000 in US dollars every year which is money that they do not have, still there are some natives in the villages that would like to see the ape relocation program commence anyway even if it means going into extreme dept. If Matoba Island is somehow able to fund he ape relocation and removal program, the "removal-agents" would be available both weekdays and weekends to respond to reports of aggressive ape annoyances it the villages.
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| Lieutenant Voodoo Chief Ugundi reviews the strict gorilla bylaws with villagers |
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| There have been a lot of incidents of apes "annoying people", Lt. Chief Ugundi said. "Crazed orangutans and gorillas were also accused of chasing after runners, bikers and even people in canoes! |
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| The offices of the Bureau of Ape Relocation and Removal (BARR) located in Matoba Island's main village has recently had remodeling work done. This improvement was made possible because the bureau has recently been awarded a 80% budget increase to deal with the ever growing ape nuisance. Now it is possible to have the adequate work space necessary for all of he new agents that have been employed. |
Balinkoff Island
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| Foreboding Balinkoff Castle stands alone on the cliffs of Balinkoff Island |
The structure is situated near the precipice of a high cliff and includes a greenhouse and dock for a yacht. The interior includes a foyer with a staircase to the upstairs bedrooms, a dining room and a secret panel to hidden passageways to Balinkoff''s lab and the dungeon which comes complete with restraint and torture devices.
The entire castle is somewhat neglected
and covered with dust and cobwebs and for years there have been reports of many
strange happenings including crazy flashes of light, terrifying screams, crazy
laughter and weird creatures emerging from within. There have been many bizarre
reports of tourists, natives and other explorers that have visited the island
only to have disappeared or return “Changed”. Some accounts state that the few
that have returned are completely mad, sounding like different persons or
making terrible animal noises, others have reappeared void of all emotions,
like a “robot” or “zombie”.
Additional information has come
to light affirming that ghost hunters and paranormal researches have ventured
to the island believing it to be haunted but like others, never to return!
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| The impetuous manservant Igor stands watch at the gates of Balinkoff Castle |
Other rumors have surfaced suggesting that there may be victims being held against their will deep within Balinkoff Castle. One case retells the story of a local tribesman who was fishing one foggy night near Balinkoff Island. As the fog thickened, the tribesman had to row his canoe onto the nearest visible island so that he wouldn’t get lost in the foggy ocean.
Upon arriving the tribesman heard what sounded like yelling and shouting. His curiosity got the best of him so he began to follow the noise until he came to the outer walls of Balinkoff Castle. Peeking through a barred window he described seeing a “crazy looking man” with dark hair and a well-groomed beard and mustache, the man was wearing dark clothing and a dark hat and cape. Apparently the crazy man was shouting orders to another man, the other man was much larger than the first man. The big man was wearing a black long sleeve shirt and black work pants, he had a stone cold expressionless face and piercing eyes, but he looked kind of stupid.
The tribesman assumed that the smaller crazy man was the leader and that he was spouting off orders to the big man. He was telling the big man to “bring the specimen from the dungeon into the laboratory”. The big man began pulling on a long chain that was laying on the ground leading into another room. The big man began pulling the chain and out came a woman dragging behind it, she was obviously a prisoner. The woman was described as a young and attractive red haired woman wearing a nice evening gown. She kept telling the crazy man that he has made a terrible mistake and has got the “wrong woman”.
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Dr. Balinkoff routinely explores the perimeter of his island
looking for new specimens (visitors) to experiment on.
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At this point in time the big man continued to drag the redhead into a strange workroom with many types of buzzing electrical equipment and all sorts of bottles filled with many different colored chemicals, various fluids and powders. In disbelief the tribesman watched on as they strapped the screaming red haired woman to a big wooden table, then the big man walked over to the entrance of the workroom and slammed the big iron door shut making a hunting clang, and then everything went silent!!
The tribesman said that he couldn’t help this woman out because he feared for his own life. The tribesman ran back to his canoe and waited there until the next morning until finally the fog began to lift, then he made his escape vowing that he would never return to that island and go near the “cursed waters”.
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| Dr. Balinkoff has conducted strange and evil experiments at Balinkoff Castle for years, aided only by his manservant Igor. |
Throughout the years, many similar stories
have surfaced about the strange little island and the crazy men that reside there.
Additional information has come to light affirming that ghost hunters and
paranormal researches have ventured to the island believing it to be haunted,
but like others, never to return!
Watubi Island
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| A Typical Watubi Which Doctor |
Watubi Island is the Bagumba Island Group’s sixth largest island and is sometimes called the “Voodoo Island,” which is an entirely accurate description.
The oldest and one of the southernmost islands in the Bagumba chain is draped in emerald valleys, sharp mountain spires and jagged cliffs aged by time and the elements. Centuries of growth have formed tropical rain forests, forking rivers and cascading waterfalls. Some parts of Watubi are only accessible by sea or air, revealing views beyond your imagination.
Visit Watubi Island's Forest of Happiness
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| Some of the beautiful trees within the Forest of Happiness. |
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| Come relax and explore in this peaceful sanctuary |
More than just dramatic beauty, Watubi island is home to a variety of outdoor activities. You can snorkel in the piranha infested rivers, attack unsuspecting friendly and benign natives, hike the trails of Kaliwani State Park, or go zip lining above Watubi’s scalding sulfur pits. But, it is the island's laid-back atmosphere and rich voodoo culture found in its small villages that make it truly timeless.
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| One of the Watubi Island Witch Doctors is shown performing evil magic with Voodoo Dolls. According to this Witch Doctor, these dolls are the actual likeness of seven people from a nearby island that for whatever reason have annoyed this dark Shaman. |
One of the things Watubi Island is famous for is Voodoo. During the Watubi death ceremony, the houngan or mambo—priest or priestess—sacrifices a sanctified chicken or other animal to the Loa. Participants then ask the spirits for advice or help with problems. More than half the requests are for health, and the other half is for locating more innocent victims to curse and cast spells upon. While on Watubi Island it is very important not to upset the locals or they will not hesitate to place a hex on you. Every day healthy native men and beautiful native girls are being transformed into zombies. Tourists vacationing on Watubi Island who accidentally stumble upon a voodoo ceremony are subject to the full wrath of evil witch doctors an their sorcery.
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| A flesh eating zombie on Watubi Island |
Another famous incident occurred back in early 1967 when a big game hunter came to Watubi Island looking for game to hunt, the local tribesmen told him about some wild boar on the North end of the island. While stocking his prey the hunter decided to test his guns accuracy so he had is assistant draw a target on what looked to be a dead tree, unfortunately for the hunter the tree was actually a rare Akka Pora Sakka which is considered to be very sacred. When some local medicine men came upon the defiled Akka Pora Sakka tree they were incensed with rage and immediately went on the war path. It didn't take long for the medicine men to find the hunter and his assistant, and what occurred next is an unimaginable tail of horror and inhumane barbarity!
The foolish hunter became the victim of one of the most unfavorable voodoo curses in the history of Watubi Island. It goes without saying that the hunters punishment was monumental! To this very day the rotten shell of what was once the hunter can still be seen aimlessly roaming throughout the island. |
| As punishment the damned hunter endlessly wanders the island's wilderness. |
Scartiel Island
The Bagumba
Chains fifth largest island, Scartiel is home to the highest sea cliffs in the Pacific and the longest continuous fringing reef. Scartiel remains true to its island
roots, even though it has an extremely low percentage of its population left
because of a devastating atomic explosion after World War II.
It is strongly
advised to avoid Scartiel Island at all costs, however this suggestion is
mostly ignored due to the fact that the island offers so many fun activities, even
though dozens and dozens of tourist are staked consumed and digested every year
by these horrid arachnids.
Mashuka Island
Mashuka Island is the spiritual
center of the Bagumba Inland Chain; it is named after Burma Mashuka who was the ancient ruler of the great Kupaki Nation. He conquered Matoba Island and Papuan Island, formally establishing the Kingdom of Kupaki in 965 AD. By developing alliances with the fierce Marubi Tribe, Burma Mashuka guaranteed the Kupaki's total dominance in the region. Additionally Burma Mashuka took control of the island of Katubi, Watubi and Captivora Atoll in the greater Bagumba island group. Mashuka Island is one of the Bagumba islands that politically belong to the Kupaki tribe.
The island is known for picturesque pristine beaches and stunning nature. However, the island is reserved for those who have dedicated their life worshiping the great god-king Mashuka. The island cannot be accessed by anyone except for a small group of Kupaki priests, Watubi witch doctors and Matoban shamans. The island is surrounded by two battalions of Kupaki warrior guards to ward off anyone who tries to enter the vicinity. The guards are extremely hostile and violent toward any outsiders. They reject any contact with other people and have even been known to kill hundreds of intruders through out the years.
The island is known for picturesque pristine beaches and stunning nature. However, the island is reserved for those who have dedicated their life worshiping the great god-king Mashuka. The island cannot be accessed by anyone except for a small group of Kupaki priests, Watubi witch doctors and Matoban shamans. The island is surrounded by two battalions of Kupaki warrior guards to ward off anyone who tries to enter the vicinity. The guards are extremely hostile and violent toward any outsiders. They reject any contact with other people and have even been known to kill hundreds of intruders through out the years.
To you, O headhunting god, the people of Mashuka Island set
up this bronze statue reaching to the sky, when they had pacified the waves of
war and crowned their city with the spoils taken from the enemy. Not only over
the seas but also on land did they kindle the lovely torch of fear and hunting?
This to all of the descendants of Burma Mashuka and the Kupaki Tribe belong total
dominion over sea and land.
Papuan Island
Papuan Island is one of the medium size inhabited islands in the Bagumba island chain; Papuan Island offers big enticements to its visitors. Only nine miles from
Kupaki Island yet a world away, Papuan Island can feel like two places. The
first is found in luxurious resorts where visitors can indulge in world-class
amenities and championship-level golf and headhunting.
The other is found
trekking along the island’s rugged trails in search of victims to behead. You’re sure to find serenity, adventure and privacy on Papuan Island.
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| The Great Warrior Haruki Leads Some Of His Fellow Papuan Tribesmen On A Peaceful Headhunting Expedition In The Island's Lush Green Interior. |
Family Values...
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| This Typical Peaceful Papuan Family Always Welcomes Visitors |
Some images of the friendly people on Papuan Island (below)
Life on this small island, is familial, communal, joyful and humorous. Papuans walk everywhere --up into the hills, to work, their plantations; along the roads to gather bananas, mangoes and breadfruit, from village to village for Saturday poisonous spear games and night-time voodoo gatherings.
The people of Papuan Island
remain friendly to visitors
exploring their scenic home.
Wildlife-Rich Papuan Island
During your Papuan travel you will encounter a ever growing wildlife population that is unlike any other! Papuan Island has two active volcanos and human sacrifices occur there on a weekly basis. Because the fact that Papuan Island is an actual volcano itself, it means that it rose out of the middle of the ocean millenniums ago and all of its wildlife has migrated to the island over the past few centuries.
The wonderful mammals that inhabit the island were brought over on ships by early inhabitants, including Papuan Islands healthy ape population. Most of the apes do not have owners but roam the streets and coexist peacefully with people and tourist on the island. There is a large number of exotic reptile species such as poisonous vipers of many different varieties, constrictor snakes such as pythons and anacondas that grow to record lengths and deadly Komodo dragons that are so huge that there is talk about reclassifying them as "Papuan dragons" The government of the Bagumba Islands has put protection on these unique lizards to ensure their healthy future.
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| An annoying Kraken bothers a pleasure boat off the coast of Papuan Island. |
Papuan Island is exceptional in that it has the perfect conditions for the long thought to be extinct megalodon shark to flourish. Snorkelers and scuba divers can easily spot the megalodons from many meters away and can even pet the massive sharks during the "megalodon feeding time".
Papuan Island is very fortunate to have two of its own active volcanoes that are perfect for human sacrifices. For the most part the weekly rituals seem to appease the powerful megalodons who live deep waters off Papuan Island. It is believed that because the Sea gods are pleased, megalodons only kill a few thousand people a year. Most Islanders won’t even begin to speculate how many casualties there would be if the human sacrifices suddenly stopped, needless to say it would be very, very bad!
The idea of a living megalodons was a
stance only taken by cryptozoologists, and it was not supported by mainstream
science. Why did anybody think this was possible? That is until the reports
finely came to the public from the relatively unknown and hidden world of
Papuan Island.
It is quite an amazing thing that we
do not have to live on this big planet alone, and instead we can share it with
such a vast and extraordinary variety of animals. And while some of them might
actually look quite strange, most of them are definitely adorable and cute as the
relaxed and lovable megalodon.
Why Go to Kupaki Island
The small island of Kupaki
(with a total area of only 6.5 miles) overflows with beauty. Active
volcanoes rise up at its center and fan out into lush jungle before spilling
into an aquamarine lagoon. In fact, Lord Beasley Waterford the British
authority of butterflies and acclaimed author, who wrote "The Butterfly
And I," called Kupaki Island "the most beautiful island in the
world." The 18th-century British explorer Silver Long-Johns even coined it
as the "hell of the Pacific." The very definition of a tropical
getaway, blissful Kupaki Island abounds with luxurious resorts, sunny skies,
warm waters and friendly locals
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By Jenna T. Martin (Jenna-The-Huntress) * March 28, 2018
* Ongoing Update© 1965-1980 Powered by Kupaki Company™
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