Introducing Cholpon-ata
Cholpon-Ata hums during high season (mid-July to August) when the town is besieged by Russian, Kazakh and local holidaymakers, all of whom head for the beach, which is about as far away from the ocean as you can get. The number of cafés jump from about five to around 30 in the height of summer if you include all the ‘Mum and Dad’ operations selling borscht, shashlyk and beer.
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Sports teams from other Central Asian republics and Russia compete here in early September in track and field events and soccer tournaments. Besides the beach, the ancient rock inscriptions on the outskirts of town are the village’s main attraction. The sanatorium, formerly a retreat for the Communist Party elite, has fallen into disrepair, although it’s still operational.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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