Jul 20, 2014 · Tuva is a pastoral land, and the ethnic Tuvans remain seminomadic. Geographically, Tuva is the heart of Asia. If Tuva is known at all in the outside world, it is for …

Tuva is one of the few places in the world where the original form of shamanism is preserved as part of the traditional culture of Tuva. Shamanism presupposes the existence of good and evil …

The Southern Siberian rainforest is an area of temperate rainforest in South Central Siberia that occurs primarily along the Altai and Sayan mountain ranges in Khakassia and Tuva as well as …

Tuva is a region of mountain, steppes and forests. Mountains occupy 42 percent of the region, Plains only 18 percent. The entire region if 500 meters above sea level, The highest mountain …

Here’s what I discovered on my trip to Tuva. Little by little, as the curves of the Sayan Mountains in southern Siberia pass by, the forest cover gives way to naked hills.

Tuva is called the land of sky-blue rivers and lakes. There are more than 400 rivers, deep exorheic lakes, large glacial lakes, fresh water, salt water, muddy, warm, cold, mountain, and …

Sep 3, 2013 · Tuva is an almost uninhabited region of nature reserves. Source: Alexandr Matyushenko / RG. Vibrant landscapes and eccentric traditions of southern Siberia await …

Here reign the centuries-old forests and endless steppes, here tower the snow-capped mountains and flow the mighty rivers, here are the crystal-clear lakes teeming with fish.

North-Eastern Tuva Tozhu – a distant, mysterious, and picturesque region of high mountains, taiga, and tundra. It beckons both locals and tourists, visitors, scholars, natural scientists, …

Dec 28, 2011 · Tuva has a significant tourist potential, which is determined by the great variety of natural and climatic zones (mountain tundra, taiga, steppes, and semi-deserts), the presence …