Roatan, Honduras: I-Caribbean Fantasy kwiFraction yexabiso
Ngokomgama omde, uRoatan eHonduras ungenye yezilwanyana zaseCaribbean ezikufutshane ukuya eUnited States. Kodwa xa kuziwa kwenkcubeko, ixabiso, kunye nokubonakala kakuhle, iRoatan iphela.
Siboniso ngokubanzi
Kwimitha engama-40 ubude obude, uRoatan ukhanga zonke iindidi zeendwendwe, ukusuka kwinqwelo-moya yokuthutha ukuya kwi-backpacker yebhajethi. Uninzi luhlangene ngentshiseko yokudibanisa i-scuba-isiqithi siphelelwe ngumda wesibini-esikhulu kunazo zonke ehlabathini.
Ingxenye yeHonduras's Bay Islands ( ekwabandakanya u-Utila noGuanaja), uRoatan uye wanyamezela iiklasi ngaphantsi kweempembelelo zaseBrithani, eMelika naseSpain. Yongeza isizwe esiqhamuka kwisiqithi kunye nabahlali be-afro-carib, kwaye akumangalisi ukuba abantu bakaRonatan bangabanye bahlukeneyo kwi-Central America.
Fumana ii-Bearings zakho
Ngenxa yokuba iRoatan ilinde kakhulu kwaye iluhlaza, iindawo ezininzi zokungcebeleka kunye neehotele zokunethezeka zifumaneka kumaxweme abucala ngaphandle kweedolophu zesiqithi. Kodwa yilapho kubonakala khona ubomi beqhankqalazo kunye nokuvumba! Iindawo eziphambili zaseRoatan zilandelayo:
- I-Coxen Hole: Inkunzi yeSiqithi saseBay iCoxen Hole, isixeko esikhulu kunazo zonke saseRoatan kwaye uya kuqala ukubona - zombini isikhephe kunye ne-airstrip zifumaneka kwiCoxen Hole. Nangona abahambahambayo abanqwenela ukuhlala kwisixeko, sisiqithi seziko lezopolitiko kunye nezoqoqosho.
- I-Sandy Bay: Ininzi yezokhenketho zenkcubeko zikaRonatan ziseSandy Bay, njenge-Institute of Marine Sciences kunye neJarambola Gardens kunye neManine Reserve. I-Sandy Bay isecaleni kwincinci elincinci le siqithi ukusuka eCoxen Hole.
- Isibhedlele saseFransi: Iinqwelo zaseFransi eziphambili ziyinkokheli yorhwebo lokuloba. Zininzi zeehotele ezikhethekileyo zeRoatan zilapha, kunye ne-island ye-Iguana kuphela.
- I-Punta Gorda: Indawo yokuhlala yaseGarifuna kuphela eRoatan, iPunta Gorda inesithethe esinamandla esiye sahlala singatshintshi ukususela ekupheleni kwe-1700s. Abahambi bayamkeleka. Uninzi lweedolophu zaseRonatan zifumaneka kule nxalenye yesiqithi, njengoJonesville, i-Oak Ridge, iPort Royal, neCamp Bay.
Kwenziwe ntoni
Ngenhlanhla, akukho ukuphela kwezinto ezenziwa nguRoatan. Ngaphandle kokudiza kunye nokuhamba nge-snorkeling, amanzi amnandi kaRonatan anokunandipha ngokukhenkatha, ukuhamba ngokuloba, kunye neeklasi-ezantsi. Iziqithi ezikuziqithi zasemaphandleni ziquka ukugibela ihashe, ibhayisikili, iimyuziyamu kunye negalufa elincinane. Eyona nto ihamba phambili, kukho ihotele ezimbini ezihlukeneyo! Kwezinye izinto ezahlukeneyo (njengokuba uya kuyidinga), bhupha isikebhe ukuya kwezinye iziqithi zaseHonduran, njengeCayos Cochinos, okanye inqwelo ukuya kwiindawo zokubhujiswa kweCopan entshonalanga yeHonduras.
Ixesha lokudla isidlo kwiRoatan lihlala lihle. Nangona i-fish fresh kunye ne-lobster iyona khetho ecacileyo, musa ukuhlambalaza ukutya kwendawo yaseCaribbean, njenge-conch fritters kunye nesonka sekhononti.
Nini ukuya
Ubushushu bukaRoatan buhlala buhlala kwiminyaka engama-80 ejikelezayo. Ixesha lokubanda kwebusika liqala ngo-Oktobha kwaye lihlala kude kube ngoJanuwari okanye ngoFebruwari. NgoJuni noJulayi nako kunokuba yimvula.
Ukufika Kwakujikeleze
I-Taca, Delta, kunye ne-Continental Airlines zinyuka ngqo kwi-Airport ye-Roatan International ukusuka eHouston naseMiami (iintsuku ezithile kuphela). Iindwendwe ezivela kwamanye amadolophu zidibanisa eTegucigalpa kunye / okanye eSan Pedro Sula. Abahambi be-Overland bafanele baye kwi-port yaseLa Ceiba, apho banokubhenela khona umkhumbi ukuya kwisiqithi.
Xa uhlala kwisiqithi, thabatha ibhasi okanye iteksi. Okanye ukuba ukhetha ukuhamba, uRoatan uneenkampani ezininzi zokuqashisa imoto.
Iingcebiso kunye neziSeko
Ihlawula (ngokoqobo) ukutshintshisa imali yakho kwi-Honduran currency, i-Lempira, kwibhankini kwisiFrentshi saseFransi okanye kwiCoxen Hole. Amanani kwiidola zase-US zivame ukuhamba ngeyona nto.
Xa uColumbus efika eRoatan ngasekuqaleni kwe-1500s, wabhala: "Andizange ndizonambitha amanzi amnandi kakhulu." Njengokuba sifuna ukumkholelwa, sisoloko sincoma ukusela amanzi asebhodini eMzantsi Melika.
Amazwi Okuzonwabisa
AmaMelika sele esazi i-basilisk ngegama elikhangayo: nguYesu I-Lizard, ebizwa ngokuba yi talente ephawulekayo yokuhamba (okanye ukuqhuba, kunoko) emanzini. Sekunjalo igama layo kuRoatan lididekile: iMonkey Lala! Gcina iliso ngaphandle kwezi ntambo ezinobungozi.