ULoza, ogwini olusenyakatho-mpumalanga lasePuerto Rico futhi nje ukuhamba okuncane ukusuka enhloko-dolobha yaseSan Juan, akufani nanoma iyiphi enye ingxenye yesiqhingi. Eqinisweni yahlala izigqila zase-Afrika ezivela esizweni samaJoruba ngekhulu le-16, idolobha lase liyisikhathi somphefumulo wase-Afro-Caribbean wasePuerto Rico. Kuthiwa izigqila ezazisebenza emazweni lapha zizokwazi ukubona imikhumbi ifika echwebeni, ithwala imithwalo emisha yabafowabo ukulima ipulazi, ukhukhunathi nezinye izitshalo zabahlali baseSpain.
(I-Taíno yangomdabu yayidlangalaleni ngemva kokuba iSpain ifike esiqhingini, kodwa labo ababesele bahlanganyela ngokufanayo.)
I-Legend Legend Ngegama
Kunamathekisthi amaningi nezinkondlo ezizungezile uLoíza, kodwa okuye kwadlula iminyaka eminingi indaba yedolobha. Ngokusobala, uLoíza ubizwa ngokuthi ngu-Yuiza, owayengowesifazane kuphela we-taíno cacique (igama lesizwe elisho "isikhulu") emlandweni wasePuerto Rico. Okumangalisa nakakhulu, kukhona amarekhodi ama-cacique amabili kuphela abesifazane aseCaribbean.
Loíza Namuhla
Idolobha kanye nomasipala waseLoíza bahlala emphakathini omkhulu kakhulu wase-Afro-Caribbean ePuerto Rico, futhi amasiko abo namasiko abo bahlala benamathele ngokuqinile emadodeni abo emlando. Ingxenye yesifunda sezokuvakasha saseMpumalanga esiqhingini, ngokuvamile sidlulela kwezinye izindawo, ezithandwa kakhulu ukuhamba ngezinsuku ezivela eSan Juan, njengo- El Yunque noFajardo .
Kodwa idolobhana lifanele ukuvakashelwa, ngezizathu ezimbalwa.
Phakathi kwalawo yithuba lokusampula uhlobo oluthe xaxa lwe-Afrika lwe-cuisine yasePuerto Rican, hlola i-cavern emlandweni, futhi uthathe isonto elidala kunazo zonke esontweni elikuleli siqhingi.
Umkhosi we-Saint James
Loíza ukhanyisa kakhulu phakathi nomkhosi wakhe wonyaka we-patron saint, ehlonishwa uSy James James, noma uFiestas Tradicionales de Santiago Apóstol .
Isigungu samasonto onke esenziwa ngoJulayi , ingenye yemikhosi ephawulekayo embala kakhulu, emangalisayo nangokwenkolo ePuerto Rico. Ukusuka e-Plaza de Recreo, umkhosi ukuqhuma kwamaqoqo aseSpain abizayo futhi ama- vejigantes "ahlula," ama-concert, amakhonsathi nokudla okukhulu. Inkanyezi yomculo yombukiso yi- bomba y plena eyinkimbinkimbi-esindayo, isitayela somculo esivela e-Afrika esasuka eLoíza.
Ukuvakashela uLoíza
Ngenkathi uLoíza engakuzwisi kahle ngeminikelo yayo yokuvakasha, kunamagugu amasiko nemvelo lapha ngaphesheya komkhosi wayo wesakhiwo. Kodwa esinye sezizathu zokuvakashela ukujabulela uhambo oluya eLoíza; ngoba uma ushayela lapha, uzodlula ePiñones , emphakathini wangasolwandle kanye nasezindaweni zokudla ezendawo ezizosebenza kuzo zonke izinhlobo ze-fritters, i-turnovers kanye nezinye ukudla okunomsoco okumuncu. I-Kiosko "El Boricua" ingenye yeziteshi ezidumile kakhulu ezungeze.
Futhi, ngenkathi usendaweni, ungakhohlwa ukuthi uhlele i- coco frío , noma amanzi ashukela kakhukhunathi, ukusuka kwenye yezimpahla eziningi ezihamba emgwaqweni. Umthengisi uzodonsa phezulu nge-machete futhi akhonze kabusha (ezinye izindawo ezifana nazo nge-dash rum, ngokwemvelo). Amanzi kakhukhunathi ungenye yezimpahla eziyinhloko zikaLoíza. Esinye isizathu sokuthi abantu bafike kule ngxenye yasePuerto Rico (njengezinye izingxenye zesiqhingi) ukuthola isihlabathi segolide esiphezulu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi amachibi angajulile ahlanganiswe phakathi kolwandle nesigxobo esasiklanyelwe imindeni, noma izinsika ezikude zesihlabathi segolide ezisemgwaqweni.
Uzothola kokubili lapha, kanye nomgwaqo omkhulu webhayisikili kanye nomzila webhayisikili omnandi kakhulu (ungaqasha amabhayisikili e-COPI Cultural Center e-Piñones.
Enye yezinto ezivelele zokuvakashela uLoíza yiMave Maria de la Cruz . Leli gumbi elikhulu lalivuliwe umvubukuli uDkt. Ricardo Alegria ngo-1948 futhi yaba yindawo ebalulekile yezinto ezitholakala ngaphakathi, okwakunikezela ubufakazi bokuhlala kwabantu bokuqala esiqhingini, kusukela esikhathini sokuqala. Izakhiwo ze-Taíno nazo zitholakale lapha, futhi kuthiwa umhume usebenze kokubili inhloso yomkhosi kanye nendawo yokukhosela izakhamuzi zasekuqaleni ngeziphepho neziphepho. Uzobona izimpawu zomhume emgwaqeni we-Route 187 ngemva nje kokufika eLoíza ukusuka entshonalanga.
Okunye okuphawulekayo kule ndawo yiSan Patricio Church , phakathi kwamasonto amadala asePuerto Rico.
Kutholakala esigcawini somuzi, isonto elithobekile lakhiwe ngo-1645 futhi lifakwe ohlwini kwi-US National Register yezindawo zomlando.
Ngaphandle kwezinto ezikhangayo, iLoíza ibalulekile emlandweni wayo ohlukile, amasiko, namasiko, okugcina kulolu suku. Uma ufuna i-adventure-path-the-beat-path adventure, i-Loíza namaPiñones aseduzane enza usuku oluhle kakhulu, umzila osheshayo empumalanga yeSan Juan.