if you join us for a welcome or to live in moscow top stories at this hour hop past the standard and poor's a scrip the u.s. of its highest credit rating berating the country's lenders with china saying it's time to ditch the dollar as the reserve currency. is right is brace for another round of unprecedented antigovernment mass protests some of already compare the country's plight to past the revolution in egypt. and. also reporting this hour nato helicopters being down the eastern afghanistan killing

thirty one u.s. special forces personnel and seven afghan soldiers but the taliban claiming responsibility is the biggest single american lost since the military operation started. with more news from innocent half an hour from now in the meantime we take you to the small caucuses country of which has spent years healing its deep wounds a special report next. ancient greeks and romans built that house here live so it by side with local tribes in two thousand five hundred years ago. the app has principalities tempest in the eighth century later became known as the app has. the modern day republic of up cuz it covers an area of about nine

thousand square kilometers a cause is south is situated on the eastern coast of the black sea. the greater kooks is mountain range tower as in the republic's move. it is a land where some tropics and the lakes adjoining j.c.s. . come on let's go locals remember all too well the tragic events and not cause is more than the history. of what was a little slip eighteen years have passed since then you've lost but i can talk about it without my lips trembling and unforgiving heart i can talk about that. i'm cuz you is returning to normal and again becoming a tourist cob for the black sea region and.

if travelling by sea an old lighthouse points the way top causes capital so whom. they keep a finds it difficult open the massive tools and is at least one hundred fifty years old. he then climbs the leading to the lamp. for the crown yes three this is part of a long stairwell made in the nineteenth century. it was bill together with his lighthouse in eight hundred sixty one. and it's beautiful to see where they don't

make anything like it nowadays really view. the lighthouse is one hundred feet high it's a powerful large can be seen thirty kilometers away. so who lighthouse has french origins the russian empires navy placed an order for its construction with a company that was at the same time drawing up a blueprint for the eiffel tower. at that time there was an oil lamp here. it was quite an advanced lighting fixture by the standards of the day. but compared to modern one thousand watt lamps it was three or four times a week or. if you were. with a permitting these plexi could can be seen on the horizon the lamp has gone out

only twice in the history of the lighthouse turkish troops took it away as one of the spoils of war occupying a closet in eighteen seventy seven it was put out for the second time after the abkhazian georgian war in the early ninety's nineties. the old the broke out in them cars here in one thousand nine hundred two lasted for two years. as a statesman from his region at the time and sukhumi invoked his claims to choose the right to self-determination of the georgian troops. under the pretext of protecting a railway they were driven out in the course of severe fighting. some thoughts about because you know we liberated in one thousand nine hundred three the georgian troops retained the upper could bury gould's one of our

strategic regions. following georgia's attack on south sets here in two thousand and eight has military carried out a special operation in the could already region with the russian support georgian forces would driven out to the republics entire territory russia and several other countries have since recognized a cousin has independence. the turbulence could already river is the entire length of the goal which this place was part of the silk road now is the way leading straight to abkhazians capital some of whom from the greater caucuses mountain range. the road to the gorge down below that as a chasm with a mountain stream carrying its clear waters. whenever the rock step

aside the i can see rooftops in the valleys this is the abkhazian region of spending many local people left homes during the conflict with georgia and they are coming back. was a favorite tourist attraction before the wall but it's seen few travelers in the past two decades now visitors can once again admire the picturesque landscape mountain lakes the falls and the unique flora. tourists who used to come to. when it was still a serviette republic. of us. and they knew every mountain that anybody has that tourists come here now because this is

a peaceful place again and. the books would forest is one of the most revered places and all of our cars as well as in the could already. the stream running through the marriage which creates a special microclimate. the grooves of most covered trees look like they've been sprinkled with emeralds. the village as sits near the fairy tale scenery. each morning the budgie ships go about their household chores. they have cows and let me go. every day husband and wife batali and makes me

a traditional abkhazian cheese the secret to this produce is in the fomentation. cheese making begins with a few months in process. they will use the x. tracks from the stomach of a calm. face is how we do it. the fire quickly brings the curd in the back to the right temperature once it's really needed and cheese can be served today look at people like betty ships and again plan for the future vitali is going to set up a tourist camp in the courtyard of his house and will treat the guests to homemade cheese and take them on a guided tours. rolls cheese is

a form of income for us it's like our national currency. people always need to eat and cheese is always in demand here so it up with the schools i. there is a three hour drive from the farm to six people in the abkhaz capital so the city has taken on a different look in the past several years ruined homes and hotels have been restored to. the region from has been transformed it's a traditional rallying point for tourists and locals alike and it has a known history. because of what is this pleasure lead merchant ships came here from greece and other places yes there is evidence suggest and there was a market place here in the first century b.c. you just get another chance from nearly the entire black sea coast brought their goods here. oh it's just a stand up

a kin often visits main pier. the paintings are inspired by the city and the sea sits upon them. what is this see is if league in now in the both part of this land. we don't come here just to have a good time and leave where it got the city and this land as part of also. one of the standards paintings commemorates have friends who fought in the war but never returned. her father is still missing but the stand hopes he has a life. change. causes ecology minister. teaches at sickroom state university. today

he tells his students that up cause he can boast vast reserves of pure water due to his glace years and driven us. if we conserve water in the upper ranges of our rivers the republic will have the most valuable resource for many years to come all of mankind needs this resource nowadays the value of a liter of ecologically clean water exceeds the cost of a later of oil that i knew. the only strange feeling is a conclusion lawing that stands in the downtown area it is more than three hundred years old in the early nineteenth century a botanical garden was laid out around it it is one of the most beautiful areas in the city. this is one of the oldest the terminal gardens in the

world which it currently features over five thousand plants from every continent or . this place is a veritable treasure trove of plants exotic flora such as the japanese plans of adapted to conditions in abkhazia these plants were brought to the black sea coast at the beginning of the last century scientists was surprised to see them bearing fruit kochi to palms and all of trees only side to be found in the botanical garden but most of all the boats in this pride themselves on the sago palm. him here in the garden you can find plants which are one hundred two hundred twenty years old and they are thought to be some of the oldest on earth their history goes back to the coal age that is to say they're related to the tree fun.

today the book is still being restored to its former glory and soon it will once again open for the public to enjoy. them a. move. to . fix. if. it. was the a. chicken.

feed. the novi affan ministry is situated on the black sea coast twenty kilometers from so home it was founded in one thousand nine hundred eighty five by monks who had arrived in their cars here from greece soon after that the cloister became a leading religious center in the caucasus the ministry stands on an elevation of surviving defensive fortifications of the and a copy a fortress around a nearby hill and a compere is the name of the capital of the ancient abkhaz kingdom. of wars broke out here at various times georgians general ways romans turks and persians invaded

this place but the mountains protected the local people we associate ourselves with the mountain with rather than with people related to the sea. where. the end of compare fulcher stands on a mountain top an ether mountain speedy ologists have discovered a vast cabin it attracts numerous tourists a tour of the cave begins with the turrets boarding an electric train locals jokingly refer to it as the abkhaz metro i there is some room that let's get in. the know the i phone cave is one of the world's largest its volume is about one million cubic metres tourists get to experience the or inspiring beauty of this underground kingdom gods lead them through several grocers and many who enter this

cave have a no the motive other than just a tour of this mysterious world people suffering from asthma or allergies come here to breathe in the medicinal effects of it's humid as ever do you doubt the noon hour day guess here i'm going to take you on a fascination tour of the underground chambers it's not a phone call it. sure is formal law and as they go from one holds when not up to the sound of trickling streams small bridges and narrow passages run along stuff like tights and static modes crafted by nature. water dripping from above has taken centuries to form these intricate limestone mccollum's. that mind you feet at least it's slippery here. in the largest

hole of the lobby and foam there is enough space for three football pitches. the one of the most spectacular sights is a wall to fall on the child so it's rock. it's large drops dripped down from a height of two meters i would never reach the caves bottom of. a winding road of relic plants looks between the rocks of the roots and national park the park is under the special protection of a cause it covers a total of forty thousand hectares many of the plants are unique in that they can only be found in this region of. h. patch of land and here is unique because it is inhabited by rare

plants and animals. the road goes uphill only way to the much celebrated pride of the republic lake rita it was formed of niles chewed of nine hundred fifty meters above sea level following a rock slide is described as a remarkable natural creation and the most attractive sites on the black sea shore of the caucuses. are always good for the lake or its own as a result of an ancient earthquake. and that's how it was filmed. in stances about one hundred thirteen meters it's just not enough you know if the lake has been joule the entire caucasus as well as at highs here is a question of civil kafka it's cuz he has nature reserves are constantly expanding another national park is being laid out in the car dorri olds it will be adjacent to the recent park a relic of plants and nature reserves will gradually cover almost one third of the

republic's territory. stallion's country house still stands on one of the scenic banks of lake reads a soviet leaders were fond of vacationing here they often invited leaders of foreign communist parties to visit them to form a state country house stands probably tool age old trees today it is a tourist site. a trip is found tucked away in the foothills of a mountain and up cause it is situated on the banks of the maci still river which boasts clean water and a strong current in the old days monks fishtail they lived in a monastery high in the mountains hidden away from will be f.f.s. legend has it that in the nineteenth thirties then soviet leader joseph stalin went

fishing in the river. the catch was so full that he ordered a trout farm to be built here. today there are some three hundred thousand rainbow trout in the farms palms. all the while all of what i catch i thought so much and this female is five years old. it come up as the spawn in school of frayne book trout we get baby trout from and. the trout foam is situated on the banks of a unique river. it is filled with water gushing from a giant some training in the spring. it is thought to be europe's largest spring of this car and.

the village of dream stretches across the foothills several kilometers from the black sea shore it's called the heart because. the backyard of nearly every house here has a distinctly as look a backyard is one of the keys symbols of the traditional way of life in abkhazia each backyard is supposed to have a cabin made of rhododendron. it is in fact a kitchen where family members gather over meals at her idea. of. the fireplace is in the center of the cabin a fire is kindled on the clay funnel with a cold room that hangs over it on a chain this is food with memel ego the name given in some black sea countries to

corn flour porridge that's most well i think i might as well put a lead on it for a while but that's not really necessary. here people live long lives because they all eat natural food cooked over a fire. i know that's moldavian snake my mother good to eva i'm puzzling which normally be called ugly stuff. i also know that italians call it pollen. bases on the money go. i because i always try to make sure the fire in their cabins is constantly lit it is both a symbol of affection in the home and the place where food is cooked the. fun just the you like the on the low hello i love great to see here. the the guests are always welcome in our cars homes at any time of the

day the the. the gentleman let us celebrate with this may god give us health peace understanding our penis love and joy to all our nations to all hazards. a standard became the abkhaz just is going to paint a new picture she poses a building that was shelled during the war and members of parliament used to meet in session here whenever asked on the record is the abkhaz georgian the conflict she's always reminded of her father. she went to wait here in the night and never came back. and there were also people i treasure and remember eighteen years have passed. and i don't know how much time will pass before i can

talk about it without my lips trembling and throwing hearts. i still condes bring myself to do it. sukhumi lighthouse has witnessed many events during its long history. it still serves as a beacon for the growing number of foreign ships arriving at the kazi is a main hall but. they captains know full well it is been sending signals over the abkhaz waters of the black sea for more than a century each. dish that would wish to return to its merchant ships were quick to turn up here. no doubt they had information telling them about

the location of the lighthouse and the harbor. when used during storms to light horse always to field its vital role with great precision. the lighthouse keeper has yet to repair the pockmarks in the tower left by bullets from the abkhaz georgian conflict. on the same token cause you will take some time to rid itself of all traces of war . meanwhile life in the republic is clearly returning to normal.

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