01 ka 05
I-Sian Ka'an Biosphere: Ukuvakasha
Isithombe © Teresa Plowright. Uhambo oluhambela usuku oluvela Cancun, i-Si'an Ka'an Biosphere Reserve iyisayithi ye- UNESCO World Heritage Heritage eseningizimu yeTulum . Isikhathi sokuhamba ukusuka Cancun cishe imizuzu engu-90.
I-Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve ihlanganisa amahektare ayizigidi ezingu-1.3, kuhlanganise namahlathi ashisayo, ama-mangrove, ama-savanna neziqhingi kanye nama-coral reef, futhi likhaya ezindlini eziningi zokulondoloza. Izinkulungwane zezinyoni zezinyoni zihlala eSian Ka'an, njengoba kunezinhlobo eziningi zezilwane ezincelisayo ezinjengezijagu nama-pumas.
Kodwa inqolobane iyaziwa kakhulu njengezindawo ezisezindaweni ezingu-23 zokuvubukula kanye namanye amabhishi angama-pristine futhi angasetshenziswanga eMfuleni wamaMaya .
Imindeni eminingi ivakashela iSian Ka'an ngohambo oluqondisiwe. Izinkambo zansuku zonke zihlinzekwa yi-CESiaK (i-Centro Ecologico Sian Ka'an) naseSian Ka'an Tours nezinye amabhizinisi.
Izivakashi ziqala ngokuhamba ngesikebhe sehora ezimbili emkhathini wamanzi ukuze zifinyelele emigodini eyayiyingxenye ebalulekile yemizila yokuhweba yaseMeyi. Zonke izikebhe zinomthunzi kodwa qiniseka ukupakisha isikrini selanga. Qaphela amahlengethwa nezikhukhula zasolwandle ngesikhathi sokuhamba ngesikebhe sakho.
Qaphela: Ungaphinde uvakashele i-Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve ngokwakho, kodwa uqaphele ukuthi izikhungo zincane. Kukhona enye yokudlela encane endaweni egcinwe kuyo, kodwa qiniseka ukuthi ulethe lokho okuzoyidingela umndeni wakho usuku, kuhlanganise nepikinikini, ukudla okulula, namanzi osukwini lwakho oluhlola ukugcina.
02 ka 05
I-Sian Ka'an: I-Canal Float
Isithombe © Teresa Plowright. Ngokuvamile lezi zivakashi ezithatha izivakashi zibe yiSian Ka'an Biosphere zigxile kwimvelo ehlukile yendawo kanye nomlando wayo waseMeyi.
Ingxenye ejabulisayo yosuku yithuba lokujabulela ukuphumula ihora lesishiyagalolunye phansi kweminye imikhakha esetshenziselwa abathengisi baseMayan esikhathini esidlule. Uzonikezwa izitsha zokuphila uma ukhetha le nketho. Umsele ufana nomfula onobuhle obunamanzi, kuphela ngamamitha amathathu noma amane ukujula kanye nekriststal ecacile, ngakho-ke ungabona konke okusemanzini angezansi. (Ithiphu: Ungakhohlwa ukugqoka izingubo zakho zokugeza ngaphansi kwezingubo zakho.)
03 ka 05
Ukuvakasha kweSian Ka'an: Uhambo Oluqondiswayo
Isithombe © Teresa Plowright. I-Riviera Maya yindawo enhle kakhulu yokufunda izingane ngomlando wamaMeya asendulo. Isibonelo, eTulum, eduze eduze kweSian Ka'an Biosphere, uzothola inqwaba yezakhiwo zasendulo olwandle.
USian Ka'an unomlando wakhe othakazelisayo waseMeyi. Enye yeminyango enqabeni yendawo edolobheni laseMyyil (eyaziwa nangokuthi yiChunyaxché), eyayingenye yezindawo zokuqala ezingamaMaya ezakhiwe ngasogwini olusempumalanga ye-Peninsula yaseYucatan. Izinto zokufakelwa ezitholakele lapha zibuya emuva ngo-350 BCE. kuya ku-1200-1500 CE. I-Muyil yayingumsebenzi obalulekile wokuhweba, owawuthola amaMeya ngokusebenzisa izikebhe emgodini ongokwemvelo owaholela olwandle, futhi futhi ngomsele ongamamitha angu-18 owawufakwa ngomsebenzi obhalwe ngesandla.
04 ka 05
Sian Ka'an: Amanxiwa angamaMeya
Isithombe © Teresa Plowright. Uhambo lwethu oluya e-Sian Ka'an lwaluhlanganisa ukunyuka emanqenqemeni kuya emanxiwa amaMayan amahle, kuhambisane nesiqondiso sethu solwazi. Ayikho indlela engcono yokuba izingane zifunde ngomlando kunokuba zihambisane nesikhathi nomhlahlandlela onomdlandla ozimisele ukuphendula noma yimiphi imibuzo.
05 ka 05
Sian Ka'an Biosphere: Vakashela Umndeni Wendawo
Isithombe © Teresa Plowright. Ngosuku lwethu lokuhamba uhambo oluvela e-Cancun ukuya eSian Ka'an, ngemva kokuqeda ukuvakasha kwethu endaweni ye-biosphere, ibhasi lethu lezokuvakasha lama edolobheni laseTulum elihlelekile lapho sasidla khona isidlo sasemnandi endaweni yokudlela ogwini oluhle. Kamuva, lapho sibuyela emuva eCancun, sayeka ukuvakashela ikhaya laseMeya lanamhlanje, lapho ukwenziwa kwe-tortilla kuyingxenye yokuphila kwansuku zonke.
Njengoba kuvamile embonini yezokuvakasha, umlobi wanikezwa ngezinsizakalo zokubhalisa ngezinhloso zokubuyekeza. Nakuba engathonye lokhu kubuyekezwa, i-About.com ikholelwa ukudalulwa ngokugcwele kwazo zonke izingxabano ezingase zenzeke. Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi, bheka inqubomgomo yethu yokuziphatha.
Ihlelwe nguSuzanne Rowan Kelleher