- Idilesi: I- Balmaceda National Park, ePuerto Natales, eChile;
- Ifom: umgangatho;
- Ubukhulu: 2035 m.
Enye yezinto ezikhangayo zeBergardo O'Higgins National Park yiBalmaseda glacier. Ukufikelela kuyo kuyakufanelekela ukuba ufumane izinto ezininzi ezimbi, nangona umendo onzima kunye neendlela eziphezulu zokuhamba. Kwiindawo ezinjalo apho ubuhle bemvelo abuphazamiseki ukuphazamiseka kwempucuko, kuhlala kusezantsi.
Balmaceda Glacier - inkcazo
I-glacier yeBalmaceda yehla iyancipha ibe yindawo ephakamileyo yama-2035 m. Kuvela apho iibhloko ezinkulu zeqhwa ziwela elwandle. Okubonakalayo phambi kwamehlo kubakhenkethi kukuphela kweyeshumi kwisilinganisi esipheleleyo se-glacier, abanye bafihla phantsi kwamanzi.
Ngaphambi kokuba abavakhenkethi Balmaceda babonakale, njengokungathi ukusika intaba, ijikelezwe ngamacala onke ngama-green massifs. Le yinkqubo yonke yamanzi, uzimisele ukufaka i-bay. Iimpembelelo zelizwekazi lase-Antarctica likhulu kakhulu, kuba kwezinye iindawo zehlabathi ezikuloluhlu olufanayo, azikho ziqhwala.
Ziya kuhamba njani i-glacier?
Izihlandlo ziqala ekuqaleni kwaye ziqhubeke yonke imihla, ngoko ke xa ufika ePuerto Natales, kufuneka ukhethe ihotele efanelekileyo apho ungayeka khona. Ngethamsanqa, ukuba akunzima ukwenza oku, isixeko sineehotele ezaneleyo, zombini ezifashini kwaye zingabizi.
Usuku lohambo oluya kwi-Balmaseda glacier luqala ngesidlo sasekuseni ehotele, emva koko ukutshatyalaliswa kwangaphambili kwi-marina luhlelwe. Ixesha elide lokuhamba liiyure ezingama-4, becinga ukuba isikebhe siyayeka. Ngethuba lokumisa abavakhenkethi kuboniswa iikholoni zeentaka kunye namanzi asemvula. Apha ungabona kwaye wenze iifoto ezingenakukhunjulwa kweekoloni zobunqamlezo obomvu, iziqhumane kunye nabanye abameli bezilwanyana, ezikhetha ukushisa okuncinci. Xa befika kwi-glacier, i-Balmaceda iya kukwazi ukuyihlolisisa indawo leyo, emva koko i-glarano ye-glarano engekho ngaphantsi.
Ukutyelela kwi-Balmaseda glacier yinto ephawulekayo evula iChile ngokupheleleyo ngaphesheya. Esikhundleni sezityalo eziphazamisayo, abakhenkethi bayabingelelwa ngamanzi, iifjords kunye neetoni zeqhwa. Kuhlala nje ukukwazi ukubona lonke ubuhle bendawo kwaye ujabulele ubukhulu bayo.
Ndingafika njani kwiqonga?
Indlela eya kwi-glacier yaseBalmaceda ivela kwisixeko sasePuerto Natales . Abakhenkethi baziswa ngesiqhekeza nge-fjord ye-Ultima Esperanza, ogama lakhe liguqulela ngokuthi "ithemba lokugqibela". Igama elilolo hlobo i-fjord ifunyenwe ngokuhlonipha le ndwendwe, eyazama ukuwela i-strait ibe yi-Ocean Ocean. Imbono evulekileyo ngexesha lohambo lokuhamba kolwandle lugqithise kakhulu.