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Mongolia: Riders |
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More photos in the vicinity: Flowering Steppe Ogyi Nuur Road to Tsetserleg |
Horses are the most valued animals in Mongolia. They are the focus of an elaborate cultural complex, in which the care of horses is a male prerogative. In Mongolian epics, the second lead is always the horse, which gives sound advice to the hero.  |
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Date: Jul 07, 2004 Longitude: 102° 33.67' Latitude: 47° 43.13'  
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   Map references: left: courtesy CIA, middle: courtesy US LoC Map Collection, right: courtesy NASA. This page has been updated on: 2007-Nov-08 |
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