Imfudumalo futhi iyathandeka, iLa Paz ingaphezu kwenhlokodolobha eseningizimu yeCalifornia, iyiqoqo lezindawo ezinhle esikumema ukuba uhambe emigwaqweni ezokuthatha kalula ukusuka enhliziyweni yedolobha uye emabhishi ayo ngomoya opholile.
ILa Paz iqoqo elihle lamabhishi, izikwele ezinempilo nemigwaqo yedolobha. Umlando uqopha izisekelo eziningana zale nsimu enhle enemibala eminingi, owokuqala owenziwa nguHernán Cortés, ngoMeyi 3, 1535, owabhapathiza lelizwe ngegama lika I-Bay of the Holy Cross, kodwa eyalandela, iholwa itilosi Sebastian Vizcaino Wayiqamba igama layo lamanje ngo-1596.
I-MALECÓN ÁLVARO OBREGÓN
Kulesi siqeshana somhlaba wonke nesifanekisela okuhle kakhulu kwedolobha izindawo zokudla, amahhotela, ama-nightclub, imigoqo nezitolo ezikhethekile, ziyaboleka ukuyithokozela ngokuhamba ngokukhululeka emigwaqeni yaso ebanzi futhi ekhanyiswe kahle, noma ohambweni lokuthandana lapho kusihlwa phezu kolwandle kuguqula amathoni abomvu, noma ukumane uthokozele umculo obukhoma odlalwa ngezimpelasonto . I-boardwalk inobude obusondele be- Amakhilomitha ama-5, kulokhu kucatshangelwa U-El Mogote indawo enhle, kanye nedokodo lokuvakasha kwezemvelo kanye nochungechunge lwezithombe zethusi, phakathi kwazo "UKristu wasolwandle."
UNGAKHOHLWA UKWAZI ISIKHUNGO
Uma unesibindi sokuqhubeka nokuhambela leli dolobha lasendulo, thatha omunye wemigwaqo eholela ebhodini lokuhamba: iDegollado, iReforma, iConstitución noma i-5 de Mayo, njengoba noma yimuphi wabo egijimela kalula endaweni yendabuko yokuhlangana nokuhlangana kwabantu baseLa Paz, IVelasco Garden, lapho amabhentshi ayo, idiyoski nomthombo wayo ongaqondakali Amakhowe eBalandra, zivikelwe ubuhle bokwakhiwa kwezakhiwo zasendulo ezizizungezile. Kamuva, ezinyathelweni ezimbalwa uyothola uphawu lwenkolo yenkolo yenhloko-dolobha, i- ICathhedral yoMama Wethu Wokuthula; leli gem lokwakha lithatha isikhala lapho AmaJesuit uJuan de Ugarte noJaime Bravo izokhuphula 1720, i Umsebenzi woMama Wethu Wokuthula Arirapí.
UMBUSELELO WESIFUNDA WE-ANTHROPOLOGY NOMLANDO KANYE NENYOKA
Ngokuqhubeka nalolu hambo uzofika e-Regional Museum of Anthropology and History, isitobhu esiyisibopho, ngoba kuyisikhungo samanje samasiko sokuthi emakamelweni amathathu anomphela akhombisa isampula elicebile lesiko lenhlonipho: izingcezu zemivubukulo, i-ethnographic, mineralogical kanye nezomlando Enye inketho ukuhamba I-Serpentarium, isikhungo semfundo esigcina ukuqoqwa okukhudlwana ezihuquzelayo zaseMexico.
UBUSUKU BOMUZI
Uma emini iLa Paz icwebezela ngobumnandi bayo obungenamkhawulo ngaphansi kwelanga, ulwandle nesihlabathi, ebusuku iguquka nsuku zonke, njengoba ibonisa uhla oluhlaba umxhwele lwezindawo lapho umculo, umdanso nemibukiso, Yizinto eziyinhloko zeqembu. Ngakho-ke kunokuningi ongakhetha kukho, kuya ngeminyaka nokukhethwayo, kusihlwa kuthembisa izikhathi ezingalibaleki kweminye yemigoqo yayo eminingi yokucula noma amathilomu; ukuhlala ndawonye kokuhlukile amadwala nezindawo zokuphuza utshwala, futhi kuchichima ukukhathala emakilabhini amangalisayo nawama-avant-garde. Ubumnandi bwanele nalabo abathanda isidlo sakusihlwa esihle siphelezelwa isiphuzo abasithandayo, noma isimo se-bohemian ngomculo wothando ukudansa noma ukulalela. Ngakho-ke ntambama kufanelekile ukuphefumula kahle ukuqala kabusha ukuvakasha ebusuku.
ISISEKELO SOKUQALA
Ngamunye Meyi 3 kusukela 1535 kukhunjulwa unyaka owodwa kusukela uHernán Cortés amise ikoloni lamaSpanishi eBay of La Paz yamanje. Kwakungene 1533 Lapho ethumela i-navigation ukuyohlola ulwandle olusenyakatho-ntshonalanga yeMexico, umphumela obaluleke kakhulu walokhu kungena kwaba ukutholakala kweBay of La Paz. Njengoba lolu hambo lwehluleka futhi lwagcina ngokufa kwamatilosi amaningi ezandleni ze amaNdiya angama-guaycura, UCortés wahlela ukungena okusha, lapho naye abamba iqhaza khona. Ngakho-ke, ngoMeyi 3, Iminyaka engama-473, ifike echwebeni elifanayo ihambisane 300 abantu ukuyifaka ikoloni, futhi bayibhabhadisa ngegama le- "Santa Cruz".
Ngaphandle kwendawo esanda kutholwa enhle kakhulu, cishe kusukela ekuqaleni, izinto zaqala ukungahambi kahle. IGuaycura yesifunda yamemezela impi ngaye, yaqeda ngokushesha abaseSpain. UCortés waphinde wabhekana nezinye izinkinga njengesimo sezulu esasingavumeli noma yiluphi uhlobo lwezolimo, kanye namathuba ambalwa okuhweba namaqembu abantu ayengabahambeli ngaphandle kwemikhiqizo yokushintshana. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, amadoda kaCortes afika endaweni engemuva igolide namaphareleEqinisweni, babephishekela inganekwane yama-Amazons, futhi benethemba lokuceba ngokushesha, nakho okungazange kwenzeke. Ingqikithi yokuthi leli koloni lancishiswa futhi amadoda akhe akhungatheka, efuna ukubuyela ku ISpain entsha: ezinyangeni ezimbalwa, ama-guaycuras aseqedile ngawo amadoda angaphezu kwekhulu futhi iningi lamahhashi, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, alitholanga igolide noma ingcebo. Omunye wabo wathi "izwe laseSanta Cruz lalikhohlakele kunawo wonke emhlabeni."
Ngaphandle kwalokhu, uCortés wamelana nokwehluleka isikhathi eside ngangokunokwenzeka, futhi wahlala enhlonhlweni unyaka wonke. Ekugcineni, umkakhe wamncenga ukuba abuye, ngaphambi kwalokhu, uViceroy Antonio de Mendoza wajoyina futhi wamvumela ukuthi abuyele eNew Spain ehloniphekile ngo-Ephreli 1536, ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kamuva nawo wonke amadoda akhe ayezohamba. . Futhi bekuzoba iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-60 ngaphambili Sebastian Vizcaino yenza omunye umzamo wokuthola ikoloni ethekwini laseLa Paz.
AMA-CORTÉS ESANTA CRUZ
Ngesikhathi sokuhlala kwakhe, uCortés waqala idolobha elincane elinehhovisi lemeya, isonto, izinqaba nezinye izinto, okwenza kwaba yisandulela kude kakhulu sedolobha lamanje laseLa Paz. Ukusuka lapha, uCortés wathumela imikhankaso emine ukuyohlola ingaphakathi lomhlaba. Ukusuka eningizimu bafika eCabo San Lucas; nasenyakatho bafika eMagdalena Bay. UCortés uqobo wayeseCabo San Lucas, kwaba lapho amasosha akhe ebhabhadisa iphuzu njengoba ECape California, ngoba kubonakala kubo ukuthi ihambelana nencazelo yesiqhingi saseCalifornia esivele encwadini entsha - esidume kakhulu ngalezo zikhathi - "USergas de Esplandián". Yilapho lapho okokuqala leli gama lasetshenziswa endaweni yenhlonhlo futhi kungekudala nje lizosetshenziswa kuyo yonke indawo, kuze kube namuhla.
