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    Photos from Kyrgyzstan

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    The yurt can be very simple and small. There is no electricity arriving so deep in the mountains. Some of the shepherds can afford a solar panel to get some light at night and listen to the news or music on the radio. No TV in those remote places. Views[838] The shepherds take their families to the jailoos. If not all their children, at least the youngest ones. Women are responsible for the yurt, turning it into a living place during the day and a sleeping room at night. They cook and help with the animals catering. Views[537] The animals often don’t belong to the shepherds who take care of them during the summer. Richer farmers pay them to go to the “jailoos” – the name for pastures in Kyrgyzstan. Every week, shepherds get down from the mountains to go sell the sheeps in animal markets that can be found all around the country. Views[1018] Everyday life is hard : waking up with the sun, shepherds milk the cows and the mares, before they take the cattle up to the mountains. With the horsemilk, Kyrgyz shepherds make Kumis and sell this famous fermented drink in markets around the country. Views[959] In May, each year, Kyrgyz shepherds take the road to the mountains with their cattle and their families. They leave villages to get back to the ancient nomad life. They live in yurts for 4 months, far away from civilization, where grass is green and nourishing for their horses, cows and sheeps. In September, when the peaks turn white, they pack back to the valleys. Views[647]
     

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