- Indawo: 503 sq. km
- Umvelaphi: i- volcanic
- Izixeko ezikufutshane: David, La Concecious, La Chorrera, Las Lajas
Isiqithi saseKoba siqala kwaye sisona sidima esimangalisayo sokuzibandakanya kunye nokude kude nempucuko, indawo apho unokuziva uvumelaniswe noluntu olungapheliyo kunye nobuhle obungaphantsi kwamanzi. Akunangqiqo ukuba isiqithi sinegama elithi "i-Galapagosses entsha".
Indawo:
I-Koiba (igama lesiSpanish - Coiba) liqithi elikhulu ePanama , eliseLwandle lwePacific, elingaphaya kweekhilomitha ezili-10 ukusuka kwilizwe, ukusuka ecaleni lasentshonalanga ye-Asouero Peninsula, kwi-Chiriqui Bay, kwiphondo laseVeraguas.
Imbali yesiqithi
Isiqithi saseKoeba sisona siqithi esikhulu kunazo zonke esingahlali kuyo. Oku kwaqhutyelwa yinto yokuba iminyaka emininzi apha kwakukho intolongo ngenxa yamabanjwa ezopolitiko. Ukongezelela, ekubeni isiqithi sisendaweni ehloniphekileyo ukusuka kwilizwe, lahlala lingathatyathwa ngabazingeli nabalobi.
Ngo-1992, isiqithi saseKoba saba yinxalenye yePaki kaZwelonke yasePanama, kwaye ngowama-2005 yongezwa kwiprogram yezityalo zemvelo ezikhuselekileyo ze-UNESCO yeLizwe leMveli.
Isimo sezulu kwisiqithi saseKoba
Kwisiqithi saseKoba, isimo sezulu esitshatyalalisayo se-tropical, eshushu kunye nomswakama wonke unyaka, ukuhluka kweqondo lokushisa kuncinci. Ixesha elicetywayo lokutyelela iKoeba, kunye nePanama ngokubanzi-ixesha ukususela ngo-Disemba ukuya kuMeyi, xa ixesha elomileyo liyaqhubeka. Kwiinyanga eziseleyo, ukuhlala ixesha elifutshane, kodwa iindawo ezininzi ezitshatyalaliswayo ezitshatyalaliswayo zonakalisa iindlela kwaye ziphazamise ukunyakaza, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha zivakatye ezinye zeendawo zelizwe .
Yintoni enomdla ngeSiqithi saseKoba?
Isiqithi saseCoiba sivela kwimithambo yamanzi, sihamba kunye nezinye iziqithi ezingama-37 eziqingqiweyo, ezibizwa ngokuba yiNational Park yasePanama. Ummandla kula ma candelo u-80% awunakutshitshiswa, ngoko ke ubona ubuhle obuhle bemvelo yemvelo. Kulo siqithi kukho imilambo emininzi, enkulu kunazo zonke uMlambo omnyama (iRio Negro).
I-Flora ye-Koiba imelwe ngokuyininzi ngama-dense asetshisayo kunye nama-mangroves, kunye nezilwanyana-iintlobo ezininzi ezingabonakaliyo zezilwanyana kunye neentaka, ezininzi zazo ziphela. KwiPaki kaZwelonke yaseKoba, kukho iintlobo ezingama-36 zezilwanyana ezincelisayo, malunga neentlobo ezingama-40 zama-amphibians kunye nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, kunye neentaka ezili-150. Kuphela apha ungabona igolide kunye nomlobi waseColombia, kunye neentaka ezinqabileyo kangako - i-harpy enezilwanyana ezinqabileyo kunye nombala obomvu. Emanzini olwandle olunxwemeni kukho intlanzi eninzi, malunga nesi siqithi siya kuba nomdla kubalandeli bemidlalo yokuloba.
Ngokuqinisekileyo, kubalulekile ukukhankanya ngokwahlukileyo ngamabhanku amhlophe ekhephu kunye nemifula emihle ye-coral. Ubuhle babo bunzima ukutshintsha ngamazwi, kungcono ukuba ubuncinane kanye ufike eKoba uze ubone yonke into ngamehlo akho.
Ukuya e Koiba
I-Scuba diving kunye nokubukela ubunzulu be-bay, i-colonial colonies, imisipu, i-shrimps, i-crabs, intlanzi ebalabala kunye ne-starfish yenza, mhlawumbi, ukuzizonwabisa eziphambili kwisiqithi saseKoba.
I-coral reef reef ihlanganisa indawo yehektare ezingama-135. Le yindawo enhle kunazo zonke kunye nommandla omkhulu kwi-Central America.
Isici esikhethekileyo sokudilika kwendawo yinyaniso kukuba imijikelezo emininzi yePacific ixutywe kwi-Koiba. Ngako oko, unako ukubona ama-stingrays kunye ne-white-shark sharks, ii-turtles ze-sea, i-barracuda, oogqirha beentlanzi kunye ne-tuna. Ukususela ngoJuni ukuya kuSeptemba, kunokwenzeka ukugcina amahampback angama-humpback, ukuhlangabezana nama-orcas, amahlengethwa, i-tiger, inkunzi yeenkomo kunye neenkwenkwezi ze-hammerhead. Ingqikithi, ngokweengcaciso yabaphandi bamanzi bamanxweme, kukho iindidi ezingama-760 zobomi bemanzini eKoba.
Iingcali zenzululwazi ziyaqhubeka zihlolisisa isiqithi kwaye zifumene iintlobo ezintsha zeekorals kunye neentlanzi.
Ndingafika njani?
Indlela eya kwisiqithi saseKoba inzima kakhulu. Kukulungele ukuya khona ukusuka kwisixeko saseSanta Catalina ngesikebhe. Uhambo oluthambileyo lolwandle luhlala malunga neeyure eziyi-1.5. ISanta Catalina inokufikelela kwisixeko sasePanama . Umgama phakathi kwezi dolophu ngu-240 km, umgwaqo ngemoto uthatha iiyure ezingama-5-6. Kwaye kwinqununu yasePanama unokubhabha kwelinye yeenqwelo zeenqwelomoya, ngokudluliselwa eMadrid, eAmsterdam okanye eFrankfurt.
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