UMary Allen
IAmazon ngumlambo omkhulu kakhulu oqukuqela ukunqumla uMzantsi Merika phantse ngokupheleleyo ukusuka entshona ukuya empuma. Ifumana amanzi ayo kwimilambo emincinci emininzi. Ubukhulu becala baphuma kwiintaba zeAndes.
Endleleni yayo, iAmazon ikhula ngamandla. Amanzi amaninzi aqukuqela eAmazon kunakuwo nawuphi na omnye umlambo osehlabathini, oko kukuthi, aphindwe kangangama-70 kunakwiRhine. Ichweba apho amanzi omlambo angena elwandle eBrazil.
Indawo yaseAmazon kunye nemithombo yayo ibizwa ngokuba yi "Amazon Basin". Ithe tyaba. Imozulu yayo ishushu. Uninzi lwamahlathi ashinyeneyo akuMzantsi Merika alele kwiAmazon Basin
Bambalwa abantu abahlala nzulu kumahlathi ashinyeneyo. Ihlathi liye laxinana kangangokuba kufuneka uligawule kuqala ukuze ulime ukutya. Xa abantu baseYurophu babefuna ukuseka amathanga, kwakunzima kakhulu kubo kummandla weAmazon. Kwakukho amahemuhemu malunga nesixeko segolide, "i-El Dorado" enzulu ehlathini, apho abaninzi baseYurophu baye bakhangela ngelize.
IManaus sesona sixeko sikhulu kwiAmazon. Ngaphambili, yayisaziwa kakhulu ngenxa yokuba irabha yayivunwa kufutshane: incindi yerabha iphuma kwimithi yerabha xa isikiwe. Olu bunzima luncangathi lusetyenziselwa ukwenza irabha, ngakumbi kumatayara emoto. Kodwa irabha iyafuneka kwiibhutsi zerabha, iibhatyi zemvula, itshungama kunye nezinye izinto ezininzi.
Ngaba indalo ekwindawo yaseAmazon iphantsi kwesisongelo?
Abantu baya begawula amahlathi ashinyeneyo. Bagawula imithi kwiindawo ezinkulu ukuze bathengise iinkuni ezixabisekileyo. Nabo bafuna ukufumana umhlaba. Batyala ioli yesundu okanye iimbotyi zesoya kuyo. Uninzi lwazo zombini zithengiswa e-USA naseYurophu. Izilwanyana ezininzi zilahlekelwa yindawo yazo yokuhlala ngenxa yoko.
Enye ingxaki ngabembi begolide. Ufuna imekyuri. Le yintsimbi enzima enetyhefu ehlala emhlabeni nasemanzini. Ngoko ke, iintlanzi ezininzi ezinqabileyo zisengozini yokuphela, kuquka nehlengesi nezilwanyana ezinqabileyo ezikhethekileyo.