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One of the main tourist attractions in Karakol is its Sunday animal market (Mal Bazaar) where people from the local area and from Kazakhstan trade cows, horses, sheep, goats and donkeys. All the locals are confused as to why tourists would be interested in the event. Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
Sunday animal market (Mal Bazaar) in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan.Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
These sheep vendors were lining the exit to the animal market in Karakol, trying to convince just one more person to buy another sheep before the morning's end. The going rate was around 5000 som ($130) a head. Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
An old Kyrgyz man surveys the animals on offer at Karakol's Sunday animal market (Mal Bazaar) before making a purchase.Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
Father and son leave the animal market in Karakol in slow, but sure, style.Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
Testing a horse at the Sunday animal market (Mal Bazaar) in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Karakol's Sunday animal market (Mal Bazaar). Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
Ishak is the Russian word for donkey and it's the perfect name for this animal. Ishaks are hard workers, but are not highly valued in Kyrgyzstan, fetching only 2000 som ($60) at the animal market.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Sheep butt up against one another at the Sunday animal market (Mal Bazaar) in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan.Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
These sheep vendors were lining the exit to the animal market in Karakol, trying to convince just one more person to buy another sheep before the morning's end. The going rate was around 5000 som ($130) a head. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Sheep lined up and ready for sale at the Sunday animal market (Mal Bazaar) in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan. The going rate was around 5000 som ($130) for a regular sheep to almost double for a large one.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
A boy tries to sell his sheep at the Sunday animal market (Mal Bazaar) in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan.Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
A young boy hops on a large horse at Karakol's animal market. Knowing how to ride a horse is a requirement for virtually all Kyrgyz men. Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
The Sunday animal market (Mal Bazaar) in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan. Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
