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		<title>Mountains around Ratzek Hut</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/mountains-around-ratzek-hut/">Mountains around Ratzek Hut</a></p>
<p>A few kilometers from Bishkek, the Ala Archa National Park provides for several interesting hikes &#8211; such as the tour to Stoyanka Ratzeka (or Racek Hut) with fantastic views of the surrounding peaks. Credit : Lisa Moeckel (Germany)</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A few kilometers from Bishkek, the <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ala-Archa_Nature_Park">Ala Archa National Park </a></strong>provides for several interesting hikes &#8211; such as the tour to Stoyanka Ratzeka (or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korona_Peak" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Racek Hut</strong></a>) with fantastic views of the surrounding peaks.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Credit : Lisa Moeckel </strong>(Germany)</p>


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		<title>Ala-Archa</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>On the outskirts of Bishkek, the Ala-Archa Valley is ablaze with autumn colours. Credit : Etienne de Vaumas (France)</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On the outskirts of Bishkek, the<strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ala-Archa_Nature_Park"> Ala-Archa</a></strong> Valley is ablaze with autumn colours.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Credit : Etienne de Vaumas </strong>(France)</p>



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		<title>Sunlight and Snow</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 03:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>At about 40 minutes by car from Bishkek, you can find the breathtaking sights of Ala-Archa National Park. For the braver ones, there is an even more rewarding scenery of a frozen waterfall at the end of a difficult hiking path. Credit: Ana-Maria Andreea Anghelescu Find all of our photos of the day here.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">At about 40 minutes by car from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishkek">Bishkek</a>, you can find the breathtaking sights of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ala_Archa_National_Park">Ala-Archa</a> National Park. For the braver ones, there is an even more rewarding scenery of a frozen waterfall at the end of a difficult hiking path.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Credit: Ana-Maria Andreea Anghelescu</strong></p>



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