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Sayakbay Karalayev at the Lake

View of a fresco depicting the figure of Manaschi Sayakbay Karalayev (1894-1971). The wall and the surrounding ruins and buildings belong to the complex Aalam-Ordo, literally… [...]

Luncheon on the grass

Pasta, mutton and potato stew, eaten straight from the communal dish, tea and bread broken for the lunch break after picking apples and peaches from the family orchard. Kok-Talaa,… [...]

Sunrise by the lake

Sunrise at Son-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan. In summer, inhabited by nomads who build yurts to accommodate tourists but especially to tend the summer pastures there. Horses are used… [...]

Bishkek Summer drinks kvass chalap Kyrgyzstan

To Go

Ice-cold soft drinks like kvass or chalap can be found on almost every street corner in Bishkek in the summer. Credit: Lisa Moeckel (Germany) Find… [...]

Summer at the lake

One of the beaches of the northern shores of the Lake Ysyk-Köl with snow-capped mountains in the background. The lake has been an important summer vacation… [...]

Eagle hunting in Talas

Eagle hunting demonstration during the small edition of the nomad games in Talas. The Kyrgyz Community based Tourism association organizes small nomad… [...]

A life in the open air

Song-Köl, the country’s largest freshwater reserve, is traditionally home to yurt camps and numerous herds during the summer. Tourists come here for the scenery and swimming, of course, but… [...]

Faraday Cage

In Kyrgyzstan, a child from the village of Sary-Mogul plays in his grandfather’s car. That day, a strong thunderstorm was raging, not unusual for this part of the country. [...]

Agitpunkt by the lake

An old Agitpunkt with a statue of Lenin in a village on Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Agitpunkty were political propaganda centers in charge of the creation and dissemination… [...]

Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan hippie camp

Magical Place

A hippie camp hidden inbetween the trees right next to a Russian military base on Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan. Credits: Lisa Moeckel (Germany) Find… [...]

The apprentice

On the land surrounding the mountain lake of Song-Köl, children learn the virtuosity of nomadic life during their summer holidays, herding cattle like young adults. Credits : Marco Alvi… [...]