Rafting Kotuikan.

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The first association that came into my head in the village of Khatanga (Taimyr) - the word "nostalgia": a wooden Airport, "rovers" in the streets, dusty coal road, half-dead port ingrown into the land barge hotel with shared facilities, crumbling buildings and sky-high prices in the shops.

In Khatanga we arrived on the old Yak-42 to transfer to the more old MI-8 helicopter and fly over the river Kotuikan on which we floated on the raft for 10 days. It was an unforgettable journey through the inaccessible areas of the country. To help you understand the history of the Earth on Kotuykane were fewer people than on Everest.

Today I begin the story of this adventure ...



In Khatanga lives a little more than three thousand people. The name is translated from the Evenki as "Big Water". This is one of the northernmost settlements in Russia:



High river Khatanga saves the village from floods:



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At the airport attain the age of polar aviation aircraft. They are easily recognizable by the red band on board:



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This ad is at the entrance to the airport. If anyone has old unwanted Guitar, send the children. She obviously did not hurt them:



The first thing a person sees, who flew to Khatanga:



Main Street. Asphalt is not and all the roads strewn with coal crumbs. Each machine is lifted by a cloud of dust that settle in the lungs of the inhabitants of Khatanga:



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Building Khatangsky executive committee of United Russia:



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The house on the main street:



The only institution catering in Khatanga. Open daily except Tuesdays from 12 to 15 hours. No menu - just complete obda to 360 rubles, including salad, first, second and compote:



Alas, this bar has the clock not working:



Just staircase:



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Despite the almost complete absence of cars and pedestrians at intersections are installed on the 3 characters "crosswalk". More pleasantly surprised by the number of ballot boxes in the village. A lot of them and all freshly painted and empty:



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The typical pattern of the northern cities - the container on the sled. In winter, there's a lot of snow and the temperature drops below 50 degrees:



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In the village walking man with a crowbar. When asked to take his picture broke into a smile and was very charming:



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National History Museum:



Seaport:



In addition to the computers then there can be purchased kettles and irons:



Small print says "prices Krasnoyarsk»:



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At the entrance to the store hangs a price list with the prices of the main products:



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Stores look far as the "ABC taste" or "Globus Gourmet". On the rollers can ride only on the tile in the stores:



Internet Khatanga only mobile from Beeline, so do not download movies here, and buy pirate CDs:



Well, a few photos from the traditional northern prices:



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We lived in a single hotel. Rooms here from double to quadruple. Facilities on the floor, but each room has a wash basin with care at a very low distance from the floor to the night the boys could not run to the restroom, and there are almost no girls:



TV one on the floor, and installed in the lobby. The first time I see such a creative with the antenna:

In the next post read about our flight by helicopter to the landing and back. Stay Tuned!



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