Ukuhamba ngasemfuleni iNayarit, abantu bendawo basincoma ukuthi sivakashele ichweba laseBoca de Camichín, kumasipala waseSantiago Ixcuintla, lapho sasiyobheka umsebenzi oyingqayizivele: ukutshalwa kwama-oysters.
Ngenkathi sidlula eSantiago Ixcuintla saba nethuba lokuncoma umdwebo Wethu Wezimpande, osezindongeni eziseceleni kwebhuloho lomthambo omkhulu futhi umbhali wawo onguthisha uJosé Luis Soto owathi, phakathi kuka-1990 no-1992, wenza lo msebenzi omuhle kangaka. Umdwebo wenziwe ngezinto zokwenziwa zobumba, ngokuhlanganiswa nezinto ezijwayelekile zesifunda esingasogwini: amagobolondo, isihlabathi, i-obsidian, ifulegi, ingilazi, i-mosaic, i-talavera nemabula.
Ngemuva kokuvakasha kwethu sibuyela emgwaqweni oya eBoca de Camichín. Maphakathi nendawo kukhona umlomo weRio Grande de Santiago ovundisa iSigodi SaseSantiago Ixcuintla, ushiye ungqimba olujiyile lukadaka kuzo zonke izindlela zalo. Lesi sifunda sinamachweba amaningi, amanye awo axhunywe yimigudu yemvelo nechweba laseCamichín. Le nethiwekhi yeziteshi, amachibi kanye nezizalo zemifula yakha inhlanhla yabadobi ngoba iyipharadesi lezinhlobo eziningi zasemanzini, ikakhulukazi izinhlanzi nezimfanzi.
Njengoba singena emphakathini omncane wabadobi waseBoca de Camichín siyamangala ukuthi cishe wonke amadolobha acwile ezigobolondweni eziyizigidi, ikakhulukazi ama-oysters. Kunjalo, abantu basendaweni bayasitshela, lapha sonke sizinikela ekulimeni ukhwathu. Basimema ukuba sifunde ngenqubo yalo msebenzi exhasa bonke abantu. Amagobolondo amaningi, basitshela ukuthi, alethwa ngamaloli aqhamuka kwezinye izifunda, ikakhulukazi aqhamuka ogwini lwaseSinaloan lapho kugcwele khona amagobolondo; Eminye yayo ibikhona kusukela ezikhathini zangaphambi kweSpanishi, okusho ukuthi enye imbaza okuzodingeka siyinambithe kamuva ingaba segobolondweni elalisetshenziselwa inhloso efanayo eminyakeni engaphezu kwenkulungwane edlule.
Ngemuva kokuqoqa amagobolondo anele, okuqhubekayo ukwakha isihlenga noma inqwaba nge-fiberglass floats, lapho amanye amapulangwe abekwa khona lapho kuzolungiswa khona "izintambo" ezizohlala zicwilisiwe emfuleni. Ukwenza "izintambo", ngaphezu kwamagobolondo, kudingeka intambo ye-polyethylene nethambo le-PVC. Amagobolondo ayabholwa abekwe ngamunye ngamunye entanjeni, phakathi kwalowo nalowo kubekwa ucezu lweshubhu elingaba ngu-10 cm ukugcina amagobolondo ehlukanisiwe.
Ngesikhathi semvula, ngoJuni-Julayi, abantu bendawo bathi ama-oysters ayama, lokhu kusho ukuthi ekuqaleni amagobolondo abekwa ndawonye, ngaphandle kweshubhu lokuhlukanisa, ukuze izibungu zinamathele ogwini lomfula futhi kungcono kakhulu lapho amanzi "ayi-chocolate"; le nqubo ithatha cishe izinsuku eziyisithupha. Lapho igobolondo selinaso lesi sibungu, sifakwa ku "ntambo" ezobekwa kamuva ematsheni, lapho ezohlala khona isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinyanga eziyisikhombisa.
Isihlenga ngonyaka omuhle singaveza kuze kufike kumathani ayisithupha ama-oyster. Kunamalungu athile abambisanayo anama-oyster rafts angaphezu kweshumi nanhlanu okuyisifiso sanoma yimuphi umdobi. Yonke imisebenzi eseBoca de Camichín izungeza ukhwathu, ibandakanya nabashayeli bamaloli abathutha amagobolondo kanye nemigqomo noma ukuntanta okuzokwakhiwa ngalo izihlenga, labo abazinikele ekubhobozeni amagobolondo, bewafaka ngentambo futhi ishubhu, labo abasika amabhodi okwakha izihlenga, ngamafuphi, ngisho nezingane ezivula ama-oysters ngezinhlamvu zemali ezimbalwa.
Ezikebheni noma ezikebheni ungafinyelela ngaphakathi kwesikhumulo semikhumbi lapho kutholakala khona izihlenga eziningi zazo, ezinesizotha ngokwengeziwe, okungukuthi, ngaphandle kwama-tambos, abekwa eduze nogu ukuvimbela ulwandle ukuthi lungabasusi. Kulezi zimo i-oyster ayikhuli kangako, kepha iningi kakhulu linamachibi ayisithupha kuya kwayisishiyagalombili aphakathi nechweba.
Ukuze ususe "izintambo" kulezi ezishumekiwe, kudingeka isimo esihle ngoba ezimweni eziningi kuyadingeka ukuthi ucwilise futhi uphume nge- "penca" esindayo lapho ngaphezu kwama-oysters clams kanye nezimbaza kunanyathiselwe. Kuyathakazelisa futhi ukubona ukuthi ezinye izihlenga zinetende lapho umuntu ophethe kwesinye isikhathi ehlala ukugcina abathandi kude nabanye. Ama-oysters athengiswa kakhulu ngabesifazane abaphethe ama-canopies olwandle.
Idolobha elikuleli chweba elihle selikhona cishe iminyaka engama-50. Ezindledleni zayo phakathi komsebenzi omkhulu owenziwa ikakhulukazi kusukela ngoJuni kuya ku-Agasti, okuyisikhathi sokutshala, ungabona isikole samabanga aphansi, isikole esisebenza ngocingo, izitsha zesathelayithi, umfelandawonye wokudoba onamalungu angaphezu kuka-150 Bahlomula ngokuba ingxenye yalo ngezinsizakalo ezahlukahlukene ezinjengalezi: amaveni okuhambisa umkhiqizo, ukungcwaba, ukulungisa imigwaqo nezinye izinzuzo. Ezindlini zokukhosela ezisogwini, unganambitha ezinye izinhlobo zezinhlanzi ezidotshwe echwebeni ngaphezu kwama-oysters: i-snook, i-curvina, ushaka, imfanzi nabanye. EBoca de Camichín futhi ungajwayeza ukudoba kwezemidlalo.
Lapho sisuka edolobheni sibuyele eSantiago, samisa amakhilomitha amahlanu eLos Corchos beach, enesihlabathi segolide esenziwe kahle, umthambeka omncane negagasi elijwayelekile, kepha ngaphezu kwakho konke yindawo ehlanzekile lapho kunezindawo zokugcina izimpahla ezihhafu lapho ungakwazi khona unganambitha ukudla kwasolwandle ngebhiya elibandayo leqhwa. Ukushona kwelanga eLos Corchos kuyamangalisa, ama-golden hues agcwala ezindaweni zokukhosela, kuyilapho abantu bendawo belungiselela ukuvala bagoduke eBoca de Camichín; lapho ilanga linyamalala indawo isala ihlane ngomsindo wamagagasi.
