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Idn , Photo: Janin Maj

 

Idn , Photo: Janin Maj

 

Idn , Photo: Janin Maj

 

Idn , Photo: Janin Maj

 

Philippines: Stairway To Heaven 17

 After a few weeks of traveling, we were impressed by the friendly and hospitable Filipinos in the valleys, but when we visited some difficult-to-reach mountain villages, we could easily imagine that we were walking among people who were headhunters and cannibals just a few decades ago.

Text & Photos: Janin Klemenčič (to be continued)

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 Many an explorer and missionary ended their lives this way.

In some cultures, a man could not even marry until he had killed and eaten at least one enemy.

Text & Photos: Janin Klemenčič (to be continued)

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The locals believe that by eating human flesh they also gain the soul and power of the deceased, especially if they eat the heart, brain, genitals, breasts, arms or legs, where these powers are greatest.

Text & Photos: Janin Klemenčič (to be continued)

Philippines: Stairway To Heaven 14 Headhunting Expeditions

 
In many places, entire headhunting expeditions were organized, and in some places entire populations of smaller islands disappeared.

Text & Photos: Janin Klemenčič (to be continued)