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Visited Varosha a few years back. http://ninjito.com/_2015-04-14-Varosha http://ninjito.com/_2015-04-14-Varosha Our goal was to traverse the entire city, and
by kweks 9y ago
Visited Varosha a few years back.
http://ninjito.com/_2015-04-14-Varosha http://ninjito.com/_2015-04-14-Varosha
Our goal was to traverse the entire city, and to then rooftop a hotel on the beach.
The military presence is very real, and the city has a beautiful "slipping back to nature vibe" to it. We typically imagine that cities will decay into jungles, but curiously enough, it's the slow spread of garden species plants growing bigger and establishing more foothold.
- Firerouge 9y agoIs the military presence more than just the perimeter guards this article mentions?
- kweks 9y agoAbsolutely. The Turkish army occupy a few buildings on the "main road", with regular patrols, floodlit streets, etc. When we were there, there was also a UN presence, about 1km down the road from the Turkish HQ. There's a constant flux of hardware (tanks, etc) in the area: 35,122934, 33,950381 / https://binged.it/2IlXXAV https://binged.it/2IlXXAV - which we saw rumbling around a bit. At strategic points throughout the entire city there are watchtowers, some of which that are very, very well placed (impossible to see them before they see you)