I-Antigua Guatemala: igugu lamahlathi aseGuatemala
Ukubuka konke kwe-Antigua Guatemala:Idolobha lase-Antigua Guatemala, noma "i-Guatemala yase-Ancient", ingenye yezindawo ezihambela kakhulu eGuatemala zabahambi bamazwe ngamazwe. Ezindaweni ezisemaphandleni, i-Antigua Guatemala idume ngezakhiwo zesitayela saseSpain zangekhulu le-16 ezihlanganisa izitaladi zalo ezithintekayo, kanye nezintaba ezintathu eziqhamuka kude.
I-Antigua Guatemala yayiyinhloko-dolobha yaseGuatemala kwaze kwaba yilapho yonakaliswa kanzima ngochungechunge lokuzamazama komhlaba ngo-1773.
Namuhla, inani labantu liphakeme ngaphezu kwama-33,000. Abantu abayizinkulungwane bavakashela unyaka ngamunye, abaningi beya ezikoleni eziningi zaseSpain ezibizwa ngokuthi i-Antigua.
Qhathanisa amanani ezindizeni eziya eGuatemala City (GUA)
Okufanele ngikwenze:
I-Antigua Guatemala yi-isivakashi-enobungane kakhulu. Idolobha linamahhotela angenakubalwa, izindawo zokudlela, izinkampani zokushicilela, amathilomu ekhofi, nezitolo, zonke izindawo zokudlela ezihambela ngaphandle. Ama-ejenti wokuhamba nawo amaningi futhi. Imakethe yezobuciko esiteshini sebhasi inikeza ukuthenga kuqala, futhi nethuba lokuthuthukisa amakhono akho okuxoxisana.
Nomaphi lapho uvula khona, uzothola izibonelo ezintsha ze-architecture ye-Antigua yobukhosi bekoloni. Ezinye zezindawo ezinhle kakhulu ziyizicabha zeSonto LaseSan Agustin, iSigodlo SakwaMasipala, namadolobha aseCathhedral. I-Central Park iyisikhungo senhlalo kanye nesimo se-Antigua, indawo enhle yokuchitha ntambama.
Ukubukwa kwedolobha kusukela eziqongweni zezintaba-mlilo eziseduze u-Agua nePapaya kufanelekile ukuphakama.
Enye umbono othakazelisayo wukuthi kusukela echwebeni laseCroro de la Cruz; Kodwa-ke, ukuphanga nokuhlaselwa kuye kwabikwa endleleni. Ngenhlanhla, amaqembu ezokuvakasha ezokuvakasha nsuku zonke ngo-10: 00 no-3pm.
Nini okufanele uhambe:
I-Antigua Guatemala ijabulela unyaka wonke wesimo sezulu ngenxa yendawo yaso ephakeme, ihlala nezinsuku ezifudumele, ubusika obupholile, nemvula encane kunayo yonke izwe.
Iviki ngaphambi kweSonto likaPhasika, elibizwa ngeSonto LikaSanta noma uSomana Santa, ligugu elihle kakhulu lika-Antigua. Okumangalisa kakhulu yizimpaphe ze-sawdust ezinemibala ekhangayo, zifakwe emiklamo emihle, ezibekwa emigwaqweni ukuze kuqhutshwe izinyathelo zenkolo ezithintekayo. Abahambi abanentshisekelo yokuvakashela i-Antigua phakathi nalesi sonto kumele babhale amahhotela kusengaphambili.
Ukufika lapho futhi nxazonke:
Ukuthutha ukuya nase-Antigua Guatemala kugcwele. Amabhasi omphakathi ("izinkukhu") afika futhi asuke esiteshini esikhulu sebhasi engxenyeni esentshonalanga edolobheni, futhi isebenza njengemakethe ehamba phambili yezimpahla zendawo kanye nempahla ehambelana nezivakashi. Isevisi yebhasi inqamuke emvamisa njengoba kusondela ntambama, ngakho-ke kungcono ukuhamba ekuseni.
Uma kungcono ungabi isibindi sokuhamba okuvela eGuatemala City, ukubhuka kweGuatemala kuzokuhlela ukuhamba nge-shuttle ukukhipha ehhotela lakho noma ezindiza.
Nakuba ukuhamba ngezinyawo kuyindlela yokuhamba ekhethiwe ngaphakathi kwe-Antigua ngokwayo, amatekisi kanye nama-rickshaws, noma i-"tuk-tuks", iyasiza emaqeleni amade, imvula yamanzi, nokuhamba ebusuku. Qinisekisa ukuthi umshayeli ucaphuna intengo ngaphambi kokuhamba.
Amathiphu nokusebenza
I-Antigua Guatemala ingaba yingozi ebusuku. Ngaso sonke isikhathi, sebenzisa ukuqapha okufanayo ongayenza kuyo yonke indawo yaseMelika Ephakathi, okungukuthi ungathwali imali eningi, ungagqoke ubucwebe obucwebezelayo, futhi ngenxa yezulu, ungagqoki ipaki le-fanny. Abesifazane bayofuna ukusebenzisa ukuqapha okungaphezulu, ikakhulu uma behamba ebusuku. Uma ungabaza, shayela itekisi.
Iqiniso:
Ngesikhathi abaqotjhi beqala ukuhlala e-Antigua Guatemala ngo-1543, bawuchaza ngokuthi "La Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala", noma "Idolobha Elihloniphekile Nelikhulu LaseSantiago le Knights yaseGuatemala". Yeka umlomo!