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South Ossetia - A Land Of No Crossroads

Karlos Zurutuza — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:58:03 +0000

“The Georgians have built a funfair in the neighbouring village, I can see the ferris wheel from my balcony”, says 20 year old Alik Gassiev. (more…)

Nagorno Karabakh - Last Stop: Aghdam

Karlos Zurutuza — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:39:49 +0000

There´s only one place on the entire planet where it is possible to secure the visa necessary to enter Karabakh. And that´s at the countryÂ´s permanent mission in the Armenian capital, Yerevan. (more…)

Abkhazia - Minefields And Golden Beaches

Karlos Zurutuza — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 11:30:09 +0000

“What’s this I asked myself, sitting up on my bunk. A mirage or the island of Tahiti? Or the heavenly lands of Samoa? That was Konstantin PaustovskyÂ´s first impression when he first saw Abkhazia. (more…)

Abkhazia - The Bridge On The River Inguri.

Karlos Zurutuza — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:19:22 +0000

An irate Saakashvili looks towards the lost land on the other side of the river from a big mural. This is the Georgian checkpoint, even if Georgia doesnâ€™t recognise any border here. Nor does anyone else. (more…)

Azerbaijan - Sumgait: A Stroll Through The Debris

Karlos Zurutuza — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:39:19 +0000

When Claudius Bombarnac, Jules VerneÂ´s imaginary hero in The Adventures of a Special Correspondent, arrives at the Apsheron peninsula on the shores of the Caspian he is appalled by the pollution, but thrilled at the same time by the naphtha that seeped out of the ground. (more…)

Northern Iraq - There And Back Again

Karlos Zurutuza — Thu, 04 May 2006 15:25:13 +0000

The “Hamilton route”, named after the New Zealand engineer who designed it, links both Iraq and Iran through astonishing mountain landscapes, deep in the heart of Kurdistan. (more…)