Cotahuasi Canyon

• Indawo: I- Andes yasePeruvia (kufuphi neArequipa)
• Ubunzulu: 3535 m

Iyanelisekile kwaye ihluke iholide yakho iya kuba ePeru - eli lizwe lizityebi kungekuphela kwezikhumbuzo kunye nemigqabantshintshi yenkqubela yamandulo, kodwa kunye nokumangalisa ngokohlobo lwayo. I-Andes yasePeruvia - umthombo wokuphefumlelwa kunye nokuvisisana nehlabathi elijikeleze abaninzi abahambahambayo. Iintaba ezintathu ezinkulu zeentaba zihamba kunye namathafa kunye nemigodi ejulile, ukudala umhlaba oyingqayizivele apho iintlobo ezininzi ezinqabileyo zezilwanyana zifumene indawo yazo yokuhlala. Iidolophana ezinemibala kunye nabantu basekuhlaleni bazalisa uhambo oluthile oluqhelekileyo lwezithethe zaseNdiya. Kwaye imbonakalo ehloniphekileyo ingenye yezona zintlanzi ezinzulu kwilizwe-Kotauasi.

Okunye malunga neCotahuasi canyon

I-Kotauasi ihlala kwi-375 km ukusuka e-Arequipa. Ubunzulu, bufikelela kuma-3535 m, okwenza kube yi-canyon ejulile kungekhona kuphela ePeru nakuzo zonke i-Andes, kodwa nakwihlabathi. Ukuthelekisa, iGrand Canyon eMelika ingaphantsi kweKotauasi ngobukhulu becala. Ezi, kunye nezinye iinzuzo ziyenza le ndawo ithandwa kakhulu ngabahambi kunye nabalandeli bokulandelela.

I-canyon ejulile ePeru kunye nentlambo yayo iye yangena kummandla wezokhenketho kazwelonke ukususela ngo-1988. Le ngqobhoko elimangalisayo lezilwanyana zasendle likhethile njengeendawo ezihlukahlukeneyo zeentaka. Ngokomzekelo, iKotauasi iyindawo ephela apho ungabona khona ukuhamba kwe-Andean condor namhlanje okanye ujonge ummeli othabisayo wentsapho yeenkamela - i-vicuna, ekhangeleka kakhulu njenge-guacanos.

Yintoni ongayibona?

Ukongezelela kubameli abakhethiweyo bezilwanyana, unokuhamba ngeHlabathi lamaTye okanye kwiHlabathi leCactus eCotahuasi canyon. Ezi zilandelayo zifikelela kwindawo ephakamileyo ye-13 m, eyona nto ibonakalayo ekhangelekileyo, kwaye iqalo lokuqala liyi-Tomeampamp. Iindawo ezikhethiweyo nezithambileyo esifubeni semvelo ezifanele ukutyelelwa ngexesha lokuhamba kwindawo ejikelezayo yaseKotauasi canyon yi-waterfall yaseSipia, efikelela kwindawo ephakamileyo yama-250 m, imithombo eshushu yamaLioio, ne-volcano yaseCoropuna, eyona mlilo omkhulu ePeru.

Phakathi kwezinto ezibonakalayo zeCotahuasi canyon, akunakwenzeka ukuba ungakhankanyi kwiidolophana zendawo apho izithethe zabantu abahlala ezintabeni zihlonishwa kwaye zihlonishwa nanamhlanje. Abo banomdla kwinkcubeko yabantu base-Peru, baya kufunda ezininzi apha. Ukongezelela, apha ungathenga iingubo eziphambili, iipatethi kunye nezinye izinto ezikhunjulwayo ezenziwe nge-alpaca wool. Ukuhlaliswa kwePuyk kugqityiwe ngexesha elifanelekileyo - izindlu zelitye ezityebileyo kunye nophahla oluqingqiweyo kunye nabantu baseQuechua abanezithethe zabo badala ingcamango yokuba inkqubela phambili yezobuchwepheshe ayizange ifike apha. Kwidolophana yasePampamarca, unokuyithanda impompo ye-Occune, kunye nokujonga kwimihlaba yemimandla yezolimo, ebolekwe kubazali. Ngendlela, ingqolowa engcono kwilizwe ikhulile apha.

Ukongezelela ekulandeleni, imidlalo esebenzayo kunye neyona nto ikhethiweyo kule ndawo. Kukho iimeko ezihle kakhulu zokuhla emfuleni weentaba kuma-kayaks. Izinto ezininzi ezibonakalayo ziya kukuzisa nge-paraglider okanye i-hang-glider. Indalo ejikelezayo yenze zonke iimeko zokunyuka kweentaba kwi-canyon yaseKotauasi. Ukongezelela, unyaka ngamnye ukususela ngo-1994 umkhosi wezemidlalo kunye ne-eco-mpikiswano iqhutywe apha. EMzantsi Melika, lo mcimbi oyingqayizivele, olungiswe nguRhulumente wengingqi kunye noMbutho wePerú.

Khenketho kwinqanaba

I-Cotahuasi canyon, njengomyalo, yenye yeengongoma zeendlela ezininzi zokuhamba iintsuku. Nangona kunjalo, kukho ukuhlala uzivala kule ndawo. Isiqalo sokuqala kwindlela yaso singenziwa idolophu yaseAndino, ebonakalayo yangaphandle. Xa uhamba uhambo oluya e-canyon, ngokuqinisekileyo kufuneka ubeke imbopho efudumeleyo, izicathulo ezipholileyo kunye ne-sunscreen kwi-backpack yakho. Ngaphandle koko, inkathazo enjengokugula kweentaba ayikho phantsi. Kule meko, ngosuku lokuqala lokuhamba kungcono ukuba ungabonakali kwiingcinezelo zomzimba eziqinileyo, kwaye ngokukhawuleza uhlafuna amaqabunga ecoca okanye uthabise itiye kubo. Ukuze ujabulele ubuhle beKotauasi kwaye ubone zonke indawo zayo ezithakazelisayo, kungcono ukwabela uhambo oluya kwi-canyon ubuncinane ngeveki.

Ndingafika njani?

Ku-canyon yaseKotauasi, izithuthi zikawonkewonke zaseArequipa zihlala zigijima. Kule meko, uhambo lwakho luya kuthatha iiyure eziyi-10-12. Ukuba uhamba ngemoto eqashiweyo , kuyafaneleka ukuhamba endleleni yeKarr. I-Panamericana Sur kunye nenombolo yendlela 1S.