I-Todos Santos: Ukonga nokushintsha

UMark Spalding

Imikhonzo evela libalele i-Todos Santos, idolobha lesibili ngobukhulu kumasipala waseLa Paz, owasungulwa ngo-1724. Namuhla umphakathi omncane odlala izinkulungwane zezivakashi unyaka ngamunye ezibuka izakhiwo zawo, ezijabulela ukudla kwawo okuhle, nezizulazulayo. amagalari nezinye izitolo zishutheke ezakhiweni zayo eziphansi ze-stucco. Eduze, izindawo ezinde zolwandle olunesihlabathi zinikeza amathuba okuntweza, ilanga nokubhukuda.

ngilapha Iqembu Lokubonisana Ngokuhlukahluka Kwezinto Eziphilayoumhlangano wonyaka. Sijabulele izikhulumi ezishisayo nezingxoxo ezithakazelisayo mayelana nezindaba zomhlaba wonke ezithinta inhlalakahle yezitshalo nezilwane, kanye nezindawo ezithembele kuzo. UDkt. Exequiel Ezcurra uhole umhlangano ngenkulumo eyisihluthulelo esidlweni sethu sokuvula. Ungummeli wesikhathi eside wezinsiza zemvelo namasiko e-Baja California.

FAKA ISITHOMBE SE-MJS LAPHA

Umhlangano osemthethweni waqala endaweni yetiyetha yomlando emaphakathi nedolobha. Sezwa kubantu abambalwa ngemizamo yokusungula ukuvikelwa kwesikali sezwe somhlaba nezilwandle. U-Kris Tompkins wase-Conservación Patagonica uchaze imizamo yokubambisana yenhlangano yakhe yokusungula amapaki kazwelonke ase-Chile nase-Argentina, amanye asuka e-Andes aze ayofika olwandle, ahlinzeka ngezindlu eziphephile zamakhondomu namaphengwini ngokufanayo.

Ngasekupheleni kwentambama edlule, sezwa kubahleli bomhlangano abambalwa ngezindlela abasebenza ngazo ukuze banikeze izindawo eziphephile izishoshovu ezisebenzela ukuvikela imiphakathi, ukugqugquzela umoya ohlanzekile namanzi, nokulondoloza amagugu emithombo yemvelo yamazwe azo. Izishoshovu zihlaselwa emhlabeni wonke, ngisho nasemazweni ngokuvamile abhekwa njengaphephile njengeCanada ne-United States. Laba bethuli banikeze izindlela ezihlukahlukene esingenza ngazo kuphephe kakhudlwana ukuvikela iplanethi yethu nemiphakathi ethembele emithonjeni yemvelo enempilo—okungukuthi, sonke.

Izolo ebusuku, sihlangane ogwini lolwandle oluhle ePacific Ocean, cishe imizuzu engama-20 ukusuka edolobheni. Kwakumangalisa futhi kunzima ukuba lapho. Ngakolunye uhlangothi ugu olunesihlabathi nezindunduma zalo ezivikelayo zinwebeka amamayela, namagagasi ashayayo, ukushona kwelanga nokuhwalala kwadonsela iningi lethu onqenqemeni lwamanzi ngokumangala. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, njengoba ngiqalaza, angikwazanga ukuzibamba ngafaka isigqoko sami esiqinile. Indawo ngokwayo yayiyintsha—ukutshala kwakusanda kuqedwa ngaphambi nje kokuba sifike esidlweni sethu sakusihlwa. Idizayinelwe kuphela ukusekela abagibeli bamabhishi (kanye nemicimbi efana neyethu), ihlala ngokulinganayo ezindundumeni ezilinganiswe izindlela eziya ogwini oluvulekile. Kuyisikhungo esikhulu esivulekile esiziqhayisa ngechibi lokubhukuda elinomusa, isitendi somculo, indawo yokudansa evulekile, ipalapa eyayingaphezu kwamafithi angu-40 ububanzi, izindawo ezigandayiwe ezengeziwe zokuhlala ezengeziwe, kanye nekhishi eligcwele nezindawo zokugeza neshawa. Akubuzwa ukuthi bekuyoba nzima kakhulu ukuxhuma abantu abangu-130 noma ngaphezulu ababeze emhlanganweni ogwini nolwandle ngaphandle kwesikhungo esinjalo.

ISITHOMBE SASE-BEACH LAPHA

Kodwa-ke, lesi sikhungo esizimele sokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha ngeke sihlukaniswe isikhathi eside, ngiqinisekile. Kungenzeka kube yingxenye yalokho omunye umholi wendawo akuchaza ngokuthi “ukuqubuka kwentuthuko” okungezona okuhle ngaso sonke isikhathi. Izivakashi ezize ukuzojabulela idolobha, nazo zilapha ukuze zintweza, zibhukude, futhi zibuke ilanga. Izivakashi eziningi kakhulu kanye nokwakhiwa okungahleliwe okuningi kakhulu ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nalokho ezikulindele, futhi izinhlelo zemvelo ezibadonsayo ziyakhungatheka. Kuwukulinganisa phakathi kokuvumela umphakathi ukuthi uzuze endaweni yawo kanye nokuvimbela isikali ukuthi singabi sikhulu kakhulu ukuze izinzuzo zikwazi ukusimama ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

ISITHOMBE SAMANINGI LAPHA

Ngisebenze e-Baja iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amathathu. Yindawo enhle, enomlingo lapho ugwadule luhlangana khona nolwandle ngokuphindaphindiwe ngezindlela ezimangalisayo, futhi luyikhaya lezinyoni, amalulwane, izinhlanzi, imikhomo, amahlengethwa, namakhulu eminye imiphakathi, kuhlanganise nabantu. I-Ocean Foundation iyaziqhenya ngokubamba amaphrojekthi ayishumi asebenzela ukuvikela nokwenza ngcono le miphakathi. Kuyangijabulisa ukuthi abaxhasi abaningi kangaka abanendaba nale miphakathi bakwazile ukuzibonela mathupha ikhoneni elincane lenhlonhlo. Singethemba ukuthi banezinkumbulo zasekhaya zobuhle bemvelo nomlando wamasiko ocebile, futhi, nokuqwashisa okuvuselelwe, ukuthi abantu nezilwane ngokufanayo badinga izindawo eziphephile, ezihlanzekile, ezinempilo yokuhlala.