Tag: Nature
The green lake
Dzhizev is a village far from the road that follows the Bartang. It is reached by an eight-kilometre trail that can only be travelled on foot… [...]
Jump into Issyk-Kul
Jump into Issyk-Kul / Unchanging childhood: The opportunity to jump into the water wherever and whenever, into the sea, the river, the lake, over and over again. Credits: Grégoire Chesnot… [...]
Pareidolia
The Zhumbaktas (in Kazakh: Mysterious Stone) is a oddly shaped sandstone rock that rises up right in the middle of the Lake Burabay in northern Kazakhstan. [...]
Spring time is tulip time in Kazakhstan
As spring arrives in southern Kazakhstan, the wild, delicate tulips begin to bloom across the vast green steppe, adding colorful splashes to the endless meadows. Credits:… [...]
Fresh snow in the Pamirs
The cold weather over night covered the high mountains of the… [...]
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Sunlight and Snow
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… [...]