Abantu abasebenza endaweni yesivakashi endaweni yokulala kanokusho enyakatho yeBurma basuka ezindaweni eziseduze zesizwe sasezintabeni. Lezi zindawo zinikeza iziqondiso zohambo lwesigamu sosuku nolude. Izivakashi zithenga imisebenzi yezandla ezimakethe zazo.
"Lezi yizimo ezimbalwa kweziningi lapho abantu abavakashela lesi sifunda saseBurma bengaqinisekiswa ukuthi imali yabo iyawenza umehluko endaweni nokuthi basekela ezokuvakasha ezisimeme ngokusemandleni," kusho uBrett Melzer, umsunguli nomnikazi wale ndawo kanokusho. I-Malikha Lodge e-Northern Kachin State. Ithimba laseMelzer laseBurma nalo lisanda kusiza ngemisebenzi yokuhlenga kulandela iCyclone Nargis eningizimu yeBurma.
UMelzer, ongumnikazi we-Eastern Safaris (www.easternsafaris.com), uphinde asebenzise Amabhaluni phezu kwe-Bagan, insizakalo enkulu yabagibeli bebhaluni lomoya oshisayo e-Asia enikeza injabulo yokuntanta phezu kwama-pagoda asendulo angu-2000. ([i-imeyili ivikelwe]). Inkampani ezimele yaseMyanmar engamaphesenti ayi-100, iMelzer ibuka iMalikha Lodge kanye nokufinyelela ekunikezayo emathubeni amasiko nawehlane njengesandiso sokuzibophezela kwakhe kwezokuvakasha okusimeme.
I-Lodge ingena enkathini yayo yesibili kulo Mfumfu kwenye yezindawo ezinhle zokugcina zamahlathi emvula asezintabeni e-Himalayas lapho ingomakhelwane bezizwe zasezintabeni zaseLisu naseRawang. Indawo yokungcebeleka yaklanywa umdwebi wamapulani odumile emhlabeni u-Jean Michel Gathy obuciko bakhe buboniswa ezindaweni zokungcebeleka ezimbalwa zase-Aman.
Ukufinyelela kungesevisi ehleliwe yendiza ye-Air Bagan eya ePutao njalo ngoLwesibili nangoLwesihlanu kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-Okthoba kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-April okuvumela inketho yokuhlala ubusuku obu-3, 4 noma 7. Kusuka esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Putao, ukuhamba ngemizuzu engu-15 kuletha izivakashi kule ndawo engamahektha angu-12 emngceleni wesigodi sase-Lisu sase-Mulashidi. IPutao iyidolobha elisenyakatho kakhulu eBurma emagqumeni aseMpumalanga yeHimalaya.
Izivakashi zilala kuma-bungalows angu-10 abheke amathalasi elayisi aholela ezintabeni ze-Himalaya ezimbozwe yiqhwa ngaphesheya komfula ophethwe yizihlahla i-Nam Lang. I-lodge inikeza umuzwa wephathi yendlu yangasese yakho konke ukudla, ngokukhethwa kwamamenyu ahleliwe alungiselelwa nsuku zonke ngesidlo sasemini nesidlo sakusihlwa, okuhlanganisa nenketho eyodwa yemifino. Itimu iyisitayela sezwekazi elicwengisisiwe ngokuhambisana nendawo yentaba yasehlane. Ngesaziso kusenesikhathi, izidingo ezikhethekile zokudla noma imicimbi ekhethekile ingabhekelelwa.
Lapha ePutao Valley, esinye sezigodi eziqhelile nezikude kakhulu eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, amathuba okuthuthuka kwezomnotho asalokhu elinganiselwe. Isinqumo senziwe sokwakha indawo yokulala esezingeni lomhlaba lapha esigodini esiphakathi kweNdiya neChina esizalweni soMfula i-Ayeyarwaddy eMpumalanga yeHimalaya.
Le loji yenza isitatimende sokuthi isemhlabeni kanye nomhlaba endaweni yokuzilibazisa yama-bungalows esitayela sendabuko ebekwe ngokucophelela ukuze idale kabusha umuzwa wempilo yasemakhaya ebukekayo kule pharadesi engadini yoqalo oludala kanye nehlathi. Iphalethi leminqumo ethulisiwe, okumpunga nama-russets kugcizelela ukhuni lwemvelo namatshe aholela iso ebuhleni obuhlanzekile obuzungezile lapha ekugcineni kwe-Ayeyarwaddy, umfula ongenela eningizimu uya eYangon.
Amaphrojekthi asemagcekeni ahlanganisa ukuhlinzeka ngoqeqesho kubalimi abaphakela iLodge izingadi zasemakethe ezisezingeni eliphezulu kanye nemikhiqizo yemfuyo. Umzingeli uhamba nohambo oluthile olufushane. Ukuphishekela i-carbon offset kubandakanya ukutshalwa kabusha kwamahlathi angamahektare ayi-100. Udokotela wasendlini we-Lodge uhlinzeka ngokuhlolelwa umalaleveva nokwelashwa kwamahhala kubasebenzi bendawo kanye nemindeni yabo ezindaweni eziseduze. Kolunye uhambo losuku oluqondiswa endaweni izivakashi zingabuka izimboni zamakotishi, zivakashele amakhaya futhi zibone imisebenzi yezandla eyenziwayo. Abavuka ekuseni bangavakashela imakethe, behlise indishi eshisayo yesobho le-Shan noodle emakhazeni asekuseni futhi bazilolonge amakhono okugegetheka phezu kwezigqoko ezilukiweyo zikandunankulu wase-Rawang, ama-sarong anemibala nobhasikidi abacolekileyo.
Izivakashi zinokukhetha izinkathi ezintathu ezihlukene - u-Okthoba noNovemba yisikhathi sokuvuna, esinemibala eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokubonakala kahle. Ubusuku buhle kakhulu futhi izivakashi zijabulela ukuhlala ngaphandle kuze kube kusihlwa. U-December kuya ku-February uletha izinsuku ezipholile, ezifana nentwasahlobo nobusuku obubandayo obugcwele izinkanyezi. Lesi isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokubuka izintaba ezimbozwe yiqhwa ezizungeze i-Putao, kanye nobusuku obupholile endaweni yokulala enkulu eduze nomlilo. NgoMashi no-Ephreli zibona ukubuya kwezinsuku ezifudumele nobusuku kanye nezihlambi zokuqala zezikhathi ezithile ngaphambi kokuba i-monsoon ifike ngasekupheleni kukaMeyi.
