I-Costa Rica ingenye yamazwe athandwa kakhulu eMelika Ephakathi, ikakhulukazi abathandi bezemvelo nabathandi be-adventure. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi inamaphesenti angama-parks kazwelonke kanye nezinqolobane ezizimele ezihlanganisa cishe u-25% wendawo yayo. Iphinde isendaweni enelungelo lomhlaba elivumela ukuba libe nokuhlushwa okukhulu kwezinhlobo zezilwane ezizalwe kwamanye amazwe enyakatho yeMelika Ephakathi kanye nabanye baseNingizimu Melika.
Esinye isici esithakazelisayo salo cuisine. Kungumphumela weminyaka neminyaka yamasiko ahlukene ahlanganisana ngokwawo. Kulo, uthola amathrekhi kulokho abahlali baseColombia abakwazi ukuwadla. Zonke lezo zithako zamukelwa yiSpain ezaziphethe nezindlela ezintsha zokupheka. Njengoba kuqhubeka ukoloni, abaseSpain beletha izigqila ezivela emdeni wase-Afrika kanye nezinye ezivela ezizweni zaseCaribbean ezaziqoqa emashumini ambalwa eminyaka ngaphambili.
Njengoba ungacabanga ukuthi lokhu kwakha isitayela sekhethelo sokudla. Ingxenye yale gastronomy eyenza iKosta Rica iyingqayizivele yokuthi kunezinhlobo ezimbalwa zokuphuza ezizoshiya ufuna okungaphezulu.
Iziphuzo zaseCosta Rica
Ngenxa yezinhlobonhlobo eziningi zezithelo ezishisayo ezikhula ngaphakathi kwendawo yayo, ziye zathola izikhathi eziningana zokuzisebenzisa. Yingakho uzothola iziphuzo ezisekelwe ezitshalweni. Bayibiza ngokuthi i-refrescos ("frescos" okwesikhashana).
Lezi zihlobo zezithelo ze-smoothies ezivame ukwenziwa ngamanzi noma ubisi.
Esinye isiphuzo sendabuko esimnandi esithandwa kakhulu sibizwa ngokuthi i-Agua Dulce (amanzi amnandi). Kuyinto eqinisweni amanzi eyancwiswe ngoshukela noma uhlobo lweswidi olwenziwa ngalo.
Uhlobo lwesibili lwesiphuzo esingokwemvelo abantu baseCosta Rashiya abathanda ukuphuza nsuku zonke kuthiwa i-Horchata futhi lenziwe ngendwangu yerayisi ehlutshiwe kanye nommbila.
Ukunikeza ukunambitheka okuncane okunye futhi bangeze nesinamoni yomhlabathi kanye noshukela omncane. Kuyinto enhle futhi indlela engcono kakhulu yokuba nayo ibanda kakhulu.
Esinye isici esenze iKosta Rica idume emhlabeni jikelele ngekhofi yayo. Kodwa-ke, into eyodwa engiyithola engavamile ukuthi ngeke uthole izinto ezinhle ezindaweni eziningi zokudla nezindawo zokudlela. Iningi labantu bendawo ngangiziphuza kuphela izinto ezisheshayo. Ngemuva kokucwaninga, ngafunda ukuthi ngoba ithandwa kakhulu, cishe yonke ikhofi yekhwalithi ithunyelwa ngaphandle.
Ubhiya wezwe waseCosta Rica ubizwa ngokuthi i-Imperial. Uzokwazi ukubona ukuthi ikhangiswa kuwo wonke amazwe, cishe kuzo zonke izingqikithi. Kodwa-ke, kunezinye izinto ezimbalwa zeBosta Rican ezihamba ngegama likaPilsen (i-pilsner) neBavaria.
Uma ufuna okuthile okunamandla, kodwa namanje wendawo nendabuko kufanele uzame i-guaro yabo. Lona utshwala obushukela odoba. Kuvame ukukhonzwa njengedutshulwa noma kuhlanjululwe endaweni yokugcoba.
Futhi balungiselela iziphuzo ezishisayo ezinhlobonhlobo ezazibiza ngokuthi i-Atoles. Kufanele nakanjani uzame ezimbalwa zazo. Kunezimbalwa ezithandwayo kakhulu ezibizwa ngokuthi i-Atol de Maizena, i-Atol de PiƱa, i-Atol de Naranja, i-Atol de Arroz ne-Atol de Elote. Zonke ziyiphunga futhi zinambitheka ngempela.
Qaphela: Noma nini lapho uhamba ngeCentral America kufanele uhlale ukhumbule ukuthi awukwazi nje ukuphuza amanzi okupompo. Abanalo izindinganiso ezinhle uma kuziwa ekwelapheni kwamanzi. Esikhundleni salokho, kufanele futhi uthenge amanzi asebhodleleni noma uthwale umbala.
Uma ucela iziphuzo ezingafaki ukupholisa izithako noma ukupheka amanzi kufanele ubuze futhi umsizi wakho lapho amanzi asetshenziselwa khona avela khona. Lokhu kuzokuvumela ukuba ugweme ukugula ngesikhathi seholide lakho kuleli zwe lesishisayo.
Uke wazama noma yiziphi iziphuzo engizishilo? Ngingathanda ukwazi ukuthi iyiphi oyithandayo.
Ihlelwe ngu-Marina K. Villatoro