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“See the Country, Then See the Art”: A Weekend Guide to Alice Springs, the Land of the Arrernte People23 Sep 2023Travel From the best coffee to an extraordinary two billion-year-old gorge and an annual marketplace and exhibition showing art from Central Australian art centres, a visit to Mparntwe (Alice Springs) is an immensely rewarding experience.

Posted on September 23, 2023

In Dreamtime folklore, the land of the Arrernte people, surrounding and including Alice Springs (Mparntwe), was built by giant caterpillars. The MacDonnell Ranges, which frame the city to the east and west,…