In Svetlaya Polyana, a small Kyrgyz village on the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, nestled against the first mountain slopes, halfway between the great valleys of Jeti Oguz and Chonk Kyzyl Suu, Nuray welcomes her guests in a carefully decorated yurt.

Credits : Pierre-Armand Dussex (Switzerland)

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