Into yokuqala ebamba iso lakho, yiqiniso, uhlaza olucebile, izihlahla zesundu ezingenakubalwa, izihlahla nezimbali. Ama-villas agugile akhumbuza ubuhle bawo bangaphambili. Abantu baseCuba abahlukahlukene babonakala beqhudelana ekuhlobiseni umzimba (ngemidwebo kanye nokubhoboza) nezingubo ezimibalabala. Izithombe zabavukeli abavelele zisibheka ezithombeni ezipendiwe, ezibaziweyo, emifanekisweni esezindongeni zezindlu, ezisikhumbuza izenzakalo zesikhathi esidlule kanye nenkolo yobuntu esabusa lapha. Futhi-ke, umsindo we-surf ye-Atlantic, ophazanyiswa imisindo yomculo wesiLatini ovela ezikhulumi zezimoto ezindala zaseRussia nezaseMelika. Uhambo lwami lwaqala eHavana, lwalandelwa uchungechunge lwezinye izikhungo ezinkulu zezivakashi, amadolobhana amancane esifunda namadolobhana amancane, ngezinye izikhathi anezindlu eziningana.
Yonke indawo, noma ngabe sikuphi, sasihlangana nezinqola zamahhashi - zazithutha abantu nezimpahla ezihlukahlukene. Izinkabi ezinkulu, eziboshelwe ngababili, ngokungahlukaniseki, njengamawele akwaSiamese, kukho konke ukuphila kwazo zilima izwe ngamageja. Izimbongolo, izinkomo ngisho nezimbuzi zisetshenziswa abalimi ukuthutha impahla. Kubonakala sengathi ziningi izilwane ezisebenza kulesi siqhingi kunabantu. Futhi abanikazi ngokwabo ngaphezu "kokubavuza" ngeziswebhu, ukuhlukunyezwa nokushaywa. Lapho ngigibele ibhasi, ngabona isigameko esibi, lapho inkomo eyayizacile idilika phakathi nomgwaqo, futhi umuntu owayeyihola waqala ukukhahlela isilwane esimpofu. Izinja zasemgwaqweni, eziningi zazo emigwaqweni yasemadolobheni aseCuba, nazo aziwazi umusa womuntu: zikhathele, azizinikeli, zithuswa yinoma yimuphi umuntu odlulayo nokunyakaza. Amakheji anezinyoni eziculayo alengiswa njengezimbali ezindongeni zezindlu nezigxobo zezibani: izinyoni ezizofa kancane kancane ngaphansi kwemisebe yelanga elishisayo, “sicela” abantu ngokucula kwabo. Ngeshwa, kunezibonelo eziningi ezidabukisayo zokuxhashazwa kwezilwane eCuba. Kunenyama eningi emashalofini ezitolo kunezithelo nemifino - ukukhetha okuncane kwalokhu kwangithinta (ngemuva kwakho konke, izindawo ezishisayo!). Amadlelo angapheli ezinkomo - kubonakala sengathi indawo yabo sekuyisikhathi eside idlula ihlathi. Futhi amahlathi wona agawulwa ngezinga elikhulu futhi athuthelwe eYurophu ukuze athole izimboni zefenisha. Ngikwazile ukuvakashela izindawo zokudlela ezimbili ezidla imifino. Eyokuqala itholakala enhloko-dolobha ngokwayo, kodwa ngingathanda ukukutshela kabanzi mayelana neyesibili. Ikhona elithule, elisendaweni engamakhilomitha angamashumi ayisithupha entshonalanga yeHavana, edolobhaneni laseLas Teraza. Kulapho, e-eco-restaurant "El Romero", lapho ungazama khona izitsha ezihlukahlukene zemifino, imikhiqizo etshalwa engadini yomnikazi futhi ayinazo izithako zamakhemikhali.
Imenyu yendawo yokudlela ihlanganisa irayisi nobhontshisi omnyama, ubhanana othosiwe, amasaladi ezithelo nezinhlobonhlobo zamazambane ashisayo, isitshalo seqanda kanye nezitsha zamathanga. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umpheki ngempela wenzela izivakashi isipho esincane: i-cocktail engeyona utshwala noma amaswidi ngendlela ye-sherbet. Ngendlela, ngonyaka odlule "i-El Romero" yangena ezindaweni zokudlela eziyishumi ezihamba phambili eCuba, abalindi abangakhohlwa ukuzisho. Amanani endawo anengqondo impela, njengakuzo zonke izikhungo eziklanyelwe izivakashi (umphakathi wendawo awukwazi ukukhokhela ukunethezeka okunjalo). Isikhungo asisebenzisi ipulasitiki, ama-napkins wephepha nezinye izinto zasendlini ezilahlwayo ukuze zingalahli indawo ezungezile (ngisho nezinti ze-cocktail zethulwa ngendlela yoqalo olusetshenziswa kabusha). Amakati asemgwaqweni nezinkukhu ezinezinkukhu zingena ngokuthula endaweni yokudlela - abasebenzi abacabangi ngisho nokuwaxosha, njengoba umgomo wendawo yokudlela uthi zonke izilwane eziphilayo zinamalungelo alinganayo nomuntu. Le ndawo yokudlela yayiyinjabulo kimina, ngoba njengoba enjalo akukho ukudla kwaseCuba esiqhingini: i-pizza, i-pasta, ama-hamburgers, futhi uma ucela okuthile okudliwa yimifino, nakanjani kuzoba noshizi. Imvelo ngokwayo, egcwele imibala yayo, yasikhumbuza ukuthi sasisezindaweni ezishisayo: izimpophoma ezinhle ngendlela engavamile, amabhishi anesihlabathi, lapho isihlabathi sikhipha umbala obomvana, njengamanzi olwandle acwebile, akhanya buqamama nayo yonke imibala. kwesibhakabhaka. Amaflamingo nezindwandwe, amavuba amakhulu awela njengetshe emanzini kuyilapho ezingela izinhlanzi. Imibono enelukuluku yabantu besifundazwe, okumele ngithi, inesiphiwo kakhulu futhi inamasu: ubuciko basemgwaqweni abuzange bungishiye ngingenandaba. Ngakho-ke, ukudala izithombe eziqoshiwe ezihlukahlukene kanye nemihlobiso yomgwaqo, izingxenye zemoto ezindala, udoti oqinile, izinto zasendlini nezinye izibi zisetshenziswa. Futhi ukwakha izinto eziyisikhumbuzo zezivakashi, kusetshenziswa amathini e-aluminium - izigqoko, amathoyizi kanye nezikhwama zabesifazane zenziwa ngazo. Intsha yaseCuba, abalandeli be-graffiti, ipenda iminyango nezindonga zezindlu ngemidwebo enemibala eminingi, ngayinye enencazelo yayo nokuqukethwe. Umdwebi ngamunye uzama ukudlulisa okuthile okungokwakhe kithi: isibonelo, ukuthi kuyadingeka ukuziphatha kahle futhi ungalahli imvelo.
Nokho, angizange ngibone noma yiziphi izenzo ezinkulu ezivela ohlangothini lwezakhamuzi noma ohlangothini lukahulumeni mayelana nokulahlwa kukadoti esiqhingini. Isiqhingi sase-Koe Coco, esibiza kakhulu nesidume ngamabhishi aso, ngokuvamile sasibonakala njengenkohliso ephelele ... Yonke into ewela emkhakheni wokubuka izivakashi ihlanzwa ngokucophelela futhi kwakhiwa isithombe sendawo ekahle, ipharadesi. Kodwa ukuhamba ogwini kude nendawo yehhotela, kuyacaca ukuthi akunjalo. Imvamisa, ipulasitiki, isishayo sangempela sayo yonke imvelo, igxilile endaweni yemvelo futhi "ithatha indawo", iphoqa izakhamizi zasolwandle, ama-mollusk, izinhlanzi nezinyoni zasolwandle ukuba zigoqe eduze kwayo. Futhi ekujuleni kwesiqhingi, ngathola indawo enkulu yokulahla imfucumfucu yokwakha. Isithombe esidabukisayo ngempela, esifihlwe ngokucophelela kubantu bakwamanye amazwe. Kuphela emnyango kwelinye lamabhishi, ngabona amathangi amabili okuqoqa udoti ahlukene kanye nephosta lapho izivakashi zicelwa ukuba zinakekele izitshalo nezilwane zalesi siqhingi. Wona kanye umkhathi waseCuba awucaci kahle. Ngokwami, ngiphethe ngokuthi abaseCuba, sebekhathele wububha, bathola induduzo ngokuphuza nokudansa. “Ukungathandi” kwabo umhlaba wezilwane kanye nokunganaki imvelo, cishe, ukuntuleka kwemfundo eyisisekelo ye-eco. Imingcele yesiqhingi, evulekele izivakashi, ivalwe ngokuqinile izakhamuzi ngokwazo: i-90% yabantu ibona phesheya kuphela izikrini zama-TV ama-tube amadala, futhi i-intanethi lapha iwukunethezeka okutholakala kubantu abacebile kakhulu. Akukho ukushintshaniswa kolwazi nezwe langaphandle, alukho ushintsho ekuhlangenwe nakho nolwazi, ngakho-ke kukhona ukuntenga hhayi kuphela emkhakheni wezemfundo eco-eco, kodwa futhi esimweni sengqondo sokuziphatha kuzo zonke izinto eziphilayo. Enkathini lapho umhlaba wonke ufika kancane kancane ekuqapheleni ukuthi "uMhlaba uyikhaya lethu sonke futhi kufanele uvikelwe", iCuba, njengeplanethi ehlukile phakathi kweziqhingi zaseLatin America, kanye nomhlaba wonke jikelele, ijikeleza eksisi yayo, iphila nemiqondo eyisidala. Ngokubona kwami, ayikho inkululeko esiqhingini. Angizange ngibone amahlombe aqondile ngokuziqhenya kanye nobuso obujabulisayo babantu, futhi, ngeshwa, angikwazi ukusho ukuthi abantu baseCuba bayathanda ifa labo elikhulu ngendlela yemvelo ngokwayo. Nakuba kunguyena okukhangayo okuyinhloko, okufanele uvakashele isiqhingi "senkululeko".