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Out of Eden Walk: Trekking through Uzbekistan
The Silk Road in Uzbekistan was a caravan route, a path for explorers and traversed by Soviet-era train tracks. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells host Carolyn Beeler about this Central Asian country that has been a thoroughfare for explorers, traders and conquerors across the centuries. He crossed it on foot as part of his 24,000-mile Out of Eden Walk.
Geo answer
The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Colombia — fourth largest country in South America, after Brazil, Argentina and Peru. A writer for Lonely Planet recently claimed he didn’t visit Colombia to research Lonely Planet’s guide to the country. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with travel writer Ginger Otis about the revelation.