Tian Shan Mountains in what was then Russian Turkestan. Known as the Kebin earthquake, the tremors triggered avalanches and ...

I’ve included sites from around the city of Almaty ... Because of its altitude, Kaindy Lake freezes over during the winter, so plan to visit during the summer months. This is a tough destination ...

We are headed for Lake Kaindy. Traveling about 129 kilometers (80 miles) east-southeast of the city of Almaty, the lake comes ... Even in the summer, the temperature of the water barely gets ...

In summer, the ice rink – a ... reach in seven hours with a permit to hand. Almaty’s crowning aquatic glory, however, is Kaindy. Reaching this lake is no quick feat. Depending on conditions ...

partly because Kaindy Lake is overshadowed by the more famous Bolshoe Almatinskoe Lake and the Kolsay Lakes, all of which are close by, but far easier to reach from Almaty. Thus, despite its ...

The sunken forest of 400m-long Lake Kaindy was created when an earthquake in 1911 triggered a landslide that formed a natural dam. The valley was then flooded by rainwater. Trees usually rot when ...

The lake, located 129km from the city of Almaty, in Kazakhstan, was created after an earthquake in 1911. A landslide blocked the gorge and formed a natural dam, with rainwater filling the valley ...

Located in Kazakhstan's southeast, Lake Kaindy is one of the country's most ... from the forest-swathed southeast, landing in Almaty. Divided by dense thickets of pine and birch, the city ...