Turtuk: The King Between the Mountains
“The Yabgo dynasty ruled this area for 2,000 years,” the king says. The humble Yabgo Mohammad Khan Kacho rules over the buckwheat fields and quiet stone streets of Turtuk on the Ladakh's Pakistan borderlands.
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Along one of Yushan's most popular hiking routes, travelers will find evidence of one of Taiwan's largest mammal species: the rare Formosan black bear.
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Searching for the Formosan Black Bears of Taiwan’s Yushan National Park
Along one of Yushan's most popular hiking routes, travelers will find evidence of one of Taiwan's largest mammal species: the rare Formosan black bear.
Remote Lands Cold Winter Pick: Ladakh for the Snow Leopards
It is terribly cold and some areas of Ladakh are impassable in the winter months, but there is one very good reason to go: the snow leopard.
Turtuk: The King Between the Mountains
“The Yabgo dynasty ruled this area for 2,000 years,” the king says. The humble Yabgo Mohammad Khan Kacho rules over the buckwheat fields and quiet stone streets of Turtuk on the Ladakh's Pakistan borderlands.
