Ndivile malunga nalezi zixhobo ze-Panama ezi-6,000 eSan Juan, ePuerto Rico - ezenziwe ngesandla, ngokuqinisekileyo (ndiqinisekile ukuba kunjalo). Oku, kwafuneka ndibone, nangona ukuba kuthengwa enye yinto nje yendiza.
I-Olé Curiosidades kwiCalle Fortaleza (i-Fortaleza St.) e-Old San Juan yintengiso encinci, inomnyango omncinane kwisitalato esincinci. Kodwa ukungena kwayo okuthobekileyo kubangela ubuncwane ngaphakathi: kunye neentlobo zee -knuck-knacks kunye neziqokelelo (njengokuba i-moniker curiosidades ingaba ucinga ukuba), le venkile igxile kwizithuba zePanama ezizenzekelayo.
Naphezu kwegama layo, iinqanawa zasePanama zi-Ecuadorian kwimvelaphi. Xa baqala ukuthunyelwa ngekhulu leshumi elinesithoba, bathunyelwa ePanama ngaphambi kokuhamba ngeendawo zabo zokugqibela emhlabeni jikelele. Ngoko ke ezinye ihlabathi zaqala ukuzibiza ngeentonga zePanama.
I-Panama izigqoko e-Ole ziqheleke ngesandla ngesandla e-Ecuador. Ngo-2012, lo bugcisa bendabuko bokunxiba kwongezwa kwiinkcukacha zeMveli zeNkcubeko ze-UNESCO ezingabonakaliyo, ezidalwe ukuba zivume kwaye zikhusele ukubaluleka "kwezinto ezingenakwenzekayo" okanye ezingekho izinto eziphathekayo zenkcubeko. Nangona iinqanawa zePanama zizinto eziphathekayo, indlela yokudalwa kwayo, inkqubo yokwenza umdabu (eyabuyela kwinkulungwane ye-17) ayikho.
Isikhwama sePanama sisiqulatho esiphelele sehlobo: ukukhanya okukhanyayo, okulula, kunye nokwenziwa ngotshani ophefumulayo. Kodwa ngokungafani neentsimbi zehlobo zichaza abantu baseMelika abaqhelana nabo, izigqoko zasePanama zizodwa, zigqoke lula kwaye zihle. Bafana ne-fedoras yezolimo.
Ngokudabukisayo, u-Ole wayethengise kwiihagi ezingama-6 000, kwakunye ne-$ 4,000 kunye ne-5,000. Nangona kunjalo, kusalokhu kusele-kwinqwelo kunye nencoko, ngaphakathi kwe-glass display-kwakuyizigidi ezi-3,000 zama-Panama.
"Kutheni umntu angahlawula i-$ 3,000 ngentsimbi?" Ndandixela kumhlobo wam. Uza kufumana xa uyichukumisa, "watsho.
Umthengisi wasondeza ngokukhawuleza enye yeentshathi ukuze sithinte.
Kwakuyinto enhle ngaye, ekubeni mhlawumbi kwakucacile ukuba asiyi kuthenga enye. Akukho namnye weqela lethu elizama ukuzama, kodwa sasiyichukumisa. Kwakungenangqiqo: ilula kwaye iphosekile phantsi kweminwe. Ingqumbo yayinobuninzi obukhulu, ilinganiselwe ngasemva, kodwa yayinamandla kwaye ihlala ihleli.
Ukuba ndibe ne-$ 3,000 engamawaka, ndandiyithenga ngokupheleleyo loo nto.
Endaweni yoko, ndathenga i-hat yase-$ 60, eyona qoqosho ngokuthelekisekisa, kodwa inene kakhulu kum. Kwaqala njengehlazo elingenakulimala. Abathathu kulabo bantu kwiqela lethu bonke bathi babeneentloko ezinkulu. Sasinomdlalo.
Umgcini-sitorha wandijonga omnye, wandibeka ingxowa ekuboniseni, ndawubeka entloko. Wayibopha ngentambo: kwi-59 centimitha (ubukhulu bebhokisi laseMerika 7½), kwakufanelekile. Wahlala ekhanda lam ngokusesikweni ngokuthe tye, kwaye wayegqibelele ukukhanya kwelanga, i-80 degree. Ndizichukumisa ngokwezibuko; Ndakhangela ubukhali. Ndathengiswa.
Emva koko ndafumanisa ukuba ndiyakwenza ngokuzikhethela ngokukhetha ukusuka kumaqela angama-12 kunye nokukhethwa kwezinto zokuzikhethela. Ndikhethile i-contract-high, i-black-and-white ipayidi yepayid kunye ne-cinch elula.
Ngethuba sasiya ngaphandle kwevenkile, umoya wawuthatyathele ngoko kunjalo phakathi kwimizuzwana engama-60 yokuthenga le nto, enqwenelekayo, ekhweleyo, isuka entloko yam nasezitratweni zase-Old San Juan.
Ndatshitshisa ngokuvakalayo ndaza ndawagxotha. Ingqungquthela igxotha phantsi kwendlela, ekufikeni kwam, kwaze kwaba yilapho yaxutywa phantsi kweemoto ezayeka ukumisa kwi-intersection.
Ndilungiselele kakhulu, ndandijikeleza imoto ukuya apho, ndiyabulela, intonga yam enhle yayiphinde ibuyele endleleni. Yagqiba ukuphumla emanzini, kwaye ndayibamba.
Ndikhusele isitya sam ngobomi bam ngenxa yentsasa yosuku. Kwaye andizange ndiyeke xa ndihamba ekhaya.
Ndikulindele phambili kwixesha lasehlotyeni , xa ndiyakwazi ukugqoka isigqoko sam ngokukratshi, inzondelelo yabamelwane bam, ndiyifumene nebali lokuba ndiphantse ndilahleka ikhefu ye-Panama engama-60, kwaye ndivuyisa kangakanani ukuba ndingazange ndichithe imali engama-3,000 kwi-hat owabaleka emanzini.
(Kwababalindi banomphefumlo ophefumlelweyo ngenxa yeziphumo zentloko enkulu yeentloko: ihlazo, intloko yam yayincinci; uCharlotte wayeneminyaka engama-60 ngeli gama uSara wagxotha i-62.)