Phakathi koLwandle lwaseCortez nolwandle iPacific, onqenqemeni lweTropic of Cancer, enhlonhlweni yaseBaja California, kukhona "isiqhingi samafu nama-conifers" sangempela esivela ogwadule olukhulu oluyincithakalo lwaseBaja California.
Leli pharadesi elingavamile "laseDarwinian" livela ezigabeni zokugcina zePleistocene, isikhathi lapho izimo zezulu zivumela ukuthuthukiswa kwesiqhingi "se-biological" sangempela, esisendaweni enezintaba zemvelaphi yegranite eyakhiwe yiSierra de la I-Trinidad, i-massif enkulu ehlanganisa iSierra de la Victoria, iLaguna neSan Lorenzo, ehlukaniswe yimigodi emikhulu eyisikhombisa. Ezinhlanu zalezi zigodi, ezaseSan Dionisio, ezaseZorra de Guadalupe, ezaseSan Jorge, ezase-Agua Caliente nezaseSan Bernardo, ezaziwa ngokuthi iBoca de la Sierra, zitholakala emthambekeni weGulf, nezinye ezimbili, ezikaPilitas nezikaLa Burrera ePacific.
Le paradesi enkulu yemvelo ihlanganisa indawo eyi-112,437 ha futhi isanda kumenyezelwa njenge- “Sierra de la Laguna” Biosphere Reserve, ngenhloso yokuvikela izitshalo nezilwane ezihlala kuyo, ngoba ingxenye enkulu yayo isengozini yokuqothulwa .
Ukuhlangana kwethu kokuqala esakhiweni bekunehlathi elincane elinamakhaza, nangamahlathi amakhulu kanye ne-cacti enkulu. Amathafa angenamkhawulo nemithambeka kumbozwe yilesi simiso semvelo esithakazelisayo nesimangazayo, esivela ku-300 kuya ku-800 m asl futhi okuyikhaya lezinhlobo zezitshalo ezingaba ngu-586, ezingama-72 zazo ezikhona. Phakathi kwama-cacti besibona ama-saguaros, ama-pitayas, ama-chollas anameva nangaphandle kwawo, i-cardón barbón ne-viznagas; Siphinde sabona ama-agave afana ne-sotol ne-mezcal, nezihlahla nezihlahlana ezifana ne-mesquite, palo blanco, palo verde, torote blanco kanye ne-colorado, i-hump, i-epazote ne-datilillo, i-yucca ephawula le ndawo. Lezi zimila zihlala izigwaca, amajuba, izingodo, ama-queleles no-caracara hawks. Ngokulandelayo, ama-amphibians, izibankwa nezinyoka ezinjenge-rattlesnake ne-chirrionera zihlala endaweni ephansi yehlathi.
Ngenkathi sihamba umgwaqo owubhuqu obheke eLa Burrera, uhlaza lwashintsha futhi nezwe lalihlaza; amagatsha ezihlahla anezimbali zawo eziphuzi, ezibomvu kanye ne-violet ayeya ngokuqhathaniswa nokuqina kwe-cacti. EBurrera sasilayisha izilwane ngemishini saqala ukuhamba (sasingu-15 sisonke). Ngenkathi sikhuphuka, indlela yaya ngokuncipha futhi yehla, okwenza kube nzima ukuthi izilwane zihambe, futhi kwezinye izindawo umthwalo kwakufanele wehliswe ukuze zikwazi ukudlula. Ekugcineni, ngemuva kokuhamba kanzima amahora amahlanu, safika ePalmarito, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Ojo de Agua ngenxa yomfudlana ogeleza kuleyo ndawo. Kule ndawo isimo sezulu sasinomswakama kakhulu, amafu agijima phezu kwamakhanda ethu sathola ihlathi elikhulu le-oki. Lo mphakathi wezitshalo utholakala phakathi kwehlathi eliphansi elinamakhaza kanye nehlathi likaphayini-oki, futhi ngenxa yesimo sendawo esimweni sendawo esintekenteke kunazo zonke futhi okulula ukusiphula. Izinhlobo eziyinhloko eziyibumbayo yi-oak oak kanye ne-guayabillo, yize kujwayelekile nokuthola izinhlobo ezivela ehlathini eliphansi njenge-torote, i-bebelama, i-papache kanye ne-chilicote.
Ngenkathi sithuthuka, ubuhle bendawo babukhanga ngokwengeziwe, futhi lapho sifika endaweni eyaziwa ngokuthi yiLa Ventana ebangeni elingu-1200 m ngaphezu kogu lolwandle, sathola omunye wemibono emihle kakhulu yezwe lethu. Izintaba zilandelana zilandelana zidlula yonke imibala eluhlaza ongayicabanga, futhi emkhathizwe umbono wethu wagudla iPacific Ocean.
Ngesikhathi sokwenyuka, omunye wabangane bethu waqala ukuphatheka kabi futhi lapho efika eLa Ventana akakwazanga ukuthatha esinye isinyathelo; isisulu esiwile sediski ye-herniated; Imilenze yakhe yayingasazwakali, izindebe zakhe zazibubende futhi izinhlungu zazinzima ngokweqile, ngakho-ke uJorge kwadingeka amjovoze nge-morphine kanti uCarlos kwadingeka amhlise ngemuva komnyuzi.
Ngemuva kwale ngozi embi saqhubeka nomkhankaso. Siyaqhubeka nokukhuphuka, sidlula indawo ye-oki futhi kumamitha ayi-1,500 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle sithola ihlathi likaphayini-oki. Lesi simiso semvelo yiso esilawula ukuphakama kwezintaba kuze kufike endaweni eyaziwa ngokuthi i-El Picacho, engamamitha angu-2 200 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle futhi ukusuka lapho ngosuku olucacile i-Pacific Ocean kanye noLwandle lwaseCortez kungabonakala ngasikhathi sinye.
Izinhlobo eziyinhloko ezihlala kule ndawo yi-oak emnyama, isihlahla se-sitrobheli, i-sotol (izinhlobo zesundu ezikhona) kanye nephayini lamatshe. Lezi zitshalo zenze amasu aguqukayo njengezimpande ezinkulu neziqu ezingaphansi komhlaba, ukuze zisinde kulokhu okulandelayo kusukela ngo-Ephreli kuya kuJulayi.
Intambama yayisiyashona, amagquma ayependwe ngegolide, amafu ayegijima phakathi kwawo, futhi imibala yesibhakabhaka yayisukela kokuphuzi no-orenji kuya kokusomi nokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ebusuku. Siyaqhubeka nokuhamba futhi ngemuva kwamahora angaba yisishiyagalolunye sifika esigodini esaziwa ngokuthi yiLa Laguna. Izigodi zakha enye imvelo ethokozisayo kulesi sifunda futhi imifudlana emincane igeleza lapho kuhlala khona izinkulungwane zamaxoxo nezinyoni. Kukholakala ukuthi phambilini bebehlala echibini elikhulu, elingasekho yize livele limakwe emabalazweni. Esikhulu kunazo zonke kulezi zigodi saziwa njengeLaguna, sihlanganisa ama-ha angu-250 futhi singamamitha ayi-1 810 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle; Okunye okubili okubalulekile yiChuparrosa, ebangeni elingu-1,750 m ngaphezu kogu lolwandle futhi inendawo engamahektare ama-5, naleyo eyaziwa ngokuthi yiLa Cieneguita, eduze neLaguna.
Ngokuphathelene nezinyoni, kuso sonke isifunda saseLos Cabos sithola izinhlobo ezingama-289, ezingama-74 zazo ezihlala eLaguna kanti ezingama-24 zalezi zigcwele kuleyo ndawo. Phakathi kwezinhlobo ezihlala lapho sine-peregrine falcon, iSantus hummingbird, etholakala kakhulu e-sierra, ne-pitorreal ehlala ngokukhululeka emahlathini e-oki.
Ekugcineni, singasho ukuthi yize singazibonanga, lesi sifunda siyikhaya lezilwane ezincelisayo ezinjengezinyamazane iMule, ezisengozini yokuqothulwa ngenxa yokuzingela ngokungakhethi, igundane lamatshe, elikhona esifundeni, inani elingenamkhawulo lamagundane, ama-shrews, amalulwane, izimpungushe , ama-raccoon, ama-skunks, ama-coyotes kanye ne-mountain lion noma i-cougar.
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