01 ngo 05
I-Sian Ka'an Biosphere: Ukutyelela
Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. Uhambo olungumhla wohambo oluvela eCancun, iSi'an Ka'an Biosphere Reserve yiNational Heritage Heritage Site kwi- Tulum . Ixesha lokuhamba ukusuka eCancun li malunga nemizuzu engama-90.
I-Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve iquka iihektare eziyi-1.3 zezigidi, kuquka amahlathi ashushu, ama-mangrove, i-savanna kunye ne-coral reef, kwaye likhaya kwiiprojekthi ezininzi zokulondoloza. Iintlobo zeentaka zeentaka zihlala eSian Ka'an, njengoko zininzi iintlobo zezilwanyana ezincelisayo ezinjengeemigu kunye neepumas.
Kodwa indawo eyaziwayo yayaziwa njengekhaya kwiindawo ezingama-23 zezinto zakudala kunye nezinye iindawo ezisemacaleni ezinqabileyo kunye nezingabonakaliyo kwi- Riviera Maya .
Uninzi lweentsapho luya kutyelela iSian Ka'an kwihotele ekhokelwayo. Uhambo lweentsuku zonke luhanjiswa yiCESiaK (iCentro Ecologico Sian Ka'an) kunye neSian Ka'an Tours kunye namanye amabhizinisi.
Iindwendwe ziqala ngokuhamba ngeekhilomitha ezimbini kummandla wamanzi ukufikelela kumanxiwa owawunxalenye ebalulekileyo yeendlela zorhwebo zamaMeya. Zonke iinqanawa zinomthunzi kodwa qiniseka ukupakisha isikrini. Gcina iliso kwiidonphins kunye neentlanzi zasolwandle ngexesha lokuhamba kwinqanawa yakho.
Qaphela: Unokutyelela i-Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve ngokwakho, kodwa uqaphele ukuba izibonelelo zincinci. Kukho enye ivenkile encinane kwindawo yokugcina, kodwa qiniseka ukuba ungenise into oyifunayo intsapho yakho ngosuku, kubandakanywa ipikiniki, ukutya okuninzi, kunye namanzi okuhlola usuku lwakho.
02 we 05
I-Sian Ka'an: I-Canal Float
Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. Ngokuqhelekileyo iindwendwe ezithatha iindwendwe kwiSian Ka'an Biosphere zijolise kwizinto eziphilayo zendawo kunye nembali yayo yaseMeyi.
Icandelo elonwabileyo lomhla livulela ithuba lokunandipha ihora lokuphumla elingaphantsi kwelinye leendlela ezisetyenziselwa ngabadayisi baseMeya endala. Uya kunikwa iindibano zokuphila ukuba ukhetha olu khetho. Umlambo unjengomlambo onobuhlanga obunamanzi, kuphela malunga neethathu okanye ezine iinyawo ezinzulu kunye nekriststal ecacileyo, ngoko unokubona yonke into emzantsi. (I-Tip: Musa ukulibala ukugqoka iimpahla zakho zokuhlamba phantsi kweengubo zakho.)
03 we 05
Uhambo lweSian Ka'an: Uhambo olukhokelwayo
Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. I-Riviera Maya yindawo enqabileyo yokuba abantwana bafunde ngembali yamaMeya asendulo. Ngokomzekelo, eTulum, kufuphi neSian Ka'an Biosphere, uza kufumana ezininzi izakhiwo zasendulo elwandle.
U-Sian Ka'an unembali yakhe ekhangayo yeMeya. Enye yeminyango eya kwindawo yokugcina kwindawo yaseMyyil (esaziwa nangokuthi yiChunyaxché), eyayiyindawo yamanqaku asekuqaleni kweMaya echwebeni elisempuma yePeninsula yaseYucatan. Izixhobo zokusebenza ezifumanekayo apha zibuya emva kwe-350 BCE. 1200-1500 CE. I-Muyil yayingumsebenzi obalulekileyo wokurhweba, apho amaMeya afike asebenzise iinqanawa kwinqanawa yemvelo eyayikhokelela elwandle, kwaye nayo ihamba ngomzila ongama-18 wemitha owawukhutshwe ngezabasebenzi.
04 we 05
I-Sian Ka'an: Amanxuwa angamaMeya
Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. Uhambo lwethu e-Sian Ka'an lwaluquka ukunyuka kwintlango ukuya kwiindawo ezintle zeMayan, ezihamba kunye nesikhokelo sethu esinolwazi. Ayikho indlela engcono yokuba abantwana bafunde ngembali kunokuba bathathe uhambo ngexesha elinomdla onomdla ozimisele ukuphendula nayiphi na imibuzo.
05 we 05
I-Sian Ka'an Biosphere: tyelela iNtsapho Yengingqi
Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. Ngethuba lokuhamba ngomhla wethu ukusuka eCancun ukuya eSian Ka'an, emva kokuba sigqibile ukutyelela kwindawo yokugcina indawo, ibhasi lethu lokutyelela lama edolobheni elide laseTulum apho sasidla isidlo sasemnandi kwisityela sokudlela eselunxwemeni oluhle. Kamva, ekuqhubeni ukuya eCancun, sayeka ukutyelela kwikhaya leMeya lwanamhlanje, apho ukwenziwa kwe-tortilla kuyinxalenye yobomi bemihla ngemihla.
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