- Ikheli: lihlala ezindaweni zomngcele zaseChile, eBolivia, ePeru nase-Argentina;
- Yakha: cishe eminyakeni eyizigidi eziyishumi edlule;
- Ukuphakama: 4000 m ngaphezu kwezinga lolwandle.
Imvelo ayizange ichithe i- Chile yobuhle, ngakho-ke lapho ikhonteli labavakashi bezwe lingayi khona, balinde izindawo ezimangalisayo. Ezinye zazo zitholakala phezulu ngenhla yolwandle, njenge-Altiplano plateau. Yisitezi sesibili esikhulu kunazo zonke sezintaba emhlabeni. Ubukhulu bayo bukhulu kangangokuthi uma ubheka lapho i-Altiplano ikumephu, ungabona ukuthi insimu ihlukaniswe phakathi kweChile, Peru, Bolivia nase-Argentina.
Noma ubani oqala ukubona i-Altiplano, angacabanga ukuthi iplanethi ibonakala kanjani ngaphambi kokuvela komuntu kuwo, leli pheba ligcwele yonke imifula futhi lizungezwe izintaba. Ubuhle obunzima bendawo buphefumula futhi inhliziyo iqala ukushaya ngokushesha.
Izici ze-Altiplano plateau
NgesiSpanishi, igama le-plateau lihunyushwe njengendiza ephakeme. Yakhiwa emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka adlule, lapho amapuleti amabili ehlangana: iPacific neSouth America. Lokhu kwaholela ekuqhumeni kwezintaba-mlilo ezingenamkhawulo kanye neziqhumane, ikakhulukazi engxenyeni eseningizimu yezwe. Ngasesekelo sabo, sabe seselula leli chibi, futhi manje lisendaweni yalo.
Abavakatjhi abangebona i-landscape i-Altiplano kuphela, kodwana bakghone ukubona iinthombe ezimbili eziphambili - uLwandle iTitacaca kanye nehlane le-u-Uyuni . Kuyo yonke indawo ye-plateau, bambalwa abantu abanquma ukuzulazula, ngoba indawo yayo ishisa futhi umhlaba ongenasimo. Kodwa umhlaba wezitshalo we-plateau uboniswa yizilwane ezihlala njalo, ezingatholakali kwenye indawo. Kukhona nabamele abaningi embusweni wezilwane, ama-vicuña, ama-llamas, ama-alpacas, ama-fox ahambisana nezimo ezinzima kangaka. Uma uhamba epulazini, ungawahlangabeza ngezinombolo ezinkulu.
Insimu ibonakala yiqiniso lokuthi emisebenzini yezinzwa ze-geological iyaqhubeka ikhona, okwenza izinhlobonhlobo zemithombo yemvelo ebusweni. I-plateau yase-Altiplano icebile zinc, isiliva, ukuhola, idiphozi yegesi yemvelo kanye namafutha. Kanye lapha kwakukhona imisebenzi yokukhishwa kwe-ore yesiliva, eyathunyelwa eSpain. Ikhulu leminyaka lama-20 lalibhekene ne-plateau ngokuthola idiphozi ye-tin.
Yini okufanele ngiyibheke?
Uma uvakashela i-Altiplano plateau, kufanele uqaphele umthunzi wezwe, ophethe ithoni engavamile engavamile. Lokhu kubangelwa ukuthi lapho yonke ipulazi ihlanganiswa ngamanzi, ukukhuphuka okwakushiya amathrekhi amaningi epulazini. Engxenyeni yeChile, kunezintaba-mlilo eziningi ezivuthayo, yingakho insimu ishukunyiswa ukuzamazama komhlaba njalo.
Ungafinyelela kanjani ku-Altiplano?
Ukuze uvakashele epulazini, okokuqala kudingeka ufike emzini waseSan Pedro de Atacama . Kubalulekile ukuba uthole i-visa yaseBolivia, ngoba iningi le-plateau litholakala ensimini yezwe. Njengoba unemvume yokungena, uzokwazi ukuvakashela uhambo lwezinsuku eziyisithupha uhlanganisa zonke izindawo ezithakazelisayo ze-Altiplano.