Antigua Guatemala: igugu leziqithi zaseGuatemala
I-Antigua Guatemala Uqwalaselo:Isixeko sase-Antigua Guatemala, okanye "iGuatemala yaseMandulo", yenye yeendawo eziqhelekileyo eziya eGuatemala kubahambi bamazwe ngamazwe. Kukho kwiindawo ezisemaphandleni, i-Antigua Guatemala idume ngeyona ndlela yesakhiwo ye-colonial yaseSpeyin yekhulu le-16, idibanisa izitrato zayo ezinqabileyo, kunye neentaba ezintathu ezikude.
I-Antigua Guatemala yayiyinkunzi yeGuatemala kude kube yonakaliswe koluhlu lweentshukumo zehlabathi ngo-1773.
Namhlanje, inani labemi liphezulu ngaphezu kwama-33,000. Amawaka abantu abaninzi batyelela unyaka ngamnye, abaninzi baye kwiikolo ezininzi zaseSpeyin apho iAntigua idume.
Thelekisa irhafu kwiinqwelo eziya kwiGuatemala City (GUA)
Kwenziwe ntoni:
I-Antigua Guatemala iyanceda abavakalisi kakhulu. Isixeko sinamahotele amaninzi, iivenkile, ii-pubs, iikhofi zeefesi kunye neevenkile, zonke iindawo zokutya kwindwendwe yangaphandle. Ii-arhente zokuhamba zininzi. Imakethe yobugcisa yesikhululo sebhasi inikezela ngeentengiso zokuqala, kunye nethuba lokugqiba izakhono zakho zokuxoxisana.
Kuyo yonke indawo oya kujika, uza kufumana imimiselo emitsha ye-Antigua eyakhelwe i-colonial architecture. Eminye yeyona nto ibhetele ngamatye ecawa yaseSan Agustin, iNtlaba kaMasipala, kunye namatye aseCathhedral. I-Central Park yi-Antigua yoluntu kunye neendawo zendawo, indawo enhle yokuchitha imva.
Ukubona kwesi sixeko ukusuka kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zeentaba-mlilo ezikufuphi i-Agua ne-Pacaya zifanelekile ukunyuka.
Enye imbono ephosakeleyo kukuba ukusuka kwintaba eCroro de la Cruz; nangona kunjalo, ukuphanga kunye nokuhlaselwa kuye kwabikwa kwindlela. Ngethamsanqa, iipolisi zamapolisa zihanjisa amaqela onke ngosuku malunga no-10: 00 no-3pm.
Nini ukuya:
I-Antigua Guatemala inomdla wonyaka wezulu ngokukodwa ngenxa yeendawo zayo eziphakamileyo, ukufumana iintsuku ezifudumeleyo, ubusika obupholileyo kunye nemvula encinane kunelo lonke ilizwe.
Iveki ngaphambi kweCawa yePasika, ebizwa ngeSonto eliNgcwele okanye uSemana Santa, ngumthendeleko oqaqambileyo ka-Antigua. Into ephawulekayo yimibala ye-sawdust enemibala ekhethiweyo, ehlanjwe kwiimpawu ezintle, ezibekwe ezitalatweni ukwenzela ukuba iinkqubo zonqulo zihlawulwe. Abahambi abanomdla wokutyelela i-Antigua ngeli veki kufuneka babhale amahotele ngaphambili.
Ukufika apho nojikeleze:
Ukuthutha ukuya nase-Antigua Guatemala kuninzi. Iibhasi zoluntu ("izinkukhu") ziza kwaye zihambe zivela kwisikhululo sebhasi esikhulu kwicala elingasentshonalanga yedolophu, ebuye isebenze njengemveliso yemveliso yendawo kunye nokuthengiswa kwezinto zokuvakasha. Inkonzo yeebhasi iyancipha kwiimvama njengoko kusondela ntambama, ngoko kulungile ukushiya kusasa.
Ukuba unqwenela ukuba ungabikho ukuthutha izithuthi zikawonkewonke ukusuka kwiSixeko saseGuatemala, iiRiphabliki zaseGuatemala ziza kulungelelanisa i-shuttle ukuthabatha kwihotele yakho okanye kwisiza sezindiza.
Nangona unyawo lwendlela lukhethiweyo ku-Antigua ngokwawo, iiteksi kunye nee-rickshaws, okanye "tuk-tuks", zinceda kwimida ende, imvula yamanzi kunye nohambo lokuhamba ebusuku. Qiniseka ukuba umqhubi ucaphuna intengo ngaphambi kokuhamba.
Iingcebiso kunye neziSeko
I-Antigua Guatemala ingaba yingozi ebusuku. Ngamaxesha onke, sebenzisa uqwalaselo olufanayo kuyo yonke i-Central America eya kuyo, oko kukuthi musa ukuthwala imali eninzi, ungagqoki iingubo zokugcoba, kunye nezulu, ungagqoki ipakethe ye-fanny. Abafazi baya kufuna ukusebenzisa ulumkiso olungakumbi, ngakumbi xa behamba ebusuku. Xa ungathandabuzeki, bhokisa i-cab.
Nyaniso:
Xa abaqhankqalazi baqala ukuhlala eAntigua Guatemala ngo-1543, bawuthetha ngokuthi "La Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala", okanye "Isixeko Esihloniphekileyo Nesiqotho Sase Santiago seNkosana yaseGuatemala". Ngaba umlomo!