Saturday Evening Post, March 1st, 1988
Karakoram Highway
The newest, oldest road in the world, traveled by Marco Polo yet shrouded in mystery, closed because of tense politics as well as the formidable Himalayan and Karakoram mountains, is now open. The Karakoram Highway, 1,000 panoramic kilometers of isolated cultures and striking topography, penetrates China from the west, via the ancient Silk Road, to the trading oasis of Kashi.
Most Westerners traveling by public bus or hired jeep begin in Pakistan's neighboor cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Older Rawalpindi, darkened by rubber factories, is crowded with bicycles, ricks...
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