A Quick Look At Small Town Cholpon Ata In Kyrgyzstan

Cholpon Ata is a little resort town in Kyrgyzstan, located on the north shore of lake Issyl-Kul. Busloads of Russians would come during the Soviet era to enjoy the lake, hike, spa, be relaxed communists. Now, the town is a bit empty, the buses no longer coming.

Monuments are always good in a former Soviet town.

Along the main avenue, murals and posters.

Exotic drinks? The Nesquik of yak milk?

More remnants of another era.

The Asian culture seeping through.

Petroglyphs At Cholpon Ata, Kyrgyzstan

Carving rocks in the hot sun, that's what they did way back when near the town of Cholpon Ata at lake Issyl-Kul in Kyrgyzstan.

You get your typical hunting scenes, some animals, guy stuff. Age, maybe 8,000 years, maybe carvings executed 8th-3rd century BC. Old.

It's a giant field of boulders. And power lines, a sign of the metal age.

Images!

And some nice flora.