Mysterious Travels Through Khakassia

Secrets of the Land of Khakassia

We forget that we live in an amazing country, the area of which is 12, 65% of the entire area inhabited by man, land. In Russia there are many places that are not inferior to their beauty to foreign landscapes. In another country, there is no person who does not know the history of its origin, features of culture. We aspire to visit other countries, considering them special and deserving to be visited, but in Russia there are no less historical, outstanding places. Only about them know only the initiated ..

This summer, I decided to go somewhere to rest. Since there was not much money at my disposal, I came to the conclusion that the ideal option would be to travel without going anywhere outside the house.

I come from Khakassia, which is located in Eastern Siberia. Our land has a rich history. There are open horizons for fans of the mysterious, as well as for those who want to see the most beautiful places, without leaving the territory of Russia. I took myself to the first and second category at the same time, because the ancient burial mounds (Salbyksky mound, Kurgan Barsuchiy Log) and archaeological sites (Sunduki, Khartuyaakh Tas, Sulek pisanitsa) carried me for a long time. Khakassia is not for nothing called a museum in the open air, as it is full of all kinds of archeological objects.

Finally, I decided to go on an excursion, which included a trip to the Tuim Failure and the mountain range of Sunduka.

The first way lay before the Tuimsky Failure, past Tuim settlement (Shirinsky district). The road was not simple, there was a grueling heat in the street. The splendor of the failure, the blue of the water at the bottom of it, made me forget about the inconvenience. It is said that the incredibly beautiful saturated blue color of water was obtained due to the high concentration of copper. Only being in close proximity to the failure, the depth of which is 120 meters from the top of the mountain, to the water level, you understand that the pictures in no way conveyed all of its grandeur and scale. How fearless divers are not afraid to venture into this pool with a head, at the depth of which there is an unknown space? There is an opinion that under water there is a karstic cavity (a natural cave), which is much larger than the failure itself. The corridors of the cave, presumably, extend under the village of Tuim. But where they end and what they conceal in themselves is not yet known.

People crowded on the viewing platform, now and then discussed what they saw. Someone was waiting for the extremes, in other words, they are also called roup jumper (from the English "roup" - rope and "jump" - jump) will jump into the abyss, someone with genuine enthusiasm threw pebbles in a huge "mouth" and With impatience I wanted to hear the sound from the contact of the stone with the water surface.

We are used to guessing about the miraculous creations of nature that cause a lot of questions, myths and legends are born. However, the Tuim failure, although formed as a result of anthropogenic accident, is still no less interesting, and every year about 1,000 people from different parts of the country come to see it.

The second path in my excursion lay to the ancient observatory, the mountain range Sunduki. An array of five detached mountain-remains, up to 200 m high, combining cemeteries, rock carvings and special structures. Its name got this place in honor of the most northern mountain, on top of which there is a mountain ledge, in its shape resembling a chest. Based on the material I read about the Chests, I knew that this was the place where the ancient Khakass came to recharge the power of the earth and communicate with spirits. Chests at first glance seemed ordinary mountains, which, simply faded against the background of the Tuimsky failure. However, the first impression is deceptive.

I was lucky enough to visit 5 chests (there are 5 of them all). A young guy - a guide (Artyom), so interesting and knowledgeable, told us about the chests that it seemed as if he himself had been there at the time of the ancients. As soon as we started our journey, we stopped next to a strip of stone laid out by the stone, the guide warned us that now we will cross the line, which serves as a kind of border between the world of spirits and the world of people. "If you notice or feel something unusual - do not be surprised, this place is a miracle," he told us. When climbing to the top (chest), he often stopped the group and showed breaks and cuts in the rock through which the rays of the sun passed at certain hours, thereby giving the ancient people to understand: how much time now and what seasonal period began. I would never have thought that the inconspicuous mountains, can contain so many secrets. When we reached the top (chest), our escort told the following story: "In the center of the chest is a shaman's chair, it was believed that this is the channel of communication between the world of spirits and the world of people. Only energetically strong people will be able to feel not his true strength. I once had a group from Krasnoyarsk, athletes with a coach came. Everyone tried to sit in a shaman's chair and sit there for a minute with bright thoughts. Nobody felt the miracle of the effect, except for the coach, whose hands were white, and all over the body they got goose bumps. Then many people did not believe the words, but could not believe their eyes when they saw his hands turned white. " Of course, I also sat there, but did not feel anything. It is not given, apparently. While they were going, they noted that the place has amazing acoustics, all the sounds were audible. For example, from the pasture a distinct sound was heard from the bells hanging on the cows' necks. No wonder they say that here is an ideal place for singing. At every step, Artem, revealed to us new secrets, which became for him long-known facts. The way back was no less exciting, on ourselves we felt the acoustic magic of one place, when our guide was talking to us in a whisper, being a few meters away from us. It is fantastic!

On the way home, all the participants of the tour were silent, apparently everyone was thinking about the experiences of the day. There were so many thoughts, emotions, new plans in my head that I did not even notice how we arrived in Abakan. Now I joined the ranks of dedicated people who know firsthand about the true beauty of Khakass nature.

"Dear traveler! Look around and see the beauty of Khakassia, so small, but hiding in itself a lot of secrets that you have to reveal! "