América Yizwekazi elikhulu, elide futhi elibanzi futhi abaningi bezokuzijabulisa baphupha ngokuhamba ngemoto isuka kolunye uhlangothi iye kolunye, isuka e-Alaska iya eTierra del Fuego. Yebo, abaningi bakwenzile kepha okungenani ingxenye yakho ungakwenza ngokulandela indlela ye- Umzila noma iPan-American Highway. Umgwaqo ongaphezulu noma omncane 48.000 km ubude ixhuma cishe wonke amazwe, ayi-13 esewonke. Lo mbono wavela ngo-1923 engqungqutheleni yamazwe aseMelika futhi waqhubeka nokukhonjiswa eminyakeni elandelayo.
Kusukela namuhla cishe sekuqediwe futhi ifikile kuya ePatagonia kusuka e-Alaska. Ngaphezu komzila owodwa, empeleni uhlelo lwemigwaqo emikhulu ehlangana ukudala indlela edlula eMelika. Umkhakha kuphela lapho le nyunyana ibingakwazi khona wuhambo olucishe lube ngama-90 km enqamula ehlathini eliphakathi kwePanama neColombia. Lapho lowo mkhakha ubumbene khona-ke amazwe amathathu aseMelika azohlanganiswa ngomzila owodwa. Kungani ingakaqedi okwamanje? Yebo, kunezinkinga ezithinta ezemvelo (ikakhulukazi ezivela ePanama) kanye novalo lokuthi isifo sonyawo nomlomo (isifo sezinkomo) sizofinyelela eNyakatho Melika.
La IPan-American Highway iyindlela yaseMelikaUnqamula amathafa, izintaba, amahlathi kanye namahlathi futhi unemizila ethandwa kakhulu njengomzila oxhuma i-United States ne-Panama Canal. Ngabe unesibindi sokuyivakashela ngolunye usuku?
Ngicabanga ukuthi kuliqiniso elikhulu ezwenikazi lethu ngoba ngalo sixhumene namazwe amaningi, ungabona izinkulungwane zamathafa, kuyadabukisa ukuthi akuqediwe kodwa ngethemba ukuthi lokho kungekudala kuzolungiswa ngendlela engathinti imvelo.
Kusukela ngisemncane bengihlala ngithanda ukuhamba, futhi ngenxa yokusebenza kwami ndawonye nonkosikazi wami ngihlangane ne-Argentina ukusuka e-Usuaia kuya eLa Quiaca, manje njengoba sengizothatha umhlalaphansi, siphupha ngokuvakasha eMelika Ephakathi. Ngingathanda ukwazi ukuthi othile angangitshela ubuhle nobubi bokwenza uhambo lwalezi zithuthi ekhaya.
Nginomngane esisanda kufika sisuka ku-Route 40 e-Argentina sisuka eLa Quiaca siya eRio Gallegos futhi safika e-Ushuaia. I-adventure emangalisayo, sibuyele e-Uruguay ngamakhilomitha ayizinkulungwane eziyi-3 isiyonke. Manje sibhekene nenye inselelo, eyiPan-American, kunjalo ngezigaba. Ngingathanda ukushintshanisa imininingwane nabantu abakwenzile.