- Ikheli: I- San Pedro de Atacama, Iningi lagoon, eChile.
Ukuya eChile kuzokukhunjulwa ngenxa yendawo yayo emangalisayo kanye nobuhle obuyingqayizivele bomhlaba. Enye yezindawo ezithandwa kakhulu yizo zonke izivakashi ezivakashelayo yiLake Miscanti. Kutholakala endaweni ephakeme yamamitha angu-4 400, endaweni yase-Antofagasta, enyakatho yezwe, iheha abantu abahambelayo.
Ichibi lingenye yezindawo eziyisikhombisa ezibekelwe eChile, ngakho-ke ukuhlela uhambo oluya kwizinto eziningi, kubalulekile ukunika isikhathi semvelo, kunikezwa ukuthi kunezindawo eziningi ezithakazelisayo zokubona lapha, nezinto ezithandekayo zemvelo. Yeqa intaba-mlilo, ngaphansi kwechibi elikuyo, ngeke nje isebenze.
Iyini ubuhle bechibi?
Ngasentshonalanga, leli chibi likhawulelwe yiSalar de Atacama ibhasi, futhi umngcele waseBolivia nase-Argentina uphinde usondele. Yonke inhlanzi yeLake Miscanti ilele emgqeni ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka wamanzi, ngakho-ke izithombe ezisezindaweni zangasese ziba zihle futhi ziyingqayizivele.
Okunye okuyingqayizivele yendawo yiziphethu zamaminerali ezinamaminerali, ezithinta ngokuqondile ngaphansi komhlaba, okwenza wonke ogwini lumbozwe umhlophe omhlophe, futhi amanzi echibini abe nelanga. Lapho ukuphahlazeka kwakha khona, ukufinyelela kwamanzi kuvula, okuheha amafu wezinyoni, okuhlala ethakazelisayo ukuwabuka.
Okuwukuphela kokuphazamiseka okungase kube ukukhuphukela ekuphakameni okunjalo, ngoba akuwona wonke umuntu ohlupheke kalula nge-oksijeni yindlala. Ukuze ungakugwema izimo ezingathandeki, kungcono ukuthenga uhambo olunikezelwe eLake Miscanti, kanye namachibi aseduze. Imali ekhokhelwayo ayikho into edabukisayo, ngoba ngosuku olulodwa ukubonakala okuningi okucacile kuzofakiwe.
Ukuhambisa umgwaqo kuzosiza i-lollipops ngokukhipha i-coca, engathengwa ezitolo zaseSan Pedro . Kodwa ukuphazamiseka kuyodingeka ngemuva, ngokushesha nje lapho umgwaqo oya echibini, ozungezwe yizintaba ezinhle, uvela phambi kwamehlo akho. Ezinye izivakashi zikwazi ngisho nokudla izimpungushe zasendle, ezingesabi abantu nhlobo. Umbono ongalibaleki uzoba u-guanaco, udla ngokuthula ngasogwini lolwandle.
Ngokuhamba ngokuphepha emakethe angu-4400, abahambi bangabona iLake Miscanti ngamehlo abo, amanzi abo aqoshiwe kuwo wonke ama-shades ukusuka ku-azure kuya ku-violet. Ubukhulu bale ndawo bubeka isimo sengqondo sefilosofi.
Ungafika kanjani echibini?
Ukufinyelela eMiscanti kungcono kakhulu ukusuka eSan Pedro ngemoto. Uhambo lonke luzothatha amahora amaningana. Okokuqala kufanele ushayele emgwaqweni we-asphalt, futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uhambe endleleni yebumba. Futhi abahambi bafika emgodini weMiscanti .