Eningizimu yesifundazwe saseCampeche, maphakathi nehlathi elishisayo, kuneCandelaria, yamemezela umasipala weshumi nanye waleso sifundazwe ngoJuni 19, 1998.
Uwele umfula omkhulu esifundeni, ophinde ubizwe ngegama leCandelaria. Imifula iLa Esperanza, iCaribe, iLa Joroba ne-El Toro yondla amanzi ayo.
Kutholakala kumakhilomitha angama-214 ukusuka eCiudad del Carmen, lo masipala osemusha uyisikhungo sesinye sezifunda ezithembisa kakhulu ukwenza izivakashi esifundazweni. Imifula, izilwane nezimbali kwenza isivakashi sikhange kakhulu, ongeke uzizwe uphoxekile ngokuhlukahluka nokuthokoza komhlaba. Ukuphathwa ngobungane kwabahlali nokuba lula ekugqokeni nasekulingiseni kwasinikeza isithombe sokuphila eminyakeni engamashumi amahlanu edlule. Lapho sahlangana noDon Álvaro López, ongowokuzalwa kule ndawo, owayengumqondisi wethu omuhle futhi osebenza kahle ngesikhathi sivakashela uMfula iCandelaria.
Siqale uhambo lomfula ngo-7 ekuseni ngesikebhe esinenjini. Ngesikhathi sohambo uDon Álvaro wayesitshela ukuthi lo masipala uhlala kanjani. Imindeni yonke evela eSonora, eCoahuila, eDurango, eMichoacán, eJalisco naseColima ize lapha ifuna umhlaba olimekayo, wokufuya izinkomo noma ukuxhaphaza amahlathi ayigugu njenge-mahogany kanye nemisedari, noma leyo yobulukhuni obukhulu obusetshenziswa ekwakhiweni. Ngokunjalo, namhlanje kutshalwa i-teak yokwenza ifenisha ne-melina ukwenza iphepha.
Umfula esizulazula kuwo futhi silalele imininingwane ebalulekile kangaka ubanzi futhi ubabazekile, unomzila wamakhilomitha angama-40 kanye nemifudlana engama-60. EGuatemala inomthombo wayo ngaphansi kwegama leSan Pedro futhi ifinyelela eMexico ukujoyina uMfula iCaribbean. Indawo okuhlanganwa kuyo yomibili le mifudlana ibizwa ngeSanta Isabel, neCandelaria umfula osuselwe kule nyunyana.
Ezansi nomfula wesibalo sabantu, iCandelaria ngokuzithandela iqonde ukugelezela echibini lasePanloa, bese ixhunywe neThem Lagoon. Emanzini ayo acwebile iminduze yamanzi iyachuma, futhi ukudoba kwezemidlalo kuya ngokuya kuthandwa, kanye nemincintiswano yaminyaka yonke ngesikhathi sePhasika. Izinhlobo ezifunwa kakhulu yi-snook, i-carp, i-tarpon, i-macahuil, i-tenhuayaca (uhlobo lwe-mojarra emlomo omkhulu), phakathi kokunye. Labo abangakuthandi ukudoba bangajabulela lawa manzi enza ukushushuluza kwamanzi, ukushushuluza ngezindiza, ukushushuluza ngemivubukulo noma ukuvakasha futhi bavakashele izimpophoma ezinhle nezinye izingosi onentshisekelo kuzo.
Esifundeni kunezindawo eziningi zemifula kanye nethuba lokuhlola, ngosizo lomqondisi wendawo, iSalto Grande. Kule ndawo umfula uwela emthambekeni, wakhe amachibi nezimpophoma ezincane, futhi kujwayelekile ukuzwa ukukhala kwezinkawu zaseSaraguato futhi ubone izinhlobo eziningi zezinyoni. Ukukhuphuka ngomfula ungafika e-El Tigre, noma e-Itzamkanac, ngamahora ama-3 noma ama-4, indawo yokuvubukula etholakala ku-265 km ukusuka eCiudad del Carmen futhi, ukudlula kancane, uye emadolobhaneni asePedro Baranda, lapho kuvulwa khona isiteshi ukwakha ichweba kusuka eLos Pericos, kanye noMiguel Hidalgo. Kuleli dolobha lokugcina kunemithombo emihlanu enhle exhunywe komunye nomunye nasemfuleni, ngemigudu.
Emabhange aseCandelaria kukhona ukungena kweziteshi zasendulo zamaMaya ezazixhumana nabantu bangaphakathi. Mayelana nalokhu, uJohn Thomson, encwadini yakhe ethi History and Religion of the Maya, usitshela ukuthi amaChontales asendulo, amatilosi alo mfula, ayengabahwebi abangenayo imingcele: AbaseFenike abavela ezweni elisha. Kukhona nebhuloho laseMayan elicwilile, eliwelela ngapha nangapha. Uyayibona, idlula ngaphezulu lapho ingazange ina futhi amanzi acwebezela njengekristalu. UDon Álvaro usitshela ukuthi mhlawumbe bakha ngaleyo ndlela ukuvimbela isitha ekuyitholweni.
Kubathandi bezilwane zasendle, ukuthatha uhambo lomfula kuyintokozo yangempela. Kusekuseni kakhulu ungabona i-kingfisher (esengozini yokuqothulwa), isiqophamithi futhi, uma unenhlanhla, ubona ezinye izinyamazane.
Sasibuyela emuva ngomkhumbi lapho buqamama, maphakathi nomfula, sibona ikhanda livela elifana nelehhashi lokubhukuda. Sasondela, samangala lapho sithola inyamazane ibalekela iphakethe lezinja ezizingelayo. Sayiqhamukela ngemuva ukuyikhuthaza ukuthi ifinyelele ogwini, futhi kude lapho ebesingayiphulula khona, sabona ukuthi ingena kanjani phakathi kwesihlakala, iphephela endlini yepulazi, endaweni eyisicaba futhi enamachibi osebeni lomfula.
Endleleni sikwazile ukubona ukuthi isifunda sinikeza amathuba amakhulu ohambo oluhehayo. Kuyakhanga kakhulu, isibonelo, ukubona ama-manatees endaweni yawo yemvelo, izilwane ezincelisayo zasemanzini nazo ezisengozini yokuqothulwa; Futhi ukwenza nje isibonelo, uhambo oluyela ngasocansini lwenziwa yisikebhe esincane sabagibeli esisuka ePalizada, sehle ngomfula wegama elifanayo futhi siwele iLaguna de Terminos siye eCiudad del Carmen, lapho amathayili namabhalkhoni aseFrance smithy kuseyingxenye ebalulekile yezindawo zasemadolobheni.
Umnotho walesi sifunda wawusekelwe iminyaka engama-300, kwaze kwaqala ikhulu leminyaka, ekusetshenzisweni kwenduku kadayi. Ngaleso sikhathi uCampeche wanikeza umhlaba udayi omnyama ukudaya izindwangu. Ukutholakala kwe-aniline, ngamaNgisi, kudale ukuxhashazwa kwenduku kadayi kwehle ngokuphelele njengomkhiqizo othunyelwa ngaphandle. Olunye uhlobo lomuthi olugcwele kule ndawo yi-chitle noma i-chico zapote. I-chewing gum ikhishwa kulokhu, kepha ukukhiqizwa kwayo kuncishisiwe ngenxa yokuthengiswa kwesinamu. Namuhla izakhamizi zayo, ngaphezu kokwenza imisebenzi yezolimo neyehlathi, zibona amandla okuvakasha esifundeni futhi zikhombisa ngokuziqhenya izivakashi umhlaba wokuzijabulisa uCandariaia azibekele wona.
Ngaphandle kokungabaza, iCampeche inegugu lomcebo omkhulu wemvelo, wokuvubukula nowokwakha, okumele ulondolozwe ngazo zonke izindlela ukuze kujatshulwe futhi kube nolwazi kwizizukulwane zamanje nezizayo.
UMA UYA KWI-CANDELARIA
Ukushiya i-Escárcega ngaseningizimu, thatha umgwaqo omkhulu iFederal no. 186 bese ucima ekhilomitha 62 kumgwaqo omkhulu wesifundazwe no. 15, ngemuva kokudlula idolobha laseFrancisco Villa, futhi ngemizuzu embalwa uzofika esihlalweni sikamasipala saseCandelaria.
