Imwe nzvimbo inoshambadzira yekubata hove kuGhana iri kumaodzanyemba kwegungwa, Elmina ndiyo inonyanya kumira kune vakawanda vanofambira mberi. Inowana zita rayo kubva kune zita rechiPutukezi rinodanwa nezvenharaunda yacho, Da Costa de el Mina de Ouro , kana kuti "Gungwa reGold Mines." Kugunun'wa kweguta rino ndiSt. George's Castle, nzvimbo yakaderera yekutengeswa kwevaranda veAtlantic inowanzonzi Elmina Castle. Zvisinei, avo vane nguva vachawana kuti pane zvakawanda kuna Elmina kupfuura yekare yakaipisisa.
Elmina Castle
Elmina Castle inosarudzwa seNESESCO World Heritage Site nokuda kwekukosha kwayo mukuudza nyaya yeWest Africa iyo basa mukutengeswa kwevaranda veAtlantic . Yakavakwa nevaPutukezi muna 1482, inofanirwa kuva imwe yezvivako zvekare zveEurope kumaodzanyemba kweSahara. Nzvimbo yekutengeserana yakakura yakapoteredza nhare yakatanga kubata negoridhe seyo inonyanya kutengesa kunze, asi nezana remakore rechi17, imba yacho yaiva nzvimbo yekuchengetedza nzvimbo yevaranda vakatorwa muWest Africa. Kubva ipapo, vakatumirwa kuenda kutapwa muNyika Itsva.
Nhasi, vashanyi vanogona kutarisa nhare ivo pachavo kana nemutungamiri. Vanotungamira vanotsanangura nhoroondo yekutengeswa kwevaranda, vachivhenekera apo varanda vaElmina Castle vakabva, uye kwavakaguma. Muimba yemauto, mhepo inopisa yekutambura kwevanhu inowirirana, uye vazhinji vanoona vanoona ruzha rukuru. Iwe unogonawo kutarisa kuburikidza ne "Door of No Return" - chivanze mumadziro ekunze eimba iyo varanda vakaderedzwa muzvikepe ndokuendeswa kumhenderekedzo dzevaranda vari kure.
The Market Market
Mushure mezvo, marheni eElmina yehove inopa chido chakanyanya chaidiwa chezuva uye ruvara. Kunze kunze kweimba, zvikepe zvisingaverengeki zvehove, kana pirogues , mhiri pedyo nemhenderekedzo yeBenya Lagoon. Iyi midziyo inofadza yakafukidzwa nemashoko eBhaibheri nemashoko eupenzi, uye yakagadzirirwa nevabati vehove muscled mumashira ebhora rakanaka.
Pashure peawa inoshandiswa pagungwa, vanosvika kumusha kune kuomba kwevarume nevakadzi vechidiki vamire pabhiriji pamusoro pegungwa. Vakadzi vanotakura mabhoti ekuregererwa kwema squid, makanda nehove kumusika, vachidzienzanisa zvine musoro pamisoro yavo.
Vashanyi vakagamuchirwa kutarisa uye kutora mifananidzo sezvo hove inotengeswa, kusvuta pamatombo makuru, kana kuti munyu uye wakaomeswa. Pasinei nekunhuhwirira kunobatsira kwehove, misika inoramba yakachena. Mahombekombe akawanda echando anotemwa kuti aumbe shavings, iyo inobva yaiswa pamusoro pehove kuitira kuti igare yakachena. Sezvaunofamba uchidzika mukati mekuneta, zvinobvira kuona varimi vachigadzira pirogues matsva, mahombekombe avo makuru akazarura se giant whale mafupa. Vavezi vanogara mumumvuri shure kwemasangano avo ekunze.
Chiitiko chacho chakazara nehupenyu, hupenyu hwakanaka, kushanda zvakaoma uye ruvara, kuti runoshanda sechisimba chakakodzera kune nhare uye mumvuri wayo wekuenda kwenguva refu kutengeserana kwevaranda. Kana iwe uine rombo rakanaka nguva yako, iwe unogonawo kutarisa mapoka emitambo yekutamba uye kutamba anoita zuva rimwe nerimwe mushure me5: 00 masikati muchivanze chiri pedyo neimba.
Elmina Town Center
Kunze kwemusika, zvikepe zvehove uye kuombera kunofambisa, bhiriji rinokutungamirira iwe pakati peguta.
Migwagwa yeElmina yakave yakagadzirwa nemakoroni uye yakashongedzwa nemifananidzo yakatarisana nemasango yakavakwa nemasangano eAlexfo yezana remakore rechi18. IAsafo yaiva mahombekombe egungwa akashandiswa nevakaberekerwa Fante vanhu. Chimwe nechimwe chaiva nechivakwa chavo mumutaundi, chinoratidzwa nemiragi yakasiyana-siyana uye mifananidzo yakawanda inoratidzira machechi echitendero kana enhema anokonzerwa nekambani.
Elmina Java Museum
Yakasunungurwa muna 2003, Elmina Java Museum yakatsaurirwa kune nhoroondo yeBelanda Hitam yenharaunda, boka revarwi vemauto rakabatanidzwa neVaDonald colonialists kuenda kuRoyal Netherlands East Indies Army. Zita rokuti Belanda Hitam rinoshandura kubva kuIndonesian nokuda kwe "Black Dutchmen", uye avo vakanyorerwa ndivo vakatanga kutumirwa kumaodzanyemba kwe Sumatra. Zviratidzo mumusitamende zvakachengetedzwa zvakanaka uye zvinosanganisira kuunganidza zvipfeko zvechokwadi uye diaries yevashandi veElmina.
Fort St. Jago
Pamusoro pechikomo chakatarisana neElmina Castle, uchaona chivako chakafanana nechokuzivikanwa chinonzi Fort St. Jago kana Fort Coenraadsburg. Iyo dzimba yakavakwa nemaDutch muna 1652 kudzivirira nhare kuti isashamiswa. Muna 1872, nhare uye yose yeDutch Gold Coast yakaendeswa kuBritish, iyo yakaita masvingo akawanda ezvigadzirwa zvepakutanga. Nhasi, nhare yacho inoramba iri mamiriro ezvinhu akanaka. Inotenderwa kune vashanyi pakati pe9: 00 mangwanani ne4: 30 masikati zuva rimwe nerimwe.
Ndekupi Kwicharamba Uye Munharaunda yeElmina
Iri pedyo nemakiromita anenge gumi nemashanu kubva kumaodzanyemba kweElmina, KO-SA Beach Resort inobatsira kushambira, zvokudya zvikurusa uye nzvimbo dzakanaka dzekugara panzvimbo yakakodzera. Iyo dzimba dzakarongedzwa zvine mavara, dzine mahwendefa akabatanidzwa uye mudzimba dzomudziyo hwakagadzirirwa kubatsira nzvimbo. Bhuku rechisikirwo rinobvumira kushambira kwakachengeteka, izvo zvisingawanzovi munzvimbo idzi. Iwe unogona kuruka pamhenderekedzo yegungwa kana mumatanda mumasindu, tora zvidzidzo zvekutamba kana kufamba maawa akawanda pagungwa.
Elmina Bay Resort mutaundi wemaminiti gumi kubva kuElmina centre. Iko kunofadza kukwira kwakanaka kwegungwa uye dziva rinoshambira rakakwana rokupukunyuka kupisa kwemasikati. Makamuri acho matsva, uye inyanzvi dzakanaka uye dzakapararira. Pane nzvimbo yekudyira pa-site, uye iwe unogona kusarudza air-conditioning. Musuo unotevera, Stumble Inn inosarudzo yakanakisisa yevaya vari mubhajethi. Inopa dondavels mbiri, dzimba dzebunk-bed uye nzvimbo dzakanakisisa dzematende. Nokuda kwekubhadhara mari shoma, unogona kushandisa dziva rekushambira kuElmina Bay Resort.
Nyaya iyi yakarongedzwa naJessica Macdonald musi waApril 7th 2017.