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picking up plums, market east of bishkek
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open market by the roadside, east of bishkek
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man selling fruit beside market, east of bishkek
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eager to sell all he has, market east of bishkek
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enroute to Altyn Arashan
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parking lot for horses, enroute to Altyn Arashan
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cathedral at Karakol
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wooden cathedral tower in karakol
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painting over main entrance to cathedral in karakol
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altar of karakol cathedral
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kyrgyz forester
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bathing hut at altyn arashan hotspring
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this is it! altyn arashan hotspring
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issye kul lake
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kyrgyz graveyard on issye kul lake
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graveyard on shores of issye kul lake
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president Arkeyev's metal mesh portrait mounted on the hillside
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towards Naryn
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driving towards naryn
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father and son on horse near Naryn
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kyrgyz farmer resting on fresh hay, tash rabat, at bashy mountain range
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tash rabat, herd of horses roaming wild
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caravan serai (15th century hostel for traders along the silk route) at Tash Rabat, valley meandering through the At Bashy range
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caravan serai in tash rabat (15th century hostel for silk route traders)
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campsite, tash rabat, at bashy mountain range
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picking up your cap from the ground while in the saddle of a racing horse is one of several unusual sports of Khyrgyzstan (and Central Asia on the whole)
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grandfather and grandson, tash rabat
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I am puzzled - where are they going to find the grass?
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Chatyr kul lake, near the border of Khyrgyzstan and China at Torugart pass
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khyrgyz border control station, torugart pass
