Lo mgodi wamenyezelwa njenge-Biosphere Reserve ngo-2000, unikeza indawo ekhangayo ekhonjwe ngokwakhiwa kwamadwala amakhulu, elungele ukuhamba izintaba, nendawo enkulu yezitshalo ne-cacti. Ungayeki ukuyivakashela!
Kutholwe ngamakhilomitha angama-25 ukusuka ePachuca, eHidalgo, futhi ngezinga elijwayelekile lamamitha ayi-1,353 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle, ububanzi beBarranca de Metztitlán buhluka kusuka kumamitha angama-300 engxenyeni yayo encane kuya ku-3.5 noma ku-4 km ngobubanzi. Indawo engaphezulu kwayo ingama-96,000 ha, lapho i-12,500 ichazwe njengezindawo eziyinhloko yiBarranca de Metztitlán Biosphere Reserve, encike kwiKhomishini Kazwelonke Yezindawo Zemvelo Evikelwe, ephethe ukugcina nokulungisa isimo semvelo saleyo ndawo futhi ukuhlanganisa abahlali emisebenzini yokongiwa kwemvelo kanye namaphrojekthi asimeme. Umhosha wamenyezelwa njengendawo yokugcina izinto eziphilayo ngoNovemba 28, 2000.
Uphawu lokuqala olubonisa ukungena yizinsalela zokwakhiwa kwamatshe amadala okutholakala ngakwesobunxele bomgwaqo osuka e-Atotonilco El Grande kuya eMetztitlán; Umgwaqo ofinyelela esiqiwini udlula ehlathini elipholile kusuka eReal del Monte kuya e-Atotonilco. Lapho ufika ePuente de Venados futhi uwela umfula, ukwakheka kwamadwala amakhulu odongeni olusenyakatho-mpumalanga kubonakala kunamandla, kuyilapho kutholakala ukulandelana okungapheli kwezindonga ezinemibala egqagqene, sengathi kwakungekho ophumayo.
Umlando womuntu osemhosheni usukela emuva kwi-Stone Age, njengoba kufakazelwa yimidwebo yomhume engaphezulu kwamamitha ayishumi ngaphezu komhlaba, okungasho ukuthi umbhede womfula wawukhulu kakhulu. Ngesikhathi kunqotshwa abaseSpain le ndawo yayihlala u-Otomi ezimpini eziqhubekayo nombuso waseMexico, okwathi ngokwemihla yabo bahlulwa ezimpini zasebusuku. Ngenkathi abaseSpain bokuqala befika lapha ngo-1535, u-Augustinian Fray Juan de Sevilla - uMphostoli waseLa Sierra - noFray Antonio de Roa, baqala ukunqoba abantu bakwamoya, lapho bakhela khona amasonto bengazinaki izikhukhula eziqhubekayo ezenzeka ethafeni elivundile lase umhosha.
UFray Antonio de Roa nguyena owaqala ukwakhiwa kweConvent enkulu yamaKhosi Angcwele kwathi ngonyaka we-1577 kwaqedwa elinye lamasonto amakhulu kakhulu akhiwa ama-Augustinians ezweni lethu. Isigodlo esimhlophe, esincane esivela ezintabeni eziphakeme, sikhonjiswa njengesipho esincane somuntu ezithombeni ezinkulu zomhosha oqukethe konke.
KwabaseYurophu bekhulu le-16, mhlawumbe ngenxa yokukhumbula kwesifo saseYurophu nokuqalekiswa njalo kochoko, amachibi nemifula ngaphakathi noma eduze kakhulu nemizi yabantu kwaba yingozi. Ngenxa yalokho, amachibi nemifula emadolobheni aseMelika aseSpain enza ushintsho oluncane.
Manje ichibi iMetztitlán linemigudu emibili yokuhambisa amanzi; Iphrojekthi yomuntu wesithathu yenqatshiwe ngoba izodala ukungalingani okukhulu kwemvelo. AmaPelican nezinye izinyoni ezifudukayo ezivela eCanada nase-United States eza kuleli chibi.
Isimo sabakhileyo, okuyisona mestizo ngokuphelele, siyefana naleso sezindawo zasemakhaya zezwe: amadoda ahlala ethuthela e-United States ngenkathi amasimu elinywa futhi evunwa ngabesifazane, izingane kanye nabantu abadala. Owesifazane uphethe umndeni, uhlinzeka ngezinto zokudla nezingubo ngenkathi elinde ukubuya kwendoda.
Abahlali bomhosha baqala ukushintsha isimo sabo sengqondo lapho bethola ukuthi sekumenyezelwe njenge-Biosphere Reserve; abanye basabele kabi, kepha iningi manje selazi ukuthi zibaluleke kangakanani izitshalo ezihlala nazo emhosheni. Ngaphambi kokuphangwa kwe-cacti kwakukukhulu, kepha abantu babengabandakanyeki ekuvikeleni indawo abahlala kuyo ngoba akekho owayebazisile ngokubaluleka kokunakekela indawo yabo. Omunye wempova oyinhloko we-cacti kanye neziphuzo ezinomsoco, amalulwane, akazange abe nenhlanhla efanayo; Emcabangweni odumile, ilulwane alisiyena umuntu osizayo futhi emigedeni lapho lihlala khona liyahlaselwa ukuze kuqedwe olunye lwezinhlobo ezihlasela imfuyo, kuyilapho amalulwane adla imfuyo ehlangabezana nemiphumela efanayo.
IBarranca de Metztitlán Biosphere Reserve ingelinye lamanyuvesi amancane womuntu lapho kungenzeka khona ukuqonda ukuthi ukuphikisana nezidingo zethu kuhlangana kanjani namandla emvelo asivumela ukuthi siqhubeke nokuphila.
