KYZ-KUYYO. On the way from Bishkek to Issyk-Kul, in the Boom Gorge, where the steep cliffs rise above the noisy Chu River, there is a small village called Kyz-Kuyyo.
It is said.
A wealthy man paid a high bride price for a bride. But he knew that the girl would not willingly marry him. She loved another and was loved by him. The wealthy man decided to take his bride by force, but she fled to the mountains with her beloved before the wedding. When the wealthy man's pursuers began to catch up with them, they jumped off the cliff to avoid falling into the hands of their tormentors. Since then, this place has been called Kyz-Kuyyo — the bride and the groom.
