ancient traditions and sharman beliefs are still observed today. this is a place where people still believe in spirits and turn to shamans for advice. at the same time buddhism here is widely practiced of the people here believe in miracles just as much as they do in the palace of science. this is a land where time seems to have come to a standstill. twenty six thousand square kilometers of mountains rivers and virgin forests. humans are recite. their can ski district is situated in gori attias southwest close to the border with. is one of russia's most honestly populated areas. only five thousand people live in the valley overshadowed by the cyan mountains. most of them a soil the pneumatic ancestors settled here hundreds of years ago. there is just one road that leads to the far away region which is only commissioned in one nine hundred ninety three however numerous mountain streams of them flood it making travel impossible. before setting out on the journey locals turned to shamans for help. they were not . but most don't because once to see his