Montezuma Castle, Tuzigoot, naseMontezuma

Izikhumbuzo Zikazwelonke

Ngamahora angama-awa kunye nesigamu esenyakatho yePhoenix zimbini zeMatye zeSizwe ezifanelekileyo ukuhamba ngosuku ukusuka kwindawo yasePhoenix. Imephu ye-National Parks yase-Arizona.

Isikhumbuzo seSizwe seMontezuma seNqaba yeSizwe siphezu kwintlambo ihamba ngeenyawo ezilikhulu kwiNtlambo yaseVerde. Kwakuyi-ibali elinesibini indawo yokuhlala enekamelo ezingama-20 ezakhiwe ngamafama angamaxolo eSinagua ekhulwini le-12. Le ndawo yayingabikho indawo ekhulayo apho bahluma khona, i-squash yembotyi kunye nekotoni.

Ekufuphi, umlambo wabanika umthombo wamanzi othembekileyo. Le ndawo inika kwakhona ukhuseleko kwiindwendwe ezinokuthi ziyingozi.

I-Montezuma Castle yayakhiwe ngokukhuselekileyo kangangokuba ngoku yezona zakhiwo eziphambili zigcinwe kwi-Southwest. Ekufuphi enye inokuthi ibone ezinye iindawo ezilahlekileyo ukusuka kwindlu yokuhlala enezithuba ezi-6 ezongezelelekileyo zamabhantshi ezakhiwe kwisiseko senxweme.

I-Tuzigoot igama elingu-Apache elithetha "amanzi aphilileyo." I-Tuzigoot yesiZwe seSizwe yintsalela yesithili saseSinaguan esakhiwe ngasentla kwiNtlambo yaseVerde ngaphambi kwe-1400. Kucingelwa ukuba abantu balapha, kunye nokwakhiwa kwamagumbi angezelelweyo, kubandakanywa ngamafama ashiya isomiso kwiindawo ezikude. Abaveleli bayamenywa ukuba bahambe kunye naseTuzegoot ukuzama ukucinga ubomi bemihla ngemihla yeSinagua abalimi, bazingela baze badala ubumba kunye nobugcisa kule ndawo kwiminyaka emininzi edlulileyo.

I-Montezuma Ikwavulelekile kuluntu ukutyelela. Umthombo ngumsele we-limestone owadala amakhulu eminyaka edlulileyo. Abemi basekuhlaleni basebenzisa amanzi ukusuka emthonjeni ukuze banisele izityalo zabo. Izintsalela ze-pithouse ziyakubonwa apha, kunye neendawo zokuhlala ezinqabileyo, zonke ezibonakalayo kumendo weendwendwe.

Ingaba ngu-20 ngomzuzu wokuhamba ukusuka kwisikhumbuzo seSizwe seMontezuma.

Zombini i-Montezuma Castle neTuzigoot zilawulwa yiNational Park Service. I-museum yaseMontezuma Castle inika ulwazi olufanelekileyo, kodwa idinga ukulungiswa. I-Visitor Centre eTuzigoot, nangona kunjalo, yenziwe kakuhle. Ezi zimbini zikhumbuzo ziyathakazelisa kakhulu, kodwa ixuku elincinci iTuzigoot liya kuba lidume kakhulu kubini kuba unokwenene ukuhamba, ngaphakathi nakubungqongileyo. Akukho ndawo ifumaneka nakweyiphi na yale ndawo, ngoko ke ulethe ezinye iisanti kunye neziqhamo neziphuzo. Kukho indawo epikiniki eMontezuma Castle. Ukuba u tyelela entwasahlobo nasehlotyeni, qinisekisa ukuzisa umkhonto kunye ne-suncreeen, kuba akukho ukukhuselwa kancinci elangeni.

Kukho umrhumo wokungena kwiiMontauma Castle kunye neTuzigoot zeSizwe. Hlola kwi-intanethi ngamathuba okuphuhlisa amajoni kunye nabantu abadala. Ngeentsuku ezithile zonyaka, wonke umntu uyamkelwa mahhala kwiindawo ezininzi zeeNkcukacha zePaki zeSizwe ze-Arizona kunye nezikhumbuzo.

Izikhokelo ezivela ePhoenix ukuya kwi-Castle ye-Montezuma: thabatha i-I-17 ngasentla uze uphume 289 Phuma 289 uze ulandele imiqondiso kwiimitha ezili-3 ukuya kwindawo yokupaka iZiko leTyelelo. Ukusuka apho, ukuya eTuzigoot, buyela ku-I-17 ukuya ku-260 ukukhwela kwiCottonwood.

Thatha i-279, indlela endala ngeCottonwood, ukuya ku-Clarkdale uze ulandele imiqondiso eya eTuzigoot.