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"There is no way to pass all these cars," my driver, Daniyar, says as we slowly make our way along the southern road of Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan's giant lake in the northeastern corner of the country. I ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Places: Taking In The Sights In Kyrgyzstan's Karakol
The city of Karakol lies near the eastern end of Kyrgyzstan's immense lake and premier tourist site, Issyk-Kul. Heading east across Kyrgyzstan, it is the last city (population 67,000) before the ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Places: Once protected by its remoteness, a sacred lake in Kyrgyzstan is threatened by change
(RNS) — On the shores of Issyk Kul are more than 130 sacred sites, including trees, mountain peaks, hot springs and tombs of important figures. But the region itself, says one local expert, represents ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Places: Kyrgyzstan: Issyk-Kul and Tourism
Asel is worried that the pursuit of short-term profit from tourism is ruining Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-kul. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Places: The Mountain Lake Of Issyk-Kul In Kyrgyzstan
Issyk-Kul Lake in the central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan is surrounded by the snow-capped Tian Shen mountains. It is the second-largest mountain lake in the world behind Lake Titicaca in South America ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Places: 7 Best Places to Visit in Kyrgyzstan Before You Die
Kyrgyzstan has a surreal atmosphere that makes it one of the emerging destinations for international tourists, who are interested in the best places to visit in Kyrgyzstan that before you die. The ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Places: Kyrgyzstan's 'warm lake' Issyk-Kul freezes over
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Issyk-Kul means "warm lake" in Kyrgyz. The name was given because the water never freezes due to the lake's depth and ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Places: 7 Best Places to Visit in Kyrgyzstan Before You Die
This lake holds the record of the second biggest alpine lake. It spreads out impressively in the middle of Tien Shan Mountains and it looks so big that one could mistake it for an ocean. This lake is ...