Ichweba lokudoba elisemaphethelweni olwandle oluseningizimu yeGhana, i-Elmina iyimithi ethandwayo ezindaweni eziningi zokuvakasha. Uthola igama layo kusuka kwisiteketiso sesiPutukezi esifundeni, i- Da Costa de el Mina de Ouro , noma "Ugu LwaseGold Mines." Ukukhangwa kwenkanyezi yedolobhana yiSt. George's Castle, indawo engaphandle yezohwebo zakwa-Atlantic okujwayele ukubizwa ngokuthi i-Elmina Castle. Nokho, labo abanesikhathi bayothola ukuthi kunezinto eziningi ku-Elmina kunesikhathi esidlule esibuhlungu.
Elmina Castle
I-Elmina Castle ikhethwe njengendawo ye-UNESCO World Heritage Site ngokubaluleka kwayo ekutsheleni indaba yendima yaseNtshonalanga Afrika kwezohwebo zakwa-Atlantic . Yakhiwa yiPutukezi ngo-1482, kukholakala ukuthi ingenye yezakhiwo ezindala kunazo zonke zaseYurophu eningizimu yeSahara. Ukuhlala kwezohwebo okwakukhulile enqabeni yasendulo kwakwenziwe ngegolide njengokwakhe okuthekelisa okuyinhloko, kodwa ngekhulu le-17, le nqaba yayiyisiteshi esiphezulu sokubamba izigqila ezithathwe eNtshonalanga Afrika. Ukusuka lapho, bathunyelwa ekuthunjweni kuyo yonke iNew World.
Namuhla, izivakashi zingavakashela ngendlunkulu noma nge-guide. Iziqondiso zichaza umlando wokuhweba ngezigqila, ukukhanyisa lapho izigqila zika-Elmina Castle zivela khona, nalapho ziphela khona. Emagodini enqaba, isimo esimnandi sokuhlupheka kwabantu siqhubeka, futhi izivakashi eziningi zithola lo mzila ngokujulile ngokomzwelo. Ungase futhi ubheke "Door of No Return" - i-portal ezindongeni zangaphandle zenqaba lapho izigqila zanconywa khona emanzini futhi ziswa emikhumbi yezigqila zasogwini.
I-Market Market
Emva kwalokho, imakethe ye-Elmina yezinhlanzi inikeza umthamo owudingeka kakhulu wokukhanya kwelanga nombala. Ngaphandle kwesigodlo , izikebhe eziningi zokudoba zendabuko, noma i- pirogues , i-moor eduze namagquma eBenya Lagoon. Lezi zitsha ezithokozisayo zidwetshwe ngamacaphuno eBhayibheli kanye namazwi amanga, futhi abanjwe abadobi be-muscled ezimakhristini ezibucayi.
Ngemuva kwamahora asetshenziswe olwandle, bafika ekhaya behlabelela izinsizwa nabesilisa abasha bemi bhuloho phezu kolwandle. Amakhanti okuthutha abesifazane abakhulula ama-squid, ama-crabs kanye nezinhlanzi emakethe, abawahlanganisa ngokucophelela emakhanda abo.
Izivakashi zamukelekile ukubuka futhi ukuthatha izithombe njengoba izinhlanzi zithengiswa, zibhema emidlalweni emikhulu, noma zisawoti futhi zomisiwe. Naphezu kwephunga elinamandla lokudoba, imakethe igcinwa ihlanzekile. Ama-slabs amaqhwa amaqhwa aqoshwayo ukuze akhiwe ama-shavings, abekwe phezu kwenhlanzi ukuze ahlale ehlanzekile. Njengoba uqala ukungena ekujuleni, kungenzeka ukubuka ababazi beqamba ama- pirogues amasha, ama-shells abo amakhulu avele njengamathambo amakhulu ama-whale. Ababazi bahlala emathuneni ngemuva kwamasifundisane abo angaphandle.
Isimo sigcwaliswe kakhulu ngokuphila, isimo esihle, umsebenzi onzima nombala, ukuthi usebenza njengengqungquthela efanelekayo enqabeni kanye namathunzi ayo asezigqila ezithengisa izigqila. Uma unenhlanhla ngesikhathi sakho, ungabheka futhi amaqembu okudansa nokudansa okwenziwa nsuku zonke emva kuka-5: 00 ntambama egcekeni eliseduze nenqaba.
Isikhungo saseDolobheni sase-Elmina
Ngaphandle kwemakethe, izikebhe zokudoba kanye nehlombe elihambisana nalo, ibhuloho ikuholela phakathi kwedolobha.
Izitaladi zase-Elmina zinezakhiwo zobukoloni futhi zihlotshiswe nezithombe ezibukeka zasendle ezakhelwe izinhlangano ze-Asafo zangekhulu le-18. Ama-Asafo ayeyizinkampani zempi zasogwini ezisebenza ngabantu baseFante. Ngamunye waba nesakhiwo sakhe edolobheni, ekhonjiswe amafulegi ayingqayizivele nezithombe ezinkulu ezibonisa izibalo zenkolo noma ezinganekwane ezihambisana nenkampani.
I-Elmina Java Museum
Evuliwe ngo-2003, i-Elmina Java Museum idluliselwa emlandweni weBelanda Hitam wesifunda, iqembu lamasosha aseMelika eliqashwe amaKoloniya aseDoland Netherlands East Indies Army. Igama elithi Belanda Hitam lihunyushwa kusukela ku-Indonesian ngokuthi "AbaDashi baseDutch", futhi abaqashiwe babethunyelwa kuqala eningizimu yeSumatra. Ukubonisa emnyuziyamu kugcinwa kahle futhi kubandakanya ukuqoqwa kwezambatho zangempela kanye nedayari ezivela kwabakwa-Elmina.
I-Fort St. Jago
Phezu kwentaba ngokuqondile ehlangene no-Elmina Castle, uzobona isakhiwo esifanayo nesitayela esibizwa ngokuthi i-Fort St. Jago noma i-Fort Coenraadsburg. I-fort yakhiwa amaDashi ngo-1652 ukuvikela inqaba ekuhlaselweni. Ngo-1872, i-fort kanye neDutch Gold Coast yonke yahanjelwa eBritish, eyenza izinqaba eziningana zesakhiwo sokuqala. Namuhla, le nqaba isesimweni esihle kakhulu. Kuvulekele izivakashi phakathi kuka-9: 00 ekuseni no-4: 30 ntambama nsuku zonke.
Ukuhlala Kuphi Ne-Around Elmina
I-Elmina, i-KO-SA Beach Resort inikeza indawo yokubhukuda okuhle, ukudla okuhle nokuhlala okuhle ngendlela enhle. Izindlu zangasese zihlotshiswe ngobuciko, zinezindlu zangasese ezinamathele kanye nezindlu zangasese zangasese ezenzelwe ukuzuza imvelo. I-bay yemvelo ivumela ukubhukuda okuphephile, okungajwayelekile kulezi zingxenye. Ungakwazi ukuphumula ebhishi noma emasimini emasimini, uthathe izifundo zokudansa noma uhambe amahora ogwini.
I-Elmina Bay Resort ihamba ngeminithi engu-10 ukusuka e-Elmina centre. It is a elite stretch of beach kanye nedamu lokubhukuda eliphelele ukuphunyuka ukushisa kwemini. Amakamelo amasha, kanti ama-interiors aphuzile futhi avulekile. Kukhona indawo yokudlela kusayithi, futhi ungakhetha ukumoya umoya. Umnyango olandelayo, i-Stumble Inn iyisinqumo esihle kakhulu kulabo abasabelomali. Ihlinzeka ngama-rondavels aphindwe kabili, izibhedlele zamabhangi kanye nezindawo ezinhle kakhulu zekamu. Ukuze uthole imali encane, ungasebenzisa idamu lokubhukuda e-Elmina Bay Resort.
Lesi sihloko sibuyekezwe nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Ephreli 7, 2017.