Q. Iinqwelomoya ezisuka e-States ziya eSantiago, esembindini welizwe elide, elibhityileyo. Yintoni onokuyenza xa usehla kwinqwelomoya?
ISantiago ijongelwa phantsi njengekomkhulu lesizwe. Ayisiyo iBuenos Aires, kodwa inokhetho olukhulu lweendawo zokutyela, kubandakanya nokutya kwaselwandle okulungileyo. IChile inonxweme olude, ngoko ke abantu baseChile baneentlobo ngeentlobo zeentlanzi kunye nokutya kwaselwandle okuphantse kungacingeki. Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, umbhali wenza isiqwenga kwimagazini yeMbali yeNdalo malunga neMarike ePhakathi yaseSantiago. Wathi wayeziva ejonge kubomi baselwandle ukusuka kwesinye iplanethi. Uza kubona izinto apho ongazi kuzibona njengentlanzi, kodwa eziboleka ekuphekeni kwaseChile.
Kwakhona kumbindi weChile, andinakuphoswa sisixeko saseValparaiso, iyure enesiqingatha ukuya kwiiyure ezimbini kumntla weSantiago. Inonxibelelwano neSan Francisco ngexesha lokuleqa igolide ngo-1849. IValparaiso yayiyeyona ndawo iphambili yorhwebo eMzantsi Melika ngaphambi kokuba kwakhiwe iPanama Canal.
Inemiba ebonwayo yeSan Francisco, kubandakanya neemoto zayo zentambo. Sesona sixeko sinomdla eChile.
Kwaye umbindi weChile lilizwe lewayini, elinewayini ezintle kakhulu. Ukuba umntu wawiswa kumhlaba ongaphandle kweSantiago, banokucinga ukuba useNapa Valley yaseCalifornia.
Iindawo ezininzi zewayini zivulekele ukhenketho. Kukho nezinye onokuzikhenketha ezingaphakathi kwemida yesixeko saseSantiago. Kwintlambo yaseCasablanca, phakathi kweSantiago kunye neValparaiso, imozulu yonxweme ilungele abamhlophe. IColchagua Valley, malunga neyure eziyi 21/2 kumazantsi eSantiago, inezona wayini zeprimiyamu, ingakumbi ezibomvu.
Umgaqo olungileyo wokuthelekisa i-American and Chile latitudes – imigama ukusuka kwi-ikhweyitha. I-Chile ifana nomfanekiso wesipili we-West Coast yaseMelika.
Q. Ukuba kunjalo, zeziphi izilinganiso North American?
I-Seattle ifana nePuerto Montt. Ungena kwiifjords kunye neetshaneli, njengePasiji yaNgaphakathi yeBritish Columbia kunye neVancouver. Ukuba kukho nantoni na, indawo yasePuerto Montt ayinabemi. IPortland, iOre., iyafana nePuerto Varas, nangona iPuerto Varas iyidolophu encinci kakhulu.
Izibuko zaseSan Francisco iVina del Mar kunye neValparaiso. Ngaba uyazi ukuba inkungu ihamba njani emva kwemini eSan Francisco? Kunjalo. Kwakhona, ulwandle luyabanda ngendlela efanayo. Kuphela ekwindla - ngoMatshi nango-Epreli apha - iPacific ishushu kancinci. Abantu baseChile bayaluthanda ulwandle, kwaye iindawo ezinjengeVina del Mar zikufuphi neSantiago, ngoko ke ziyenzeka ngempelaveki okanye ngeeholide.
Ukuqhubela phambili emantla, ngokwemozulu, ukulingana kweLos Angeles kufana nokujikeleza iLa Serena. Leyo yidolophu ekuchithelwa kuyo iholide eneehotele ezininzi ezigxile elunxwemeni. Yiya phakathi kwelizwe kancinci, kwaye kulapho iidiliya zepisco zikhula khona. Zenziwe ibranti yomdiliya: I-Pisco sour sisiselo esamkelekileyo kuzo zonke iihotele zaseChile.
Q. Ukuba unexesha elilinganiselweyo eChile, ungaya phi?
Intlango ye-Atacama ilungile ukuyijonga, kodwa luhambo olude - uhambo lweentsuku ezimbini okanye uhambo lwebhasi ubusuku bonke, nangona kunokwenzeka ukubhabha apho kwiiyure ezimbalwa.
Zama iintaba ngasemva kweSantiago: Ebusika (ngoJuni-Julayi), unokutsiba isiqingatha seyure ukusuka edolophini. Kwaye kukho i-whitewater rafting kwi-Rio Maipo, ene-Rapids ye-Class III okanye ye-IV, kunye neentaba ezintle ezizungezile.
Ndiyathanda ukuya kwisithili samachibi, njengedolophu yasePucon, malunga neyure ezisibhozo ngemoto emazantsi eSantiago. Abantu bathanda ukuya apho iiveki ezimbalwa ngoFebruwari.
Q. Ndeva ngomtsalane wabakhenkethi ekuthiwa yiChiloe. Lithini ibali apho?
Sisiqithi esasiyindawo yokugqibela yobukumkani baseSpain: Asizange sibandakanywe eChile de kwangowe-1826. Esinye isizathu kukuba sikwanti kakhulu – siyafana neSiqithi saseVancouver. Inamahlathi ashinyeneyo kunye nabemi basemaphandleni axineneyo babalimi abancinci. Akukho zixeko ezikhulu okanye iidolophu; eyona dolophu inkulu mhlawumbi 25,000 okanye njalo. Intle kakhulu, inezindlu zakwantu ezineshengle. Ezinye zezindlu zikwizibonda okanye iipiles. Abalobi babedla ngokubophelela izikhephe zabo kumacango angasemva.
Abantu baya apho ukuze babone ulwandle oluhle kakhulu, isibhakabhaka kunye neenduli.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Also in central Chile, I wouldn’t miss the city of Valparaiso, an hour and a half to two hours north of Santiago.
- I like to go to the lakes district, like the town of Pucon, about an eight-hour drive south of Santiago.
- Chileans love the beach, and places like Vina del Mar are close to Santiago, so they’re doable in a weekend or over a holiday.
