Post Courier Marawaka in Obura-Wonenara district in Eastern Highlands Province is a fly-in area Goods and services are only accessible by air chairman of Yarenzi Coffee Association that was formed in 2018 Diema and Ende airstrips are maintained for third level airlines to access them and freight out their parchment coffee and transport in basic goods and services He liaises between the Coffee Industry Corporation and the farmers to make sure the farmers get their parchment coffee ready at their respective airstrips while the CIC sends in a plane to freight them out the people of Marawaka get back with the basic store goods they need The CIC also sends in a plane to transport a patient or a mother in labour to Goroka to seek medical assistance “We had destroyed many of our coffee before but now we are able to send them to the markets,” Mr Waime said “We use the proceeds from our coffee to send our children to schools build houses and support our daily living.” a charter freights out 20 bags of parchment coffee at a price between K2.90 and K2.50 a kilogram fetches around K7000 He said they give 60 percent of that income to the CIC to support their freight subsidy scheme the CIC is going to be around and help us bring out our parchment coffee to the markets,” Mr Waime said the CIC initiated and tried the freight program in 1991 to bring out agriculture commodity in remote settings to the market and the national government support to the program came in 2010 Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox can also be found just a few kilometers from Brussels They are all located in the east of the country waterfalls offer real moments suspended in time the path known as the “Croix Verte” (parking lot at the start of Comblain-au-Pont) winds through the countryside until it reaches the magnificent Cascade de Chanxhe The entire 10 km loop takes 3 hours to complete You can shorten your walk by parking upstream from Rue du Pont (in which case don’t hesitate to visit the ruins of Château de Fays) and walk over several small wooden bridges to reach the splendid Cascade du Bayehon The waterfall ends its course in a large pool surrounded by rock faces The complete loop (for the most courageous) is 12.6 km long winding path through the rocks: you can clearly see how the passage of water has carved the rock over the years The Reinhardstein waterfall is truly impressive in its height Although the trail isn’t the most accessible (some of the bridges are barely secured the walk has one huge advantage: the magnificent Château de Reinhardstein overlooking the waterfall The Cascade de la Chaudière (two streams flowing into the same basin) is astonishing: one of its tributaries seems to meander horizontally between the rocks This walk along the Ninglinspo is one of the most beautiful you can do in the Belgian Ardennes and is particularly easy to access for the whole family (allow 6-7 km for the total walk) If you’re looking for peace and quiet in the middle of nature you can forget all about the Cascades de Coo Surrounded by the village of the same name a campsite and the Coo-Adventure sports park they are probably the most touristic (and noisy) waterfalls in Belgium But their sheer size is impressive (although beware of the water flow From the mouth of the stream to its arrival in the basin the Cascade de Haldeboeuf spreads over an impressive 50-meter drop What’s even more surprising is that a staircase takes you up and down the various levels – but there are no barriers or safety features Please note: the waterfall is not visible in all weathers and seasons THE Yaranzi Fresh Produce Traders operating in the remote areas of Marawaka in the Obura-Wonenara district are grateful for Coffee Industry Corporation’s support towards them Chairman of Yaranzi Fresh Produce Traders Incorporation Elijah Waime said CIC’s continued support will help them as they continue to produce coffee beans from the remote parts of Eastern Highlands into Goroka and then out into the international markets He said CIC help them with 10 pulping machines 10 dryer cells and also with some airfreight from Asinavi airstrip to Goroka Mr Waime said Yaranzi coffee transports 59 bags in a month and CIC helps with freighting those bags that end up in Goroka for coffee buyers to buy He said the help they receive from CIC started last year December and on behalf of the Yaranzi coffee members “I am really happy that CIC is helping us and I am confident that they will continue to help us the coffee farmers from rural areas,” Mr Waime said Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox!