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The first day of the visit in our country started with visiting of the beautiful
Bulgarian nature, one of the oldest trees in the world- Baikushev`s pine tree
and Bansko ski zone. We know how important it is for our students to know
more about the nature and how to preserve it. That is why we choosed these
places to visit.
Baikushev's pine is a coniferous tree from the species Bosnian pine situated in
Pirin, southwestern Bulgaria. It is named after its discoverer, forest ranger
Kostadin Baikushev. With an approximate age of about 1,300 years, this pine tree
is one of the oldest trees in the world and is a contemporary of Bulgaria's
founder, Khan Asparukh. It has a height of 26 m, is 2.2 m in diameter and 7.8m
in circumference. It is main tourist attraction near Bansko that is visited by
thousands of tourists.