ISt Lucia isiqhingi esihle saseCaribbean sabahlali abangu-173,996 esihlanganisa indawo engamakhilomitha angama-616. Emhlabeni wonke ebonwa ngezigcawu zayo ezinhle nokweneliseka komuntu siqu okumangalisayo, iSt Lucia ibone ukwanda kwezimpahla eziphelele ezingaphandle ezifuduka esiqhingini. Njengoba ulimi oluyinhloko kuyisiNgisi, futhi isikhumulo sezindiza emhlabeni wonke esihlanganisa iSt Lucia ne-US, i-Europe neCanada, iSt Lucia iyindawo enenzuzo yokuhlala.
Ingxenye enkulu yabantu baseSt Lucia ihlala engxenyeni esenyakatho-ntshonalanga yesiqhingi, kanti ingxenye eseningizimu ihlala ingakavuthwa. Lokhu kulungiselelwa kubhekela abazinikele bemvelo ukuhlala ezindaweni ezinokuthula, ngokwesibonelo, eSoufriere naseMarigot Bay, kuyilapho labo abafuna zonke izindawo ezinomdlandla kakhulu bezothola okuhle abazokwenza eCastries naseRodney Bay.
Abathandekayo bemvelo bazothokozela olwandle oluhle kakhulu olunesihlabathi esimhlophe, amanzi angenasici, amakhasethi aqabulayo, namahlathi emvula acebile, kuyilapho labo abathanda impilo yasedolobheni bezothola amakhefi amaningi, imigoqo, izitolo, nemicimbi yokuzibandakanya - ngokwesibonelo, iJazz kanye noMkhosi Wezobuciko, i-Atlantic Rally for Cruisers noma umkhosi weLa Margeurite Flower. Ngezingcezwana zalo zasogwini lolwandle olunesihlabathi, ezithonya izintende zikakhukhunathi, amanzi afudumele nezixhobo zamakhorali, iSanta Lucia ngokungangabazeki izulu. ISt. Lucia isiqhubekele phambili, muva nje, yaya kolunye lwezindawo zokuvakasha ezidume kakhulu neziphikiso ezinamandla zabantu abadala. Izithandani azikho nje ukuhehwa ubuhle obuhle obujwayelekile besiqhingi, kepha yindlela yaseSt. Lucia ejwayelekile yokuphila.
Esinye seziqhingi iWindward Islands seWest Indies 'Lesser Antilles, iSanta Lucia ihlelwe phakathi kweMartinique neSt. Vincent. I-Atlantic Ocean ihlanganisa iziqhingi ezingama-238 square-mile ogwini olusempumalanga, kuyilapho ulwandle oluthule oluluhlaza iCaribbean luwela osebeni lwalo entshonalanga. Enhliziyweni yesiqhingi, ihlathi lemvula elimsulwa limboza izintaba ezinzima. Futhi, esigodini esingezansi kunamasimu avuthiwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amadlelo amakhulu kabhanana asakazeka phakathi kwalokhu okubili. Isimo sikaSt.Lucia ngokwengeziwe sikhumbula omunye wemibhangqwana yomhlaba yokushayela izintaba-mlilo. Ngaleso sikhathi, kukhona amaPitons, izigaxa zentaba-mlilo ezisayinayo ezingaphezulu kwamamitha angu-2,600 XNUMX ngaphezu kolwandle.
AmaPitons avikelwe njengeNdawo Yamagugu Omhlaba ye-UNESCO. Lesi siqhingi esincane sihambise Abaphumelele Emiklomelweni Ephambili kaNobel, uchwepheshe wezezimali uSir Arthur Lewis nomculi nomlingisi wemidlalo yeshashalazi uDerek Walcott. Uthando lukaSanta Lucian lokuthi “gxumagxuma” (ukudansa emgwaqeni) futhi alikho ithuba elikhethwayo lokuvakashela komunye wemigubho yesiqhingi. Umkhosi odumile we-Saint Lucia Jazz ngoMeyi udonsela abantu bezokuzijabulisa nabantu abaningi abavela emhlabeni wonke. Kulungile ngoJulayi nangoSuku lwesiCreole ngo-Okthoba, kodwa-ke, iphuzu lapho isiko lesiqhingi elingenalusini, elikhanyayo lizembula khona ngokwenziwa yimashi yasendlini ebiza kakhulu nomculo nomdanso womdabu.
Akunandaba ukuthi uvakashela siphi isizini, uzothola iSaint Lucia ishaya ngesigqi somlilo se-calypso, isigqi, i-zouk, i-iron skillet, i-soca, nomculo we-reggae. NgoLwesihlanu kusihlwa, izakhamizi kanye nababukeli besifudlana esifanayo singena edolobheni lokudoba laseGros Islet isonto elinomsindo ngemuva kwephathi lomgwaqo elihamba ngo-10 ebusuku futhi, libekezelela kuze kube sekuseni. Amabhawa avula iminyango yawo bese efaka umculo omnandi emgwaqweni, kuyilapho abathengisi be-nibble bethengisa izinhlanzi ezisolwandle, i-grill nama-hotcake. Ama-reveler adansa ngaphansi kwezinkanyezi nommbila wokuphuza ngesandla esisodwa nomlenze wenkukhu othosiwe okumnandi kwesinye.
Izici eziseduze zobhasikidi, ubumba, ukubaza izinkuni kanye namagugu akhiqizwa kusetshenziswa imbewu kuyisisekelo somnotho womakhelwane nasendleleni yokuphila yaseSt. I-Perusing yingxenye enkulu yobumnandi e-Castries Central Market nase-Vendor's Arcade naseChoiseul Arts and Craft Centre.
