Forbes Magazine http://www.forbes.com/sites/moneybuilder/2014/02/03/frontier-markets-investing-in-mongolia/
- double the size of Texas (square miles)
- 1/6 the GDP of West Virginia
- 30% of population is nomadic; 70% of the nomads have access to electricity. Yay for solar panels, tv and cell phones!
- 2.8 million people
- stable government, so safe for investment. What else could you want to learn from a Forbes article?
National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/projects/valley-khans-project/
Remember playing Marco Polo when you were a kid? Marco Polo was the first European to cross the Gobi Desert, which lies in the southern portion of Mongolia, but Genghis Khan was even more amazing!
"Genghis Khan (Chingghis Khaan) remains to this day the most accomplished man to have walked the Earth. Rising from an outcast life to be the ruler of the most expansive empire to have ever existed, Genghis introduced an alphabet and central currency, united a kingdom of warring tribes, and conquered the majority of the known world. His influence stretched from Poland to Japan, leaving a legacy of unsurpassed proportions.
It is known now that one in every 200 men on the planet today is related to Genghis Khan. But what happened to his empire? How did his life end? What happened to this incredible man? There are no accounts of the events that surrounded his death and burial, only a shroud of mystery that includes forbidden lands, royal guards, curses, and speculations that remain today."
National Geographic http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/mongolia.html
"The first dinosaur egg ever discovered was found in the Gobi. Many dinosaur remains and fossils from 100 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period, have been found there.
The southern portion of Mongolia, known as Inner Mongolia, is part of China. The northern region became independent from China in 1921 with Russia’s help. Mongolia became a communist country in 1924, but in 1990 multiparty elections were held by the people."
I obviously didn't know this until I read this article (after I bought my airplane ticket), but the Gobi desert is the coldest desert on earth. And, I was planning on just packing shorts and flip-flops. It's a good thing my friend, Dolgormaa, told me it's snowing in the capital, Ulan Bataar. How the hell do I always end up taking summer vacations to freezing cold places?!? I need to do a better job at researching the weather of my destinations before buying the plane ticket. Details details. I don't even like the cold. Oops! No complaining about a trip before it's even begun. I bet I'll see more animals in a cold desert than a hot one, right?
New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/science/its-not-genghis-khans-mongolia.html?rref=science&module=Ribbon&version=context®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Science&pg
An article on how climate change has affected Mongolia, and especially the nomadic folks who depend on the good health of their animals for their own well-being.
- double the size of Texas (square miles)
- 1/6 the GDP of West Virginia
- 30% of population is nomadic; 70% of the nomads have access to electricity. Yay for solar panels, tv and cell phones!
- 2.8 million people
- stable government, so safe for investment. What else could you want to learn from a Forbes article?
National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/projects/valley-khans-project/
Remember playing Marco Polo when you were a kid? Marco Polo was the first European to cross the Gobi Desert, which lies in the southern portion of Mongolia, but Genghis Khan was even more amazing!
"Genghis Khan (Chingghis Khaan) remains to this day the most accomplished man to have walked the Earth. Rising from an outcast life to be the ruler of the most expansive empire to have ever existed, Genghis introduced an alphabet and central currency, united a kingdom of warring tribes, and conquered the majority of the known world. His influence stretched from Poland to Japan, leaving a legacy of unsurpassed proportions.
It is known now that one in every 200 men on the planet today is related to Genghis Khan. But what happened to his empire? How did his life end? What happened to this incredible man? There are no accounts of the events that surrounded his death and burial, only a shroud of mystery that includes forbidden lands, royal guards, curses, and speculations that remain today."
National Geographic http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/mongolia.html
"The first dinosaur egg ever discovered was found in the Gobi. Many dinosaur remains and fossils from 100 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period, have been found there.
The southern portion of Mongolia, known as Inner Mongolia, is part of China. The northern region became independent from China in 1921 with Russia’s help. Mongolia became a communist country in 1924, but in 1990 multiparty elections were held by the people."
I obviously didn't know this until I read this article (after I bought my airplane ticket), but the Gobi desert is the coldest desert on earth. And, I was planning on just packing shorts and flip-flops. It's a good thing my friend, Dolgormaa, told me it's snowing in the capital, Ulan Bataar. How the hell do I always end up taking summer vacations to freezing cold places?!? I need to do a better job at researching the weather of my destinations before buying the plane ticket. Details details. I don't even like the cold. Oops! No complaining about a trip before it's even begun. I bet I'll see more animals in a cold desert than a hot one, right?
New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/science/its-not-genghis-khans-mongolia.html?rref=science&module=Ribbon&version=context®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Science&pg
An article on how climate change has affected Mongolia, and especially the nomadic folks who depend on the good health of their animals for their own well-being.