Hidden Treasures: The Camels of Tolkuchka Bazaar

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Turkmenistan is a desert country with a population the size of Minnesota (just over five million).  It doesn’t invade its neighbors (though it has a dismal record of oppressing its own citizens), and its leadership doesn’t engage in regular rhetorical lashings of the United States. 

Colors at a Market, Turkmenistan 

Travelers do not visit in droves, partly because of the lack of infrastructure, but even more (I suspect) because it can be so darn exas...