- Idilesi: ihlala kwimida yeChile, eBolivia, ePeru naseArgentina;
- Kwakhiwa: malunga neminyaka eyi-10 yezigidi edlulileyo;
- Ukuphakama: 4000 m ngaphezu kwelwandle lolwandle.
Indalo ayizange ichithe iChile yobuhle, ngoko ke kwikhonkethi yezokhenketho zelizwe aziyi kuhamba, zilindele indawo ezimangalisayo. Ezinye zazo ziphakamileyo phezulu kwinqanaba lolwandle, njenge-Altiplano plateau. Yona yeyona ntlanzi yesibini enkulu intaba emhlabeni. Ubungakanani bayo bukhulu kangangokuba xa ubheka apho i-Altiplano ebalazwe khona, unokubona ukuba intsimi iyahlula phakathi kweChile, iPeru, iBolivia kunye neArgentina.
Nabani na oqala ukubona i-Altiplano, unokucinga ukuba i-planethi ibonakala njani ngaphambi kokuba kuvele umntu phezu kwayo, i-plateau igqityiwe ngokugcwele kunye neentaba. Ubuhle obuhle bendawo buphefumula kwaye intliziyo iqala ukubetha ngokukhawuleza.
Izixhobo ze-Altiplano plateau
NgesiSpeyin, igama le-plateau liguqulelwe njengendiza ephezulu. Yayininzi emininzi eminyaka edlulileyo, xa iiplati ezimbini zadibana: iPacifi kunye neMzantsi Melika. Oku kwabangela ukuba kuqhutywe iziqhumane ezingenammandla kunye neekristat, ikakhulukazi kwicandelo elincinci lentaba. Ngesiseko sawo, sele eselula ilitye, kwaye ngoku ekhona kwindawo yayo yokugubha udaka.
Ababhenkethi abaza kubona indawo ye-Altiplano kuphela, kodwa bakubona ezi zimbini ezikhangayo - iLake Titicaca kunye nentlango yetyuwa ye-Uyuni . Kulo lonke i-plateau, abantu bambalwa banquma ukunyula, ngenxa yokuba umhlaba wabo uvutha kunye nomhlaba ongenamhlaba. Kodwa umhlaba wezityalo kwi-plateau imelwe yizilwanyana ezihlala zikhona, ezingenakufumaneka kwenye indawo. Kukho nabaninzi abameli bobukhosi bezilwanyana, i-vicuña, i-llamas, i-alpaca, iifungulu ezixhomekeke kwiimeko ezinzima. Xa uhamba kwi-plateau, unako ukudibana nabo kwinani elikhulu.
Intsimi ibonakaliswe ngento yokuba kwiibilini zebilini ziqhubeka ziqhubeka, kubangele iintlobo zezinto eziphilayo zendalo. I-plateti yase-Altiplano isisityebi kwi-zinc, isilivere, ukukhokela, iigesi zegesi yendalo kunye neoli. Kanye apha kwakukho imisebenzi ekukhutsheni i-ore yesilivere, eyathunyelwa eSpain. Inkulungwane yeshumi elinamibini ibonakaliswe kwi-plateau ngokufumanisa idiphozithi ye-tin.
Yintoni endiyifunayo?
Xa u tyelela i-Altiplano plateau, ufanele ubeke ingqalelo emthunzini welizwe, ephethe ithoni engavamile engabonakaliyo. Oku kubangelwa ukuba emva kokuba yonke ipulangwe ihlanganiswe ngamanzi, ukukhuphuka kwamanzi okwashiya amaninzi amaninzi kwi-plateau. Kwinqanaba eliseKlili, kukho iindawo ezininzi zentshonalanga, oko kutheni insimu ihlala ishukunyiswa yihlabathi.
Indlela yokufikelela ku-Altiplano?
Ukutyelela i-plateau, okokuqala kufuneka ufike kwisixeko saseSan Pedro de Atacama . Kubalulekile ukuba ne-visa yaseBolivia, ekubeni ininzi yesiphakamiso ikhona kwintsimi yeli lizwe. Ukuba unemvume yokungena, uya kukwazi ukutyelela uhambo lweentsuku ezintandathu ezihamba kuzo zonke indawo ezithakazelisayo i-Altiplano.