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I-Belize yindawo ephakathi kweMelika ephakathi, apho unethuba elimangalisayo lokuthintela ngokuthe ngqo imithombo yasemaphandleni yaseMeya yasendulo. Indawo ephawulekayo yelizwe eli, ukukhanga inani elingabonakaliyo labakhenkethi ngamnye kunyaka, i-Aktun-Tunichil-Munal.
Imfihlelo yomqolomba uAktun-Tunichil-Munal
Ngolwimi lwethu u-Aktun-Tunichil-Munal uva ngathi "ngumqolomba wengcwaba lamatye." Kubantu ngokuqhelekileyo kuthiwa ngumqolomba we Crystal intombi. Kwanganikwa igama elingaqhelekanga emva kokufumanisa iindawo zokuhlala zabantu. Enye yeentlobo ezifunyenwe zivela kwintombazana encinane kakhulu. Ukususela ngeenkulungwane ezininzi iingqungquthela zifakwe kwiindawo ezininzi zemvelo, abafumene umqolomba, bephakathi kwe-grotto, babona i-skeleton yentombazana ishicilela kwimimiselo yezibane zazo.
Umqolomba ngokwawo unamagumbi amaninzi. Indawo esondeleyo yokungena yiKethedral, apho amaMaya asendulo aqhuba khona imibingelelo. Kwakukho kuwo ama-squeletti ye-Crystal intombazana efunyenwe. Ukongezelela kwiintsali zeentombi, izibonda zabanye abalishumi elinesine kunye neziqendu zeglasiware zafunyanwa apha. Uninzi lwazinzulu lubonisa ukuba le mhume yayisebenza kumaMaya asendulo njengoluhlobo lokungena esihogweni, apho zonke iintlobo zezifo, ukugula kunye neengxaki zawela phezu kwabantu. Inokwenzeka ukuba, intombazana encinane yaba isipho seNkosi yokufa. Emva kokubingelela intombazana, abantu baseMaya babe nethemba lokukholisa uThixo, balungiselele kubo, ngoko ke, bagweme ukugula kunye nokuhlupheka.
Kubalulekile ukuba uqaphele ukuba isifuba sentombazana igcinwe ngokupheleleyo. Oku kumangalisa, kuba zonke ezinye iindawo zihlala kwimeko ephosakeleyo. Kubonakala ngathi indalo yababonisa intlonelo entombi ehlwempuzekileyo, eyayinomphefumlo ongenakulungiswa, kwaye yambethe iingubo ezintle zenziwe ngamatye, ngaloo ndlela zikhusela ekubhujisweni.
Ukongeza kwimihlali, iziqwenga zeesitya zafunyanwa kufuphi neAktun-Tunichil-Munal. Impendulo engafanelekanga ecaleni komqolomba yenza i-ceramics, izazinzulu azikwazi ukunikela, kwaye nanamhla. Oku kubangelwa ukuba kukho zonke izimbobo zeeramic zenziwe. Ubani kwaye kungani bekwenza oko kusasaziwa.
Yintoni ekufuneka abantu abakhenkethi bazi?
Ukujonga i-Crystal intombi, kuthatha ixesha elide ukunyuka umendo wentaba, uyenze indlela yakho ehlathini, uze uwele umlambo ngamanzi amnandi uze unqobe umnyango okhukhulayo ukuya kwi-grotto. Ngokubanzi, indlela eya emqolombeni ithatha malunga nemizuzu engama-45. Yilungiselele ukuba kwindlela eya eAktun-Tunichil-Munal unokumnandi. Ngako oko, kuyaqondakala ukuba uthathe iinqwelo zemvula kunye nawe.
Kuyamangalisa ukuba ngaphakathi emqolombeni uhlale uomile kwaye akukho nto inomtsalane kwimoya. Xa usesemqolombeni, kuya kufuneka uzame kwi-helmetshi nge-lantern uze uhlolisise imizila yomlambo. Ukuhamba phezu kwabo kunokuthabatha ukusuka kwi-1.5 ukuya kwiiyure ezimbini. Ubude obude beendinyana ngaphakathi kumqolomba malunga ne-5 km.
Ngaphakathi emqolombeni unokubona konke ubukhulu be-stalactites edibeneyo, edibanisa kwaye ekhanyayo kwimida yokukhanya. Xa ekugqibeleni uzifumana emngceleni we-Aktun-Tunichil-Munal eminqubeni eBelize, kuya kufuneka uchithe izicathulo zakho kwaye uqhube phambili kwi-socks yakho kuphela. Oku kuyimfuneko ukuze kugcinwe i-floor of the cave ecocekileyo kwaye eyomile. Ukuba usetyenzisiwe ukufaka izicathulo ezinyaweni ezingenanto, qaphela ukuba ube neesokisi ezisileyo kwibhegi yakho.
Ukufumana ityelelo
Namhlanje, i-ofisi yezokhenketho yaseBelize iyanqanda ngokuthe ngqo ukuziphatha kweetyelelo kwiAktun-Tunichil-Munal. Ilayisenisi eyimfuneko ukuba umbutho we-excursion ufumaneke kuphela kwinani elincinci leendwendwe zokuhamba. Lo mngiselo uhlose ukugcina umlinganiselo olinganiselayo phakathi kwemali efunyenwe kwizokhenketho kunye nokugcinwa komqolomba ngokwawo. Ngoko ke, ukuba ufika eBelize ngenxa ye-Crystal intombi, ungazami ukutyelela le ngcwaba ngokwakho, ngaphandle kweqela lezokhenketho.
Iingcebiso eziNcedo
Ukutyelela okushiyekileyo okukhunjulwayo okukumnandi kunye nolwandle oluneemvakalelo ezintle, qaphela oku:
- Khetha ukhenketho emqolombeni kuphela izicathulo ezikhululekile. Ukhetho olufanelekileyo luya kubakho izitya kunye nezicathulo zokukhupha okanye izicathulo zokuhamba.
- Thandala ngokukhawuleza-kumisa iingubo okanye uthathe iinqwelo zemvula kunye nawe. Ngokuqinisekileyo baya kufika ngokufanelekileyo xa uwela i-grotto ekhukula.
- Ekubeni emqolombeni uza kuchitha iiyure ezingama-5 ukuya kweye-6, kwaye kwindlela eya kwi-grotto kwaye ubuya kuthatha iiyure ezingama-2 ngaphezulu, qaphela ukuba nawe unayo amanzi aneleyo kunye nokutya kwintlanzi.
- Ngaphakathi emqolombeni lipholile, ke iibhatyi ezifudumele ziya kunceda.
- Ngexesha elithile, akuvumelekanga ukungena emqolombeni waseAztun-Tunichil-Munal eBelize ngevidiyo enesidingo kunye nezixhobo zeefoto, ngoko qi niseka ukuba ubambe isithuthi esilungileyo kunye neekhamera ezifanelekileyo okanye ezihambelana neekhamera zedijithali.
Ndingafika njani?
I-San Ignacio yiyona dolophu esondele kakhulu apho ungayifumana khona ngokulula isikhokelo sokulungiselela uhambo ukuya emqolombeni.