I-NOVO AIRÃO, Brazil - amahlengethwa aphinki?
Bengicabanga ukuthi umhlahlandlela wami wase-Brazilian impish ubedonsa umlenze wami. Konke ukungabaza kwaphela lapho, ngimi esikhumulweni semikhumbi sokhuni edolobhaneni lase-Amazon eNovo Airão, ngibingelelwa amahlengethwa amathathu aphinki aqinile ekhiphe amakhanda awo emanzini.
Ngalandela indlela engangihamba ngayo ngiyongena emfuleni onombala wetiye ngiphethe ucezu lwenhlanzi, ekhishwe ngobuhlakani eminweni yami. Amahlengethwa ayengigijimisa ngokudlala efuna okwengeziwe, engishayisa futhi engihlikihla ngemizimba yawo epholile, egcwele injoloba.
Umfula wase-Amazon uyindawo yezimanga zemvelo, futhi amahlengethwa apinki ayisiqalo nje. Abaningi bangama-albino, anombala osukela kompunga oqhakazile kuye kobomvana be-flamingo. Ngokusobala zikhula zibe pink uma zijabulile, njengokungathi ziyahwaqabala.
I-pod encane isinobungani nomndeni wasemaphandleni owaqala ngokungenacala ukuwuphakela izinsalela zezinhlanzi. Amahlengethwa aba izivakashi zansuku zonke, futhi igama lasakazeka, kwabeka iNovo Airão endaweni encane kodwa ekhulayo yezivakashi zase-Amazon. Iqembu lamahhotela e-French i-Accor lakha ihhotela elinamagumbi ayi-100 eduze, elizovulwa ngo-2010. U-Hilton uhlela nokwakha i-eco-resort lapha.
Ngafika ngesikebhe sikanokusho esivela eManaus, idolobha laseBrazil elinabantu abangaba izigidi ezingu-1.8 ehlathini lemvula elijulile, eliqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-1,000 XNUMX ukusuka ogwini lwase-Atlantic. Inqwaba yezikebhe ezincane zithwala izivakashi ohambweni lomfula zisuka eManaus, kodwa lesi engahamba ngaso siye sabangela isiphithiphithi ngokuba esisha futhi esikhulu kunazo zonke.
I-Grand Amazon iyindawo yokungcebeleka entantayo efaniswe nabagibeli bemikhumbi yoMfula iNayile. Inikeza amakhabhini angama-72 ane-balcony kumadekhi amane, indawo yokudlela enhle, indawo yokuphumula yelanga ene-pool kanye nebha - zonke izinsiza zomkhumbi omkhulu wabagibeli.
Ngizinze endaweni yokulala yasehlathini, ngangike ngayihlola le ndawo ngaphambili, ngivakashela iziganga ngezikebhe ezinenjini.
Ngangesaba ukuthi umkhumbi wokuhamba uzonginikeza ulwazi olukha phezulu. Okungukuthi, ngaze ngawubamba umqondo. I-Grand Amazon empeleni iyindawo yokuhlala ehambayo. Umkhumbi uthwala izikebhe ezincane ukuze zihlolwe. Futhi leloji ingathutha ngobusuku.
Umkhumbi wakhiwe ngokwezifiso eManaus (izinkuni eziqinile zaseBrazil zinikeza ukukhanya okucebile ngaphakathi) yinkampani yamahhotela yaseSpain i-Iberostar ukuze le ndawo enzima ifinyeleleke kalula enanini elikhulayo labavakashi bemvelo.
Njengezindawo zokulala ezisemhlabeni endaweni, umkhumbi unikeza ukukhetha kohambo olubili noma kathathu njalo ekuseni, ntambama nakusihlwa.
Ngemva kokudla kwasekuseni, sasigibela ezikebheni - cishe abantu abangu-20 iqembu ngalinye, siphelezelwa abaqondisi bendawo - bese siqala uhambo lwethu esilukhethile. Ngigwedla emanzini njengengilazi njengesibuko esiphucuziwe, ngayithanda indlela umfula owawubonisa ngayo amafu asezintabeni esibhakabhakeni esiluhlaza. Ebusuku, njengoba inyanga nezinkanyezi kunyatheliswe emanzini amnyama, ngangiba nomuzwa wokuzulazula endaweni yonke.
Lapho sihamba emahlathini aluhlaza, sathola ukuthi yiziphi izitshalo ezazingadliwa nokuthi yiziphi ezinobuthi, ezazingcono kakhulu ukwakha indawo yokukhosela nezingabulala amanxeba. Sifunde ukuthi amanzi aphuzwayo angatholakala emivinini, ehlungwe yisitshalo. Sadla amajikijolo e-açai, isithelo esinothile ngezakhi zomzimba kanye ne-antioxidant esithathwa njengokudla okuphezulu kakhulu.
Ngamehlo aqeqeshelwe ukubona izinto esasingakwazi, abaqondisi bathola izidleke zezintuthwane, ofezela, ama-tarantula nezicabucabu ezinkulu. Ngakwazi ukuhlola isinambuzane esinjengetwizi kanye nentuthwane eyodwa enkulu.
“Intuthwane eyinhlamvu,” kusho uMarco, isazi sethu semvelo. Washaya ucelemba wakhe esiqwini sesihlahla, igxolo lase likhasa nalezi zinambuzane eziyaluzayo. “Ukulunywa komuntu kungakwenza ugule kakhulu,” waseluleka, “futhi abangu-10 bangakubulala.” Ubuhlungu bokulunywa bufaniswa nobenxeba lenhlamvu, yingakho kuthiwa.
Ngesikhathi sesidlo sasemini esikhethekile sendawo, umkhumbi wawusuka uye endaweni entsha, futhi sasiphinde sigibele izikebhe ezincane ukuze sihambe kancane eziteshini nasemahlathini agcwele amanzi. Noma, sizohanjiswa siye komunye umzila wezintaba.
“Ngeke uyibone inhlwathi endle,” kusho uRafael, omunye wabaqondisi bethu. “Bazifihle kakhulu.” Nokho, ngosuku lwesibili ngabona enye yezinyoka ezinkulu ibhukuda.
“Ngeke niyibone i-jaguar,” abaqondisi basitshela, kodwa asizange siyibone.
Kodwa sabona ama- toucan, ama- macaw abomvu, opholi kanye nenqwaba yezinye izinyoni ezingavamile. Sabona amabheja, nezinkawu ezikhalayo nezicabucabu. Sasidoba i-piranha.
Ebusuku, izikebhe zethu ezingashoni kakhulu zazishobilika emhlangeni zifuna izingwenya, amehlo azo abebomvu tebhu ezibanini zethu.
E-Manaus, i-Amazon ihlukana ibe imisele emibili: i-Rio Negro enemibala ye-cola kanye ne-Rio Solimões enodaka. Imifula iveza izindawo ezimbili ezihlukene, futhi i-Grand Amazon ihlola yomibili imizila yamanzi. I-Rio Negro iyi-Amazon yomcabango wethu: emnyama, ejulile, engaqondakali. I-Rio Solimões ifana ne-Amazon yezihloko zezindaba: izindawo zokuhlala, ukugcwala kwemifula nezihlahla ezisikiwe ukuze kuvuleleke izinkomo.
Ngincamela i-Rio Negro engonakalisiwe (namahlengethwa apinki ase-Novo Airão), kuyilapho abanye ababegibele bejabulela i-Solimões nokugcwala kwayo emfuleni kanye nokugcwala kwezilwane zasendle. Abantu abaningi bahlala kuma-Solimões ngoba kunezinhlanzi eziningi, futhi izinhlanzi eziningi ziphinde zisho izinyoni nezilwane eziningi.
Uhambo lwezinsuku ezine olugxile e-Rio Negro kanye nomzila wezinsuku ezintathu e-Rio Solimões lungabhukhwa ngokuhlukene, kodwa kunengqondo ukwenza kokubili. Ngesonto elilodwa, ngezwa ukuthi sengibonile futhi ngifunde okuningi.
Umhloli wamazwe kimi wadumala ngasese, nokho, ukuthi kulula kakhulu. Futhi ukhululekile.
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