Wonke umntu uyazi iziseko: iimpahla ezikhululekile, ikhamera yakho kunye nejaja, ipasipoti yakho, amakhadi akho ekwereta kunye ne-zebra-print printo yakho. Kodwa yintoni enye onokuyithatha?
Izinto ezininzi, enyanisweni. Nalu uluhlu lwezinto eziyimfuneko endizifumene ngokubalulekayo xa ndisiya kwi-Central America nangaphezulu.
01 ngo-10
Andiyazi ukuba ndaphila endwendwe yam yangaphambili ngaphandle kweeplebe. Nangona awukho ulala (njengam!), Kuya kuba nexesha eliphakathi kweMbindi yaseMerika xa uza kuyifuna kakhulu. Kulo moya. Ukubamba i-nap kwi-bhasi yelizwe. Xa ungakhange uqaphele ihotele yakho ingasemva kweclub yobusuku. Futhi kuyo yonke indawo oya kuyo, ukusuka kwiidolophu ezinkulu ukuya kwisiqithi se-siqithi, kuya kuba neendawo. Eziphakamileyo. Yenza iimfumba-zithembele kule nto.02 ngo 10
Hayi, omiyane. Iimpi zamancinci ezincinci ezitshatyalaliswayo. Njengokuba ukubetha kwabo kwakungekho kwandisa, banako ukuphatha i-malaria kunye nezinye izifo. Ukuzikhusela kwakho kukugqithiseleyo nge-10% -35% DEET (Ngaphezu kwama-35% aphezulu kwiimeko ezininzi, kwaye akukho ngaphaya kwe-10% ye-DEET kufuneka isetyenziswe kubantwana), kunye nesicelo se-Permetrin repellent (ibulala oqhagamshelwano) kwisambatho sakho ngaphambi kokuhamba. Unokuthenga abathengi kwiMbindi yaseMerika, kodwa balethe ezinye iimeko xa kunjalo.03 ngo 10
Akunzima ukufumana inkonzo yokuhlamba eMicentral America. Ngokuqhelekileyo kunzima nje ukulahla isikhwama semfudu (jonga Into yesi-5) yeengubo, kwaye uzikhethe, uphaphule kwaye uphuze ngokutsha, iiyure ezisibhozo emva koko. Kodwa ngokuqhelekileyo, ngenxa yenkxalabo yexesha, indawo ezikude, okanye ukuba ufuna kuphela iikhati ehlambulukileyo, inkonzo yokuhlamba ivele ingabonakali. Yilapho iipakethe ezincinci ze-Woolite zingena khona. Zonke ozifunayo yi-sink kunye nezandla zakho, kunye ne-Central Central yelanga yokumisa.04 we-10
I-Pepto Bismol, i-Immodium, iAnbiotics
Ingaba ubiza ngokuba yiGuat Squats, Impindiselo kaMonuma, okanye nje isisu esicasulayo, siyabandezela ngabanye bethu ngenye ixesha-nangona ukuba uqaphele (ukusela kuphela amanzi asebhodleleni kunye neqhwa ecocekileyo, udla kuphela ococekileyo okanye ophekwe iziqhamo kunye nemigodi). Kwiyona nto encinci, amacwecwe ambalwa e-Pepto Bismol ahlaziyiweyo aya kwenza inkohliso. Ukuba ulinganise, thabatha i-Immodium. Yaye ukuba i-antibiotiki ingaba yingozi, ingafuneka. Kungakhathaliseki ukuba yiyiphi, pakisha zonke ezintathu, kwaye qi niseka ukuba uphuze amanzi amaninzi (ahlanjululwe).
Kodwa qiniseka ukuba iinqwelo-moya azikwazi ukuba neengxaki zokuthwala imithi.
05 we-10
Khawubizele nje I-Lady Lady
Njalo xa ndihamba, ndifumana enye indlela yokusebenzisa iiforkhshi. Ndizungeze umkhosi wam emini emvula yamvula. Ukuphatha iimpahla zokuhlamba ezingcolileyo. Ukukhwabanisa izikhumbuzo eziphukayo. Njengoko i-phijhi ye-poncho. Ndincoma ukuba ndilethe amanani amaninzi abamnyama, kunye namancinci amancinci amancinci. Izitshixo ze-Sandwich zeZiploc nazo zibaluleke kakhulu. Into esoloko ivuza, kwaye emva kokuba i-backpack yakho okanye i-suitcase ixutywe ngeengubo ze-Mayan ezithandekayo kunye nee-tee-shirts, awuyi kufuna ukuba zihlanjwe nge-sunscreen. 06 ngo 10
Xa ixesha lakho lokuhamba lilinganiselwe, ngamanye amaxesha awunanto yokwenza kodwa ukuthabatha ngebhasi, okanye indiza, okanye i-shuttle. Ukuba ulindele ukuba kwenzeke okokuba, iwashi ye-alamu yokuhamba ingaphezu kweyomfuneko-ngaphandle kokuba, ngokuqinisekileyo, ungomnye wabantu abahlaselayo abanewashi yangaphakathi elingenaphutha. Kukho amaninzi amanqaku atholakalayo, ukusuka kwincinci kunye ne-atomiki ukuya kwi-sleek ne-funky. Yenza iibhetri ezongezelelweyo.
Musa ukuhlala uthembela kwi-alamu yakho yefowuni.
07 ngo 10
I-flashlight ibaluleke kakhulu. Xa uhlala kwindawo esecaleni efana ne-jungle okanye lolwandle lolunxwemeni, ungalindelanga ukuba kubekho iindwangu zezikhukhula ezifake iindlela. Ngokukodwa ukuba ungumhambi webhajethi kwaye indlu yokuhlambela ayiqhotyoshelwanga kwigumbi lakho. Ezinye iziqithi zize zicime umbane ebusuku. Ungadinga umntu ukukhangela into ngaphandle kokuvusa umlingane wakho, okanye ukufunda ngokuhlwa kwangokuhlwa, kwi-hammock ye-ocean front, phantsi kweenkwenkwezi. . . Vukani.08 ngo 10
Nceda, nceda, nceda, ulethe ibhanti yemali. Ipakethe ye-fanny ayibala! Kuyaziwa kakhulu phakathi kwabahambahambayo abahamba kakuhle kunye nabahlali abapake i-fanny iipakthi ziyi-bullseyes zabaphangi. Amabhanki eemali afanelekileyo afanelekileyo phantsi kweengubo-AKUBA uyifake ngaphandle kweengubo zakho-kwaye ube neepokethi ezithile zeepassports, amakhadi enkoleko kunye namanye amaxwebhu abalulekileyo. Amabhanti ekhumba kunye nee-zippers ezifihliweyo zisebenza kakuhle kunye nendawo yokufihla indawo yesixakeko, kodwa abayi kubamba ipasipoti yakho.09 we-10
Yizisa i-lock lock. Akufuneki kube mkhulu. Ukuba ungumlenze we-backpacker, ikhukhi enkulu iya kukunciphisa. Kodwa uya kuvuya ukuba unayo, mhlawumbi ukuvalela imithwalo yakho (ngelixa ingayi kumisa i-pickpocket ngekrele, kodwa inokuyeka ukuqhuma okungaphezulu), okanye ukuvalela igumbi lakho. Amahotele amaninzi anika isikhokelo esingaphezulu komnyango wakho ukhuseleko olungakumbi xa ushiya.10 kwi-10
Xa usondela ngakumbi kwi-equator, ngakumbi i-UV ray. I-Central America ayikho ngaphaya kwelokukhutshelwa kwelitye, ngokuthelekiswayo, kunye ne-sunscreen eqinile yimfuneko yansuku zonke. Nangona kubanda. Nokuba idibene. Ukuba awuyithandi, thatha igama lam kulo: uya kutshisa, kwaye ukushisa kwelanga ngokubanzi kwandisa amathuba akho yomhlaza wesikhumba. Ukukhuselwa okongezelelweyo, velisa ukukhangela ubuso kunye ne-sunscreen eyongeziweyo, izibuko zelanga kunye nentsimbi - nangona unako ukuthenga isangqungquthela sokuxhamla xa ufika.
Eli nqaku lihlelwe ngu-Marina K. Villatoro