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I-Belize iyisimo saseMelika Ephakathi, lapho unethuba elimangalisayo lokuthinta ngqo izinsalela zempucuko yasendulo yaseMeya. Indawo ephawulekayo kunazo zonke kuleli zwe, ukuheha inani elingenakubalwa labavakashi ngonyaka, kungumhume wase-Aktun-Tunichil-Munal.
Imfihlakalo emhumeni wase-Aktun-Tunichil-Munal
Ngolimi lwethu u-Aktun-Tunichil-Munal uzwakala sengathi "umhume wamathuna ethuneni." Kubantu ngokuvamile ubizwa ngokuthi umhume we Crystal virgin. Wanikwa igama elinjalo elingavamile ngemuva kokuthola izinsalela zomuntu. Enye yamathambo afunyanwa ayengumfana osemncane kakhulu. Kusukela emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka lezi zihlamba zazigcwele izinto eziningi zemvelo, abazitholile emhumeni, bebephakathi kwe-grotto, babona amahlombe entombazane ekhanda emisebeni yezibani zazo.
Umhume ngokwawo uqukethe amakamelo amaningana. Indawo esiseduzane nomnyango iCathhedral, lapho amaMaya asendulo ayeqhuba khona imihlatshelo. Kwakukhona lapho amahlumela we-Crystal intombazane atholakele. Ngaphandle kwezinsalela zezintombi, amahlumela abantu abayishumi nesine nezingcezu ze-glassware atholakala lapha. Ososayensi abaningi bakhombisa ukuthi lo mhume wawukhonza amaMaya asendulo njengendlela yokungena esihogweni, lapho kuzo zonke izifo zezifo, ukugula nokuhlupheka. Cishe, intombazane encane yaba isipho seNkosi Yokufa. Ngemva kokuhlabela intombazane, abantu baseMaya babe nethemba lokuthokozisa uNkulunkulu, bazihlele wona futhi, kanjalo, bagweme ukugula nokuhlupheka.
Kumele uqaphele ukuthi amasondo endodakazi ayilondolozwe ngokuphelele. Lokhu kuyamangalisa, ngoba zonke ezinye izinsalela zisesimweni esibuhlungu. Kubonakala sengathi imvelo yamhawukela intombazane empofu, eyayihlukumezeka umphefumulo wayo, yamembathisa izingubo ezicwebezelayo ezenziwe ngamatshe, ngaleyo ndlela imvikela ekubhujisweni.
Ngaphandle kwezinsalela, kutholakala izingcezu zezitsha eduze kwase-Aktun-Tunichil-Munal. Impendulo engaphenduliyo eyayiseduze nomhume yayenza izakhi ze-ceramics, ososayensi abakwazi ukunikeza, kuze kube yilolu suku. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi kuzo zonke izimbobo zezinto ze-ceramic ezenziwe. Ubani futhi kungani benza lokho akusaziwa.
Yini abavakashi okufanele bazi?
Ukubheka intombazane ye-Crystal, kuthatha isikhathi eside ukukhuphuka umgwaqo wezintaba, ukwenza indlela yakho ehlathini, bese uwela emfuleni ngamanzi abandayo futhi unqobe ukungena emfuleni. Ngokuvamile, indlela eya emhumeni ithatha imizuzu engaba ngu-45. Yilungiselele ukuthi endleleni eya e-Aktun-Tunichil-Munal ungathola kahle. Ngakho-ke, kunengqondo ukuthatha izikebhe zemvula nawe.
Kuyamangalisa ukuthi ngaphakathi emhumeni uqobo uhlale omile futhi akusikho ukusizwa komswakama ngisho emoyeni. Uma usukho emhumeni, kuzodingeka uzame ku-helmet nge-lantern futhi uhambe uhlole imigwaqo yomhume. Ukuhamba kuzo kungakuthatha amahora angu-1.5 kuya ku-2. Ubude obuphelele bamavesi ngaphakathi emhumeni ungaba ngu-5 km.
Ngaphakathi emhumeni ungabona konke ubukhulu be-stalactites ekhanyisiwe, ekhanyayo futhi ekhanyayo emisebeni yokukhanya. Uma ekugcineni uzithola emngceleni we-Aktun-Tunichil-Munal emhumeni eBelize, uzodinga ukukhipha izicathulo zakho bese uqhubeka nokuzijabulisa kwakho emasokisi akho kuphela. Lokhu kuyadingeka ukuze kugcinwe phansi phansi emgedeni. Uma usujwayele ukugqoka izicathulo ezinyaweni ezingenalutho, qaphela ukuthi unamasokisi owomile esikhwameni sakho.
Ukutholwa kohambo
Namuhla, ihhovisi lezokuvakasha laseBelize liye lalinganiselwe ukuhamba kwezokuvakasha e-Aktun-Tunichil-Munal. Ilayisensi edingekayo ukuze inhlangano ye-excursion itholakale kuphela ngenani elincane lama-travel agents. Lo mkhawulo uhlose ukugcina ibhalansi elungile phakathi kwemali etholakele ezokuvakasha nokulondolozwa komhume ngokwawo. Ngakho-ke, uma ufika eBelize ngenxa ye-Crystal virgin, ungazami ukuvakashela lo mhume ngokwakho, ngaphandle kweqembu lezivakashi.
Amathiphu awusizo
Ukuvakashela ezokunxele izinkumbulo ezimnandi kuphela nolwandle olunemizwa emihle, qaphela lokhu:
- Khetha ukuvakashela emhumeni izicathulo ezikhululekile kuphela. Ikhethelo elihle lizoba amasinki anezinyawo zokugqoka noma izicathulo ze-trekking.
- Khetha izingubo zokushesha okusheshayo noma uthathe izikebhe ezinwabuzelayo nawe. Ngokuqinisekile bayofika ngokugcwele lapho uwela i-grotto ekhukhulayo.
- Kusukela emhumeni uzochitha amahora angu-5-6, futhi emgwaqweni oya e-grotto nangemuva uzothatha amahora angaphezu kwama-2, qaphela ukuthi nawe unamanzi okwanele nokudla okune-snack.
- Ngaphakathi emhumeni kunzima kakhulu, amajeketi afudumele azosiza kakhulu.
- Isikhathi esithile, kuvunyelwe ukungena emhumeni wase-Aktun-Tunichil-Munal eBelize nge-video esindayo nemishini yokufakela isithombe, ngakho-ke qiniseka ukuthi uthatha ukuhamba ngezinyawo ngekhamera enhle noma ikhamera yamakhamera ahambelanayo.
Ungafika kanjani?
I-San Ignacio yidolobha eliseduze kakhulu lapho ungathola khona kalula umhlahlandlela wokuhlela uhambo emhumeni.