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. Therefore, the children do not spend their time outside until the weather improves.

Credits: Lucas Fita (@lucasfita_notes, Portugal)

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Kyrgyz guides strike a pose as they cross the Sary-Mogol pass in the Alaï region.

Credits : Etienne de Vaumas (France)

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Deep in the valley, behind the clouds, lies Peak Lenin. On the shores of Lake Tulpar-Kol, there is also a camp, run by the Sary-Moghol CBT (Community Based Tourism), which provides accommodation for tourists and mountaineers who would like to attempt the ascent of the “easiest” of the 7,000 m peaks.

This photograph is also an opportunity to revisit the work of photographer Danil Usmanov, previously published in Novastan but also by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) as part of a report on the consequences of Covid-19.

Credits : Danil Usmanov (Kyrgyzstan, http://danilusmanov.com/)

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Ali Umarov fixing an excavator at the coal mine “Kyzyl-Bulak” about 6,5 km away from Sary-Mogol. Since the Covid-19 pandemic he has to work there as an electric welder. Initially a mountain guide, he is not satisfied with this work in the quarry where his health is in danger. 

Credit: Danil Usmanov (Kyrgyzstan)

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23 year old Ali Umarov with his son at home in Sary-Mogol after work. Ali began working in tourism in the 7th grade. His father Umar Tashbekov was the director of “CBT Sary-Mogol” where Ali is a senior mountain guide. He remembers quite well when there was no time for rest because he had to take care of the tourists. Since the COVID-19 pandemic he has to work at a coal mine as an electric welder. Ali is not satisfied with the work at the quarry where his health is in danger and hopes in the next year he can work with tourists again and leave the coal mine. Living with his parents, he married two years ago and has a child with his wife Aizirek and expects another one next year. His father Umar says that tourism was very good help to CBT and to guides, but the pandemic got in the way. His mother Neberehan is suffering from parkinson’s disease since 15 years. Ali has to earn money for his whole family.

This picture is part of the UNDP Eurasia project “Surviving a pandemic: Visual impacts of Covid-19” realised in 2020.

Credit: Danil Usmanov (Kyrgyzstan)

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The 58-year old Buunisa Termechikova in the workshop of the Ethnological Museum in Sary-Mogol. With a participant of her master-class they apply hair on the dolls they fabricated. Buunisa opened the ethnological museum in July 2020 for tourists.

These pictures are part of the UNDP Eurasia project “Surviving a pandemic: Visual impacts of Covid-19” realised in 2020.

Credit: Danil Usmanov (Kyrgyzstan)

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Buunisa Termechikova crosses the river Sary-Mogol returning home to the village Burgan-Suu from the ethnological museum in Sary-Mogol.

Credit: Danil Usmanov (Kyrgyzstan)

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Abdilla Tashbekov and his family during a lunch in their house in Sary-Mogol. Since 2012, Abdilla has been the director of CBT Sary-Mogol. He used to work mainly in tourism during the summer when this sector was growing until the Covid-19 pandemic hit the village and no tourists came. About this situation, he says: “The tourist season is dead. We had to close the office, our yurt camp and our guest houses this year”.

This picture is part of the UNDP Eurasia project “Surviving a pandemic: Visual impacts of Covid-19” realised in 2020.

Credit: Danil Usmanov (Kyrgyzstan)

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Buunisa Termechikova, 58 years old, stands at the ethnological museum in Sary-Mogol, which she started in July 2020 for tourists. Buunisa specialises in making traditional clothing and other felt products. She also owns a guest house in the village of Burgan-Suu, located on the other side of the river Sary-Mogol.

This picture is part of the UNDP Eurasia project “Surviving a pandemic: Visual impacts of Covid-19” realised in 2020.

Credit: Danil Usmanov (Kyrgyzstan)

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