Zimbalwa izindawo ezweni lethu ezinokukunikeza okuningi njengale ndawo oya kuyo, ungalahli imininingwane ngamasimu ahlobisa le ndawo lapho kubonakala sengathi iminyaka ayidluli, noma kunjalo, izindaba aziyeki ukubhalwa, ngakho-ke ungalindi isikhathi eside futhi isikhali eyakho.
Ukufika nge umgwaqo cha. 70 iTampico-Barra de Navidad, futhi evela enhlokodolobha engaziwa eSan Luis Potosí, kuqala umehluko ezimileni ezomile zemvelo okukhombisa ukuthi i-altiplano nendawo emaphakathi yombuso isele emuva. Ebangeni ukhaphethi oluhlaza umboza i- ISierra Madre Oriental; siseduzane nomasipala waseTamasopo.
Ukufika ku- km 55 sithole ifayela le- isikhangiso se "izimpophoma", Y amakhilomitha ayisishiyagalolunye omgwaqo omkhulu wezwe Basiyisa kwenye yezindawo ezimatasa kakhulu esifundeni: izimpophoma zedolobha, phambi kwazo kune-spa enezinsiza nezinsizakalo, ngisho nendawo yokukhempa. Lezi zimpophoma zinokuphakama okulinganiselwa kwe- 15 m futhi akha amachibi amakristalu, okungamachibi emvelo akhiwa lapho amanzi ewela endleleni yomfula; kuzo sichithe amahora ambalwa sibhukuda futhi sijabulela isiza.
Siyaqhubeka nohambo sivakashela enye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu nezeparadesi esifundeni: the Ibhuloho likaNkulunkulu, ethola leli gama ngenxa yokuguguleka okubangelwe ngamanzi egqumeni, okuvumela ukwakheka kwebhuloho lemvelo ngokumangala ngaphakathi. Ukuba kuleli bhuloho lamatshe, ohlangothini ngalunye ungabona amachibi; okugqame kakhulu, ngenxa yombala wayo oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ubizwa ngokuthi "Idamu eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka", futhi ngakolunye uhlangothi kunechibi lamakristalu okucaca kwalo kusivumela ukuthi siqaphele amatshe angezansi. Kodwa-ke, okuhehayo okuyinhloko akubonakali ngeso lenyama, ngoba kutholakala engxenyeni engaphakathi yedwala eyakha leli bhuloho, elifinyelelwa ngokubhukuda.
Kuyinto yokwakheka okufana nomhume lapho imisebe yelanga engena ngomfantu idala umphumela wokukhanyisa okwenziwe emanzini, okukhanyayo okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Sizungezwe ama-stalactites, singathatha umoya ukuze siqhubeke nohambo lwethu lokuya IValles City, indawo lapho sihlala khona kulolu hambo olulandelayo, kodwa hhayi ngaphambi kokunambitha ukunambitheka kweTamasopo kuzitsha ezicebile ezenziwe ekhaya. Emgwaqweni siwele ibhuloho le Umfula iGallinas, omfudlana wakhe wenza impophoma ephakeme kunazo zonke esifundazweni: iTamul, esizoyivakashela ngosuku lokugcina lohambo lwethu.
Lapho sifika eCiudad Valles sithola izindlela ezahlukahlukene zokuhlala, kusuka emahhotela ezomnotho kuya ezinkanyezi ezine, kufaka phakathi eyodwa enephuli lamanzi elishisayo. Ngendlela efanayo, kunezinketho zokunambitha isidlo sakusihlwa esimnandi, futhi sanquma ukudla esitsheni esijwayelekile sesifunda: i-Huastecas enchiladas, okuyisici sayo esiyinhloko ukuthi kuhambisana nenyama ephulukisiwe, egcwele endaweni. Kusesekuseni kakhulu salungiselela ukuvakasha kosuku okubandakanya ukuvakasha e izimpophoma zeMicos, iMinas Viejas ne-El Meco, a ukujikeleza kwezimpophoma ezahlukahlukene. Kepha ngaphambi kokuhamba edolobheni besidla ibhulakufesi lethu elijwayelekile emakethe kamasipala: i-zacahuil, okuyi-tamale enkulu eyenziwe ngommbila ochotshoziwe, upelepele ohlukile, ingulube nenkukhu, konke kusongwe ngamaqabunga kabhanana futhi kuphekwe ubusuku bonke kuhhavini abasa izinkuni.
Sisuke saya endaweni yethu yokuqala yosuku: the Izimpophoma zeMicos, okufanele 25 km ukusuka eCiudad Valles; igama lalezi zimpophoma kungenxa yenani elikhulu le- Izinkawu zesicabucabu ngubani owahlala kule ndawo, okwathi ngenxa yokuzingela ngokungemthetho kanye nokufika komuntu kwadingeka afuduke, futhi akusenakwenzeka ukuzibona. Lesi setha sezimpophoma eziyisikhombisa eziphakemeyo ezahlukahlukene sakha elinye lamapaki emvelo amahle kakhulu esifundazweni. Ngokuwa okuvela ku- amamitha amabili kuya kwangu-20, inika isivakashi i-panorama enhle kakhulu evela endaweni yokubuka esemgwaqweni wombuso.
Ukuqhubeka nohambo lwethu lubheke ku-cI-ascada Minas Viejas, ukuze ngaphezu kwamakhilomitha angama-40 ukusuka eMicos; bekufanele sihambe umgwaqo owubhuqu ka amakhilomitha ayisithuphangaphambi kokudlula emibhedeni yomhlanga (isivuno esikhulu endaweni) ukufinyelela kwenye yezimpophoma ezinamachibi aluhlaza kakhulu eHuasteca, nangokuwa okumangazayo 50 m. Ngoba izungezwe uhlaza lwehlathi futhi ngoba kuyaqabukela ivakashelwe, iyindawo enhle yokuphumula lapho uxhumana nemvelo.
Siqale kabusha umgwaqo wombuso, manje obheke edolobheni Isihlahla Esiwolintshi ukuvakashela impophoma ye IMeco, lapho ungabona khona kuphela ukuwa kwamanzi angaphezu kwamamitha angama-35 edwaleni le-limestone nokugeleza okuvela emachibini aso oluluhlaza; amanzi akule mpophoma ayingxenye ye- Umfula i-El Salto, ukuwa kwayo kokuqala kungabonakala kuphela ngenkathi yemvula, ngoba inesitshalo se-hydroelectric esiphambukisa ukugeleza kwemvelo kwamanzi. Uhambo lwethu ngosuku lwesibili lokuvakasha luphelela lapha. Kusasa impophoma ephakeme kunazo zonke esifundazweni isilindele: UTamul.
Kusesekuseni kakhulu silungiselela ukuvakashela le mpophoma emangalisayo. Siqala ukuvakasha kwe- umgwaqo omkhulu wesifundazwe no. 70 ebheke eRío Verde; Ngemuva kokuhamba amakhilomitha angama-23 sihamba ngomgwaqo owubhuqu we-18 km size sizithole sisogwini lomunye wemifula ehlaba umxhwele emhlabeni ngenxa yombala oluluhlaza wamanzi awo: the UMfula iTampaón. Lapha sigibela ezinye izikebhe ezenziwe ngokhuni ukuze siqale uhambo olukhuphuka umfula, sigwedla sibhekene namandla amanje; Kodwa-ke, lokhu akukhathazi kangako, ngoba iziqondisi zethu zithatha izindawo ezihamba phambili ukuze uhambo lungasindi kangako. Ngaphezu kwalokho, nobuhle obusizungezile, umgwaqo udlula ngokushesha futhi ngemuva kwama-6 km sizithola sisendaweni eyingqayizivele: Umgede Wamanzi.
Ngemuva kokufinyelela ezimpophomeni ezincane esezenzekile, umqondisi wethu unquma ukuma asibonise ubuhle obufihlekile ngandlela thile u-50 m ukusuka ogwini loMfula iTampaón. Ungumgede omuhle ogcwala ngamanzi amakristalu namathoni aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, obizwa ngabantu bendawo ngeCueva del Agua; Ngemuva kokubhukuda isikhashana emhubheni waso ongaphakathi, ngaphandle kwemisinga egijimayo, sanquma ukuqhubeka nohambo lwethu lokuya endaweni yokugcina: impophoma enkulu.
Kusele amakhilomitha amabili kuphela futhi sizobe siphambi kokuwa okumangalisayo kwamamitha ayi-105. Umhlahlandlela umisa isikebhe edwaleni elikhulu maphakathi nomfula futhi asivumele sehle ezansi ukubabaza umbukwane wempophoma iTamul, impophoma evela ngaphezu kwamamitha ayi-100 ukusuka Umfula iGallinas emfuleni iSanta Maria, ekhetheke kakhulu, ngoba ngokuhlanganisa ukuthakazelisa kwama-rapids ayo, nokwakheka okuhle kwamadwala emihosha yayo, benza isethi ehluke kakhulu kweminye imifula ukuze yehle nge-rafting.
Impophoma yeTamul ifinyelela ebangeni elingamamitha angama-300 ngenkathi yemvula, lapho ingeke ivakashelwe ngenxa yamandla omfula iTampaón. Le mpophoma ilungele ukukhunjulwa kabusha, okungenakulibaleka ngempela, ngoba inikeza ithuba lokuncoma izinhlobonhlobo zempophoma.
Ngemuva kokuthatha izithombe zale ndawo enhle, saqala ukubuyela emuva sigwedla umfula saze safika I-Tanchachin, i-ejido lapho siqale khona. Edolobheni, sidla izinhlwathi noma izinhlanzi zomfula ezimnandi.
Umbono wezimpophoma eziningi ezivakashelwe ngezinsuku ezintathu, nobuhle bendawo, kuyisimemo sokubuya maduze ukuzobuka le ndawo, ngoba kwakusenezinye izimangaliso zemvelo zokuvakasha.
