- Ikheli: Laguna de Limpiopungu, Cotopaxi National Park, Pichincha, Ecuador;
- Ukuphakama: amamitha angu-3800 ngaphezu kwezinga lolwandle;
- Yakha: eminyakeni engu-2000 edlule.
Epaki likazwelonke leCotopaxi, kunezindawo eziningi kakhulu ezifanele ukuvakashelwa nokuthutha ezithombeni. Lezi zindawo zifaka iLake Limpiopungo nezindawo zayo ezihle futhi zibukele izintaba ezinkulu ze- Ecuador .
Umlando
Ichibi eliphakeme eliphakeme kakhulu eLimpiopungo lakhiwa endaweni ephakeme ye-3800 m ngenxa yokuqubuka kwamaqhwa. Kwenzeka esikhathini eside esidlule, eminyakeni engaba ngu-2000 edlule. Ichibi laligcwele, laligcwele izinhlanzi, okwanikeza izakhamuzi eziseduze ukudla. Kodwa njengoba ezolimo zaqala ukuthuthukiswa esifundeni, futhi abantu bendawo baqala ukuphuza amanzi ukuchelela amasimu, leli chibi likhule kakhulu. Kuze kube manje, kunamanzi amancane kuwo, umbuso wenza konke okusemandleni ukuvimbela ukunyamalala ngokuphelele kwetshe lesikhumbuzo semvelo.
Yini ongayibona eduze kwechibi?
I-Limpiopungo itholakala enkabeni ye-Ecuador enentaba. Idume nge-panorama emangalisayo ye- Alley of Volcano kusukela emagqumeni ayo: esimweni sezulu esicacile, kubonakala sengathi iziqongonga zeCotopaxi, iSincholagua neRuminyavi zisekugcineni. Lesi simo sinquma ukufika okuhle kwechibi nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sonyaka. Naphezu kokuphakama okukhulu, leli chibi linabantu abaningi. Eceleni echibini eliholela echibini, izinkomo ze-llamas ne-deer graze, cishe imfuyo enogwaja, izakhamizi eziningi kakhulu kulezi zindawo, zihlambile ezinyaweni. Esigodini kukhona izinhlanzi namadada, amaqabunga, nezinhlobo zezinyoni ezingavamile kakhulu, njenge-white-backed ibis - inani lalezi zinyoni cishe alidluli ikhulu. Kuphelele, kunezinhlobo ezingaba ngu-24 zezinyoni. Isimo sezulu asisithambile kakhulu, ebusuku ubusika bufinyelela e-zero, phakathi nosuku luvame ukupholile futhi luphephile. Noma kunjalo, ngaphansi kwezimo ezinjalo zezulu, izitshalo ezingaphezu kuka-200 zikhula, eziningi zazo zinemithi yokwelapha. Yonke indawo emagqumeni kukhona ama-rosemary nezihlahla. Ezungeze echibini kuhlelwe umzila, ogcinwa esimweni esihle futhi enesiteji sokubuka. Ukuze uwedlule ngokuphelele i-lake, amahora owodwa nengxenye anele.
Ungafika kanjani?
Ichibi Limpiopungo itholakala ngamakhilomitha angu-30 eningizimu yeQuito , ibanga elilinganayo lihlukanisa nomuzi omkhulu waseLakatunga , enkabeni yesifundazwe saseCotopaxi. Ungafinyelela echibini kunoma iyiphi idolobha ngemoto engaphansi kwehora. Ichibi empeleni liyatholakala ngaphansi kwezintaba ezimbili - eCotopaxi naseRuminyavi.
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