Zakarpattya Oblast & Carpathian Mts.

This past weekend some colleagues and I attended the Hutsul and Brinza (cheese) Festival in Rakhiv. Hutsul are a ethnic group of people living in the Carpathian Mts. and have traditionally been herders. They are known for their colourful traditional dress and making Brinza cheese. Brinza resembles Feta cheese & one of our client cooperatives will begin to produce it and distribute throughout Ukraine.
Yaremcha, Ivano-Frankivsk Region (southwestern Ukraine).
This is an restaurant built in the traditional Carpathian style.

These views are from the small town of Rakhiv in Zakarpattya Region. The town is located in southwestern Ukraine near the Romanian border.



Children in traditional Hutsul costumes.

Another pic from Yaremcha.