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...would-be Marco Polos, the road from Kyrgyzstan to Kashgar, which passes through some of the world's wildest mountain scenery, provides yet another incentive. The trip used to cost several hundred dollars and require special permission to traverse the Torugart Pass. This year, the Irkeshtam Pass was opened, which is cheaper and requires less paperwork. Both the budget-oriented Edelweiss Travel, tel: (996-312) 280 788, and the more upmarket Celestial Mountains, tel: (996-312) 212 562, will haul you from Bishkek to the bazaar in four-wheel-drive vehicles. Unless, of course, you'd rather spend...
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