Ukuba iGranada ibiza ivumba elimnandi leentyantyambo zeorenji, iAlhambra entle yaseMoor okanye isingqi seflamenco guitar, uhambe kakhulu. Kweli cala lolwandlekazi lweAtlantiki, isixeko saseNicaragua saseGranada sixinene phakathi kwentaba-mlilo yaseMombacho kunye neLago Cocibolca, i-20th enkulu yechibi emhlabeni.
UCraig Baskett noEva Logan basandula kubuya apho.
Njengoko iNicaragua ibhiyozela ishumi lesibini leminyaka yoxolo, abakhenkethi bafumanisa iGranada njengelona ziko lembali linomtsalane kuMbindi Merika.
Ukutyhubela iminyaka sichithe ixesha elininzi eMexico naseGuatemala, kwaye besisoloko sonwabela inkcubeko nokutya kwalo mmandla,” utshilo uBaskett, owongezelela ukuba baye banomdla wokwazi ngeNicaragua emva kokuva nokufunda ngerekhodi lokhuseleko lwelizwe. , uyilo olunomtsalane kunye nexabiso elikhulu.
KUFUNEKA UBONELE, KUFUNEKA YENZE
Ngokutsho kukaLogan, xa kufikwa kwinkcubeko yaseNicaragua, entsha kunye nendala, akukho nto ithelekiswa neGranada, okuyindlela elula yokuqhuba iyure enye okanye ukukhwela i-cab ukusuka kwikomkhulu lelizwe laseManagua.
Yasekwa ngo-1524, iGranada namhlanje sesinye sezona zixeko zamandulo zamathanga eMelika. UBaskett uthi ngaphandle kohlaselo oluthe gqolo oluvela kubaphangi kunye nama impiriyali angamabhongo kule minyaka idlulileyo, inxenye elungileyo yezakhiwo zobukoloniyali besixeko zisahleli. Yongeza izitrato ezimxinwa, ezinamatye anqabileyo kunye neecafe zentendelezo, kwaye akumangalisi ukuba esi sibini saseCalgary sisonwabele isixeko kakhulu.
Njengeedolophu ezininzi, ubomi baseGranada buqhubeka kwiParque Central enemithi.
Isikwere esikhulu esiphahlwe ziindlu zamakholoniyali kunye necathedral eqaqambileyo emthubi, apha amagcisa alapha athengisa izacholo, imisesane kunye nezinye izacholo, kunye nezinye izinto ezenziwe ngesandla.
IBaskett ithi gcina amehlo akho evulekile kwivenkile yeSultan Cigar. Njengakwezinye iindawo elizweni, ezi zenziwa nge-100 leepesenti lecuba laseCuba kwaye zithengiswa ngexabiso elincinane le-1 yeedola.
Emva kosuku kwilanga elitshisayo, uBaskett noLogan babuyela kwigumbi labo elitofotofo nelinomoya opholileyo. Njengamanye amagumbi alithoba eCasa de San Francisco, eli lijongene nentendelezo yegadi yesiqhelo. (Casa San Francisco: 207 Calle Corral; 505-552-8235; casasanfrancisco.com; $ 60 ngobusuku ngokuhlala kabini kunye nesidlo sakusasa.)
Emva kwemini, ezinye iindwendwe zasehotele, nazo ezijonge ukuphola, zizibandakanye epoolside. Iyure eyonwabileyo iyaqhubeka inikezela ngeyesibini intengiso yosuku: iibhotile ezine zeTona, i-lager yendawo, nge-3 yeedola.
Kulapha ukusuka kweli nqanaba liphezulu apho uBaskett ufika ekuqondeni ukucinga kwakhe ngeNicaragua eyingozi, umhlaba weContras kunye neSandinistas ngokucacileyo yayiphelelwe lixesha.
“KwiCafe Deliet, ekwiveranda ephangaleleyo engaphambili yeHotele iAlhambra ejonge kwiparque, ungazonwabela inyama yenkomo ethambileyo kunye nezitya zenkukhu ezinencasa,” utshilo uLogan.
“Intlanzi eyojiweyo ephuma ngqo echibini nayo ikwimenyu, kwaye zonke izidlo ziza neefrayiti ezimnandi ezenziwe ngeetapile ezincinci ezikhuliswe ekuhlaleni.”
Emva kwesidlo sangokuhlwa uthi, “Luluvo olulungileyo ukungena kwi-Internet cafe emva kwehotele apho bathengisa khona izinto ze-ayisikrimu ze-Eskimo, emva koko baye kubukela amakhwenkwe akwishumi elivisayo edlala ibhola ekhatywayo kumagumbi aphambi kweCathedral.” (Cafe Deliet: Costado Oeste, Hotel Alhambra; 505-552-4486; isidlo sangokuhlwa ezimbini zeedola ezingama-40 ngewayini.)
Enye indlela yokuphepha ubushushu obuqala ukwakha ukuya kutsho emini emaqanda kukungena kwindalo engqongileyo.
Iinkampani ezininzi ze-eco-excursion ziye zavela, nganye ilungiselela ukukusa kwindawo ephezulu yehlathi le-volcano yaseMombacho.
I-Mombacho ayizange igqabhuke kwiinkulungwane, nto leyo eye yavumela lo mngxuma ukuba uguquke ube ngumngxuma omkhulu wezityalo. Yindalo yokulondoloza ehlala iinkawu, kwaye abanye bathi, iikati ezincinci zehlathi.
Ngaphezulu, unikwa iimbono zeLago Cocibolca (ekwabizwa ngokuba yiLake Nicaragua).
I-Las Isletas - iqoqo leziqithi ze-350 ze-volcanic - zenziwe yi-Mombacho lava ehamba e-eons edlulileyo.
IBaskett ibachaza ‘njengeeperile ezithe saa phezu kwamanzi.
Namhlanje ezi ziqithi zifikeleleka lula ngephenyane leteksi okanye ngekayak. Uninzi alukho likhulu kunelitye elikhulu. Abanye baye bathatyathwa ngabantu abazizityebi baseNicaragua (kuquka umongameli welizwe, uDaniel Ortega) kunye nabaphambukeli besiya kumakhaya eeholide. Kodwa abalobi nabapeyinti abasebenza nzima (abamisebenzi yabo iboniswa kwiicawa zasekuhlaleni nakwezinye iindawo ezisedolophini) babumba abona bemi baninzi, yaye esinye isiqithi sineenkawu ezizigcawu ezizala ngokukhawuleza.
Ukhenketho, olulungiselelwe ngehotele, luqhuba malunga ne-30 yeedola ngomntu.
Ngokwesi sibini saseCalgary, ezinye zezona nkalo zibalaseleyo zoMbindi Merika zigcwele kwindawo ekufutshane neGranada.
Kukho iindawo ezinkulu zamahlathi njengaseCosta Rica, uhlobo lwezixeko ezigcinwe kakuhle zobukoloniyali onokuzifumana eGuatemala kunye neelwandle ezingangcoliswanga ezifana nezo zase-El Salvador.
Ngokutsho kukaBaskett noLogan, ibinzana lasekuhlaleni elithi: “IGranada yiNicaragua; okunye ziintaba nje,” iwashwankathela kakhulu amava abo.
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