Place to see: Karakoo, Kara-Koo, Kyrgyzstan
Driving south from Karakoo
The dirt-and-gravel road that leaves Karakoo to the south passes through scenery that is somehow both desolate and stunning.
About this place:
Karakoo (pronounced kara-koh) is a small village of a few thousand, located a few miles from the southern shore of Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk Kul. This rural community survives mainly off of farming and herding. The family I visited raised sheep and chickens, although many also raised cows, horses and goats. They lived in a small house, which had electricity but no running water – as do all residents of Karakoo. However, their house was warm, and the hospitality was excellent; the table overflowed with food, tea and vodka during the entire length of my stay.
Kara-Koo, Ysyk-Köl Oblasty, KG
Discovered by Jane Keeler
on 24 February 2008.
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