The name “Silk Road” is symbolic. Since ancient times, the fame of Chinese silk spread across the continent, and many people wanted to buy this unique product. But the silk from China was not the only valuable commodity on the Silk Road. Were in great demand silverware from Iran, horses and wool carpets from Central...Read More

Located in the heart of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan is a great mountain barrier between an environment of huge desert and steppes. The landscapes are so diverse, that this small country offers a multitude of reasons to go there. Semi-desert wedged between lakes and alpine forests, unexplored mountains, fertile plains and nomadic traditions have created the...Read More

Diversity of flora in Kyrgyzstan is determined by the altitudinal zoning. Slopes, varying by humidity, create different kinds of vegetation. On northern slopes steppes, meadow-steppes, meadows, bushes and forests are wide spread. On southern slopes, because of dry climate there are no zones of forests and alpine meadows; semi-deserts and deserts prevail here. Flora of...Read More