Konke Okudingeka Ukwazi Ngayo Ngenxanxathela Enkulu yeSan Juan
Ulwazi lomlando
Njengoba ikhuphuka cishe ngamamitha angu-150 ngaphezu kolwandle, iCastillo de San Cristóbal (iSt. Christopher's Castle) isakhiwo esikhulu esiphezulu emaphethelweni asenyakatho-mpumalanga yeSan Juan Old . Yakhiwa ngokuyinhloko eminyakeni engama-20 (1765-1785), iSan Cristóbal yayineminyaka engaphezu kuka-200 emisha kuneCastillo San Felipe del Morro (ebizwa ngokuthi i-El Morro), i- Puerto Rico isiteleka samasosha ngaleso sikhathi.
Kodwa kwakuyinto edingeka kakhulu ekuzivikelweni komuzi. Ngesikhathi u-El Morro evikela leli dolobha, iSan Cristóbal yayibheke ezweni elisempumalanga ye-Old San Juan. Ukwakha isitifiketi esivikela idolobha kusukela ekuhlaselweni komhlaba kwafaka ukuhamba okuhlakaniphile. Ngo-1797, leli qhawe lasiza ukuhlukunyezwa nguSir Ralph Abercrombie.
Kusukela kumbono wokwakha, kokubili iSan Cristóbal ne-El Morro yizinqaba, hhayi izinqaba, nakuba bekhonza umsebenzi obaluleke kakhulu wempi. Ukuklanywa kweSan Cristóbal kwakungenangqondo, futhi kwalandela imodeli eyaziwa ngokuthi "ukuzivikela-ngokujulile." Inqaba iqukethe izendlalelo eziningana, ivinjiwe ngayinye futhi igxilile ngokuqinile ukuze ikhungathekise futhi iphuze isitha hhayi kanye, kodwa izikhathi eziningana. Ukuhamba phakathi kwenqaba namuhla kuzokukhombisa indlela yayo engavamile kodwa ephumelelayo.
I-fort ibonile isabelo sayo sezimpi. Iphephe isibhamu sokuqala saseSpain seMpi yaseSpain-American. Ngesikhathi seMpi Yezwe II, i-US yanezela izindonga ezingxenyeni zayo zangaphandle.
Kuwo wonke, kuye kwaba ukuhlolwa kwesikhathi nesikhathi sempi. Kodwa-ke, ngo-1942, i-US yanezela amabhomu amabhokisi amavilontiya namabhokisi amakholomu ekhoneni, okwenza ukuthi isakhiwo sangasese senzeke, futhi ngeshwa sisalokhu sinesilonda namuhla.
Ulwazi olubalulekile lomvakashi
Ukuvakashela eSan Cristóbal kukunika ithuba lokuhamba phezu kwesigcawu sokuthi ungabheka phezu komgqomo we-cannon emikhumbi yokuhamba e- San Juan Bay , noma e-El Morro emaphethelweni asempumalanga yedolobha elidala.
Ungangena ngaphakathi kweGarita , noma ibhokisi lokuthumela, futhi ubheke phezu kwamanzi. Futhi ungabona iSan Juan Endala isakazeka ngaphambi kwakho.
Indawo ehlanganisa i-El Morro neSan Cristobal yaziwa njengeSan Juan National Historic Site futhi isebenza yiNational Park Service. Ukukhangwa kwesabelomali, ukungena kusayithi kungama $ 5 kuphela, ngokusho kwewebhusayithi yePark Service, futhi unendlela yokuhlola isayithi ngokwakho noma uhambo oluqondisiwe. Uma ukhetha okugcina, okuyinto insizakalo yamahhala, ungase ube nethuba lokubamba elinye lamabhontshi ezindlini zamasosha, uvakashele imigudu engezansi, noma ufunde kabanzi mayelana nomlando wenqaba.
Amahora avamile epaki aqala ngo-9 ekuseni kuya ku-6: 00 nsuku zonke futhi avulekele emphakathini wonke, imvula noma ukukhanya. Ngokuya ngobukhulu besimo sezulu esingozi, ipaki ingavala, ngakho-ke qiniseka ukuthi uhlola iwebhusayithi ukuze uthole ulwazi olusesikhathini esiningi. Izingane ezineminyaka yonke zivunyelwe, uma nje zihambisana nomuntu omdala. Izilwane ezifuywayo zivunyelwe ngenxa yeSayithi Yomlando WeSan Juan National, kodwa hhayi ezindaweni eziqinisiwe.