Izimpophoma ze-Iguazu yindawo enhle emngceleni we-Argentina neBrazil, ngenxa yokuthi izivakashi eziningi ziya eNingizimu Melika. Zisohlwini lwezimangaliso zemvelo, kanti ama-Iguazu National Parks, okuyikhaya lezitshalo nezilwane ezingandile, afakiwe ohlwini lwamaSayithi Amagugu Omhlaba. Sekukonke, lesi sakhiwo sifaka izimpophoma ezingama-275, ukuphakama okuphezulu kufinyelela kuma-82 m, kepha ama-cascades amaningi awekho ngaphezu kwamamitha angama-60. Yiqiniso, lokhu bekungenjalo ngaso sonke isikhathi!
Izici zemvelo ze-Iguazu Falls
Inkimbinkimbi yemvelo ibangelwa ama-basalt deposits. Idwala lavela eminyakeni engaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-130 edlule, futhi eminyakeni engama-20 000 kuphela edlule, izimpophoma zokuqala zaqala ukwakheka eduze noMfula i-Iguazu. Ekuqaleni zazizincane, kepha manje sezikhulile zaba ngosayizi abahlaba umxhwele. Ukwakhiwa kweBasalt kusakhiwa, kepha ngeke kwenzeke ukubona ushintsho emakhulwini eminyaka ezayo. Izimpophoma zokuqala zavela ngasendaweni okuhlangana kuyo i-Iguazu ne-Parana, kepha eminyakeni edlule bahambe amakhilomitha angama-28.
Isakhiwo ngokwaso siyisethi yemifudlana egelezayo esakazeke kulo lonke umhosha. Impophoma enkulu kunazo zonke ibizwa ngeDeveli's Throat; kungumngcele ophakathi kwezifundazwe ezishiwo. Eminye imifudlana egelezayo ayinamagama athokozisayo: Ama-Musketeer amathathu, i-Flower Leap, oSisi ababili. Izithombe ezingaphansi kwale mifudlana emikhulu ziyathandeka, ngoba lapho ilanga libalele uthingo luvela yonke indawo, kanti isifutho siyaqabula ezinsukwini ezishisayo.
Umlando wokutholwa
Izizwe zakwaKaingang nezamaGuarani zazihlala eduze nezimpophoma i-Iguazu. Ngo-1541, uCabeza de Vaca waba ngumtholi wale ndawo, engena ngaphakathi kweSouth America. Wayefuna amagugu adumile ka-El Dorado, ngakho-ke isimangaliso semvelo asizange simthinte kakhulu. Kodwa abantu besikhathi sangempela bathola okuyinkimbinkimbi "igolide" langempela phakathi kwendalo yemvelo.
Namuhla le ndawo iyindawo evamile yezivakashi. Kulabo abanentshisekelo yokuthi ungafika kanjani kuyo, kufanele ukuthi amadolobha alandelayo atholakala eduze kokukhangwa kwemvelo:
- IPuerto Iguazo, ephethwe yi-Argentina;
- Foz do Iguacu eBrazil;
- ICiudad del Este, okuyingxenye yeParaguay.
Ukuvakashela e-Iguazu kuhlelwe kusuka kulawa mazwe, kepha kukholakala ukuthi kuzokwenzeka ukuvakashela ubuhle obengeziwe obuvela e-Argentina, kepha eBrazil ukubuka okuvela phezulu kuyamangalisa kakhulu ukuthi azikho izithombe ezizodlulisa ubuhle bangempela balezi zindawo. Namuhla, womabili la mazwe ahlela izindlela zokuhamba, izimoto zekhebula, kanye nohambo oluthokozisayo lokuya phansi komhosha.
Izinganekwane zokubonakala kwesimangaliso semvelo
Kusukela ezikhathini lapho izakhamizi zesizwe zazihlala endaweni yezimpophoma ze-Iguazu, kwakukhona izinganekwane ngokudala kukaNkulunkulu kwale ndawo. Ubuhle obumangalisayo, bekubonakala sengathi bungadalwa kuphela ngonkulunkulu, ngakho-ke bekukholelwa ukuthi izimpophoma zivele ngenxa yentukuthelo yombusi wobukhosi basezulwini, owayethandana noNaipa owayengumdabu, kepha wenqatshwa nguye. Unkulunkulu owenqatshiwe wahlukanisa umbhede womfula lapho intombazane nabakhethiweyo babhukuda khona.
Kukhona enye incazelo okuthe ngayo onkulunkulu banquma ukujezisa abathandi ngokungalaleli futhi bavula umhosha ongenakunqobeka phakathi kwabo ngesimo somhosha ojulile. Le ntombazane yaphendulwa yaba yitshe eligezwe ngamanzi e-Iguazu, futhi le nsizwa yanikezwa isithombe sesihlahla, siboshwe njalo ngasogwini futhi saphoqeleka ukubabaza okhethiwe, kepha singakwazi ukuhlangana naye futhi.
Sincoma ukufunda nge-Blood Falls.
Akunandaba ukuthi iyiphi indaba ebonakala iyiqiniso, izivakashi ziyakujabulela ukufika emazweni ongafinyelela kuwo enkampanini enkulu kunazo zonke yezimpophoma eNingizimu Melika futhi ujabulele isifutho esisakazeka nxazonke.
