Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Nomphakamo amathandathu eziliwaka ezinesiqingatha neemitha, wazigquma likhephu, umi kwazo intaba ephakamileyo eBolivia - Illampu kunye Ankohuma. Kwaye ezinyaweni zawo ibekwe omnye imizimba kunazo zonke yamanzi - Lake Titicaca, ndijonge yaye ayeze gqitha basekuhlaleni abazibiza wawungcwalisa.

Oku ukwakweli kumda eBolivia kunye Peru, ezinemithi ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle kwintaba ephakame oziimitha 3812, kwaye igqalwa enkulu yamanzi ichibi ehlabathini, ibekwe ezintabeni. Lake Titicaca likhulu kangangokuba iye iziqithi ngaphezu mathathu, ezinye zazo amiweyo, zize ngokunjalo izinto ezifihlakeleyo inkulu ezingoovimba iitempile twisisaka saa kuzo zonke iindawo onduli.

Ngokutsho legend, kumaxesha amandulo, ihlabathi ubunzima sasiyintlekele, kodwa kwafika ubumnyama imilambo, kwaye uluntu lusemgubasini yokufa. Ke Lake Titicaca avuleka, ephuma kwathi uthixo Viracocha, owayalela ilanga, inyanga kunye neenkwenkwezi, ukuba avuke, waza waqalisa ukuba ukuphinda-ukudala amadoda kunye nabasetyhini. Ngokwale intsomi akudala, yonke into eyenzekayo ngomhla Tiunako siqithi, nto leyo eye ukususela iziqu kwi Andes njengendawo engcwele.

It Titicaca - ichibi, swa koteka ku umkhusane imfihlelo, sancokola khona Manco - inkosi yokuqala Inca, kunye Inti - uthixo kwelanga. Ngephenyane uyakwazi ukufikelela Ilanga Island, apho nelitye engcwele, apho kwavela inkokeli enkulu. Yiloo nto utsala abakhenkethi kunyaka ngamnye abanomdla kwimbali yabantu bamandulo.

Kuba kukho ixesha elaneleyo, i Titicaca ichibi, ifoto kunye ividiyo bagwayimbile ebuhleni zabo, kwatsala izazinzulu, abahloli abazingeli ubutyebi. Yeyona ubukho kukho inani elikhulu amavo ezinxulumene nayo, loo nto yenze le ndawo ithandwa kangaka.

Kukho uguqulelo ukuba la manzi, isixeko kwamanzi ka Wanaka, ukusuka conquistadors Spanish lifihlakele igolide edume le Inca. amabali amaninzi yobuncwane elahlekileyo ninomdla kwezi unxweme kunye yesazi odumileyo Jacques-Yves Cousteau, owathi ngo-1968 wahlola Lake Titicaca phezu inkwili yaye bafumana zomdongwe yakudala, leyo eyaba ubungqina bokuba ilivo inokuba kakuhle yinyaniso.

Ngo-2000, unyaka e Lake Titicaca abembi ngamazwe kumabhodlo kwitempile yamandulo zifunyenwe, ogama ubudala labhalwa malunga 1000 BC, oko kukuthi, phambi kokuba Inca impucuko. Le ukuvumbulula, engqina ubukho impucuko-someleleyo apha, iphucula kuphela aura imfihlelo ejikeleze ichibi, nto kuyo abakhenkethi ngakumbi nangakumbi apha ukubona ezinomtsalane kubakhenkethi iphambili mazwe mabini - eBolivia Peru. Kweli thuba ukususela ngoJuni ukuya kwiinyanga Septemba na iqala ngokwenene lokuphambukela lwabahambi abavela kulo lonke ihlabathi.

Titicaca wayakha elimi Amathafa wambu neengcongolo, egqalwa ezinkulu izinto zendalo Uros Indians. Kungenxa kuye benza izikhephe zabo edumileyo ngengcongolo.

Eli chibi kuphuhliso 1870 yeNavigeyishini, iinqanawa namhlanje encinane ukwenza moya rhoqo ukusuka Puno ukuya Peruvian Bolivian Guaqui.