The Silk Road through Pakistan.(traveling the Karakorum Highway in Pakistan)

PSA Journal | March 1, 1997| | Copyright

Once you have traveled the Karakorum Highway through Pakistan you understand why it is often described as the 8th World's Wonder. Over 700 years ago, Marco Polo traveled the Silk Road into China and wrote of his travels, revealing to the world places most people didn't know existed. The Silk Road opened up over 3,000 years ago. It traverses snow-capped mountains and immense deserts.

Silk was only one item in the abundant and cultural exchange on the route, but it was such a coveted, precious item the name Silk Road stuck. The route bustled with activity from the ...

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