Brownsville, Texas

I-Brownsville yiTexas 'idolobha eliseningizimu. Etholakale ngqo ekhoneni laseTexas, i-Brownsville isemaphethelweni edumile iDio Grande River, ngokuqondile ukusuka eMatamoros, eMexico. Kubuye nje ukuhamba okuncane ukusuka eGulf of Mexico. Ngamafuphi, le ndawo yenezela ukwenza uBrownsville unyaka ongcono phakathi nendawo yokuvakasha.

Idolobha laseBrownsville ngokwalo liyimlando. Ngenye yemizi endala kunazo zonke eTexas, kusukela esikhathini lapho iTexas yindawo yaseMexico.

Ukulandela ukuzimela kweTexas nokuxhaswa okulandelayo yi-United States, uBrownsville wadlala indima enkulu eMpi Mexican. UGeneral Zachary Taylor kanye namabutho akhe base behlala e-Ft Texas, eduze nendawo manje eyiFron Brown Golf Course. Impi yokuqala yale mpi yalwa kuphela ngamakhilomitha ambalwa enyakatho yeBrownsville ePalo Alto. Leli sayithi manje ligcinwe njenge-Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site futhi livulekile emphakathini izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngesonto.

Esinye isikhangiso esikhulu ngaphakathi kwedolobha laseBrownsville libizwa ngokuthi iGladys Porter Zoo . Phakathi neminyaka uGladys Porter Zoo iqoqe ukuhlonishwa okukhulu kwezwe ngeziboniso zayo eziyingqayizivele ze-zoo kanye nezilwane eziningi ezihlukahlukene. Namuhla i-Gladys Porter ihlanganisa amahektare angama-26 futhi ihlala nezilwane ezingu-1,300. Phakathi kwemiboniso ethandwa kakhulu ye-Zoo yi-Macaw Canyon, i-aviary ye-free-flight, ne-Tropical America ukubonisa. I-Zoo ibuye ibonise ingadi enhle kakhulu yezitshalo se-botanical kanye nezingane ezidumile zendawo yezingane ezincane.

Abantu abangaphezu kuka-400,000 bavakashela i-Gladys Porter Zoo unyaka ngamunye.

Izivakashi eziningi eziya eBrothersville nazo ziyasebenzisa indawo yalo emngceleni ukuze zijabulele "iholidi lezizwe ezimbili." Ukuhamba noma ukushayela ngaphesheya kwe-Gateway International Bridge kudlulisa izivakashi zibe edolobheni laseMatamoros. Ukuthenga nokudliwa ngaphesheya komfula iMamamoros kuyindlela enhle yokugcizelela noma yikuphi ukuphumula eNingizimu Texas.

Indawo yaseBrownsville eduze nogwini nayo iyidrabha enkulu. Izivakashi zaseBrownsville zinezinketho zamabhishi amabili. I-Boca Chica Beach itholakala empumalanga yeBrownsville. I-Boca Chica, eyaziwa ngokomlando njengeBrazos Island, isuka emlonyeni weRio Grande River kuze kufike eBrazos Santiago Pass, ewuhlukanisa neSouth Padre Island, okunye ukhetho olwandle lwaseBrownsville. I-South Padre idlula kude neBoca Chica, kodwa isengakapheli imizuzu engama-20 ukusuka eBrazilsville. Nakuba zombili amabhishi zihamba kancane nje, zihluke ngokuphelele. I-Boca Chica yindawo elwandle elingasodwa, elingasabi muntu, kanti iSouth Padre Island igcwele izindawo zokudla zanamuhla, izitolo, nezikhangayo.

Kukhona namathuba amaningi okungcebeleka angaphandle okuvakashela eBrownsville. Eqinisweni, eminyakeni eyishumi eyedlule, uBrownsville uye waba esinye sezizwe eziphakeme kakhulu zezizwe. Izinyoni ezivakashela iBrothersville zizothola ukufinyelela okulula kwi-World Birding Center, i-Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, iLaguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, nezinye izindawo eziningi eziphezulu zokubhaka. Ukudoba eGulf of Mexico kanye ne-Lower Laguna Madre bay eseduze nakho kuyathandwa. Futhi, uBrownsville udonsela abazingeli abaningi abafuna ukuguba amajuba, amadada, inyamazane egcwala, i-turkey nokuningi.

Kuwo wonke unyaka, uBrownsville ubona nemikhosi eminingi egcwalisa ikhalenda yezenzakalo zayo. Kodwa-ke, i-event e-Brownsville unyaka ngamunye yi-Charro Day Festival yonyaka. Akuyona nje kuphela izinsuku ze-Charro enye yemikhosi emikhulu eTexas, futhi ingenye yezindala kakhulu. Umkhosi we "Charlot Day" waqala ngo-1938. Kodwa-ke, "ngokungafaneleki," Izinsuku zikaCharro zibuyela emuva phakathi nawo-1800 lapho izakhamuzi zaseMatamoros naseBrownsville ziqala ukuhlangana ndawonye ukugubha umoya wabo wokubambisana. Ukubambisana kwamazwe ngamazwe kuyisisekelo esiyinhloko salo mkhosi omude weviki.