Malo otchuka owedzera nsomba m'mphepete mwa nyanja ya Ghana, Elmina ndi otchuka kwambiri paulendo wambiri okaona malo. Dzina lake limachokera ku dzina lachipwitikizi lotchedwa Daito de el Mina de Ouro , kapena "Gombe la Gold Mines." Kukongola kwa nyenyezi mumzindawu ndi St. George's Castle, malo osungirako malonda a akapolo a Atlantic omwe amachedwa kwambiri monga Elmina Castle. Komabe, iwo omwe ali ndi nthawi adzapeza kuti pali zambiri kwa Elmina kuposa zakale zapitazo.
Elmina Castle
Elmina Castle imasankhidwa kukhala malo otchuka a UNESCO chifukwa cha kufunika kwake powuza nkhani ya gawo la West Africa ku malonda a akapolo ku Atlantic . Kumangidwa ndi Aportugal mu 1482, akukhulupirira kuti ndi imodzi mwa nyumba zakale za ku Ulaya kum'mwera kwa Sahara. Malo ogulitsa malonda omwe anakulira kuzungulira nsanja poyamba ankagulitsa golidi monga malo ake oyendetsa kunja, koma pofika zaka za m'ma 1600, nyumbayi inali malo ogwirira ntchito akapolo omwe anagwidwa ku West Africa. Kuchokera kumeneko, iwo anatumizidwa kupita ku ukapolo ku New World.
Masiku ano, alendo angayende nyumbayi okha kapena ndiwotsogolera. Otsogolera akulongosola mbiri ya malonda a ukapolo, akuwunikira kumene akapolo a Elmina Castle anachokera, ndi kumene iwo anatha. M'ndende zam'ndende, anthu ambiri akuvutikabe chifukwa cha mavuto amene anthu akukumana nawo, ndipo alendo ambiri amaona kuti ulendowo umakhudza kwambiri. Mukhozanso kuyang'anitsitsa "Khomo Lopanda Kubwerera" - khomo lakunja lakunja la nyumba yomwe akapolo adatsitsidwira mu boti ndikupita nawo ku sitima za akapolo.
Msika wa Nsomba
Pambuyo pake, msika wa nsomba wa Elmina umapereka mlingo wofunikira kwambiri wa dzuwa ndi mtundu. Kunja kunja kwa nyumbayi, mabwato ambiri osodza, kapena pirogues , moor m'mphepete mwa nyanja ya Benya Lagoon. Zombo zochititsa chidwizi zimakhala zojambula ndi malemba a m'Baibulo ndi zamatsenga, ndipo zimakhala ndi asodzi osokonezeka m'matolo a mpira wokongola.
Pambuyo pa maola omwe amakhala panyanja, amadza kunyumba ndikuwombera anyamata ndi anyamata atayima pa mlatho pamtunda. Azimayi amanyamula zikwangwani zotsitsa zipolopolo, nkhanu ndi nsomba ku msika, kuzigwiritsira mwaluso pamutu pawo.
Alendo amaloledwa kuyang'ana ndi kujambula zithunzi ngati nsomba zikugulitsidwa, kusuta pazitsulo zazikulu, kapena mchere komanso zouma. Ngakhale kuti kununkhira kopambana kwa nsomba, msika umakhala woyera. Mabala akuluakulu a ayezi amapangidwa kuti apange nsalu, zomwe zimayikidwa pamwamba pa nsomba kuti zikhale zatsopano. Pamene mukupita patsogolo kwambiri, ndizotheka kuwona opanga matabwa akupanga pirogu atsopano, zikuluzikulu zawo zowoneka ngati mafupa akuluakulu. Olemba matabwa amakhala mumthunzi kumbuyo kwa masewera awo akunja.
Chiwonetserocho ndi chodzaza ndi moyo, chikhalidwe chabwino, kugwira ntchito mwakhama ndi mtundu, kuti zikhale zoyenera kuteteza nyumba ndi nyumba za anthu omwe akhala akugulitsa akapolo akalekale. Ngati muli ndi mwayi wokhala ndi nthawi, mukhoza kuyang'anitsitsa magulu akuvina ndi kuvina omwe akuchitika tsiku lililonse pambuyo pa 5 koloko madzulo pabwalo pafupi ndi nyumbayi.
Elmina Town Centre
Pambuyo pa msika, mabwato oyendetsa ndi kuwomba komweko, mlatho umatsogolera pakati pa tawuni.
Misewu ya Elmina ili ndi zojambula zachikoloni ndipo amakongoletsedwa ndi mafano okongola omwe anamangidwa ndi mabungwe a Asafo a m'zaka za m'ma 1800. A Asafo anali makampani apamtunda ogwira ntchito m'mphepete mwa nyanja omwe ankagwiritsidwa ntchito ndi anthu a Fante. Mmodzi aliyense anali ndi nyumba yake m'tawuni, yomwe imadziwika ndi mbendera zapadera ndi ziboliboli zazikulu zomwe zimasonyeza zikhulupiriro zachipembedzo kapena nthano zogwirizana ndi kampaniyo.
Elmina Java Museum
Atatsegulidwa mu 2003, Elmina Java Museum imaperekedwa ku mbiri ya Belanda Hitam , dera la asilikali omwe amaloledwa ndi a colonial Dutch ku Royal Netherlands East Indies Army. Dzina lakuti Belanda Hitam limamasuliridwa kuchokera ku Indonesian kwa "Black Dutchmen", ndipo olembera anali oyambirira kutumizidwa kum'mwera kwa Sumatra. Zojambula ku nyumba yosungiramo zinthu zakale zimasungidwa bwino ndipo zimaphatikizapo kusonkhanitsa zovala zenizeni ndi ma diary omwe akulembera ku Elmina.
Fort St. Jago
Pamwamba pa phirilo molunjika moyang'anizana ndi Elmina Castle, mudzawona nyumba yovomerezeka yomweyi yotchedwa Fort St. Jago kapena Fort Coenraadsburg. Nyumbayi inamangidwa ndi a Dutch m'chaka cha 1652 kuti ateteze nkhonya ku nkhondo. Mu 1872, nsanja ndi Dutch Dutch Coast zonse zidatumizidwa ku British, omwe anapanga mipanda yambiri ya chiyambi. Lero, nsanjayi ikhalabe bwino. Zimatseguka kwa alendo pakati pa 9:00 am ndi 4:30 pm tsiku lililonse.
Kumene Mungakhaleko Kuzungulira Elmina
Mzinda wa Elmina uli pafupi ndi Elmina, pafupi ndi makilomita 13 kilomita kumadzulo. KO-SA Beach Resort imapanga kusambira bwino, chakudya chabwino komanso malo abwino kwambiri okhalamo. Nyumbazi zimakhala zokongoletsedwa zokongola, zokhala ndi zipinda zamadzi ndi ma kompositi omwe amapangidwa kuti apindule ndi chilengedwe. Bwalo lachilengedwe limapangitsa kusambira kosasunthika, komwe sikupezeka kawirikawiri m'magawowa. Mukhoza kumasuka kumtunda kapena kumapiri muminda, kutenga masewera olimbitsa thupi kapena kuyenda maola ambiri pagombe.
Malo Odyera a Elmina Bay ndi mphindi 10 kuchokera pagalimoto ya Elmina. Mzindawu uli ndi nyanja yokongola komanso dziwe losambira lomwe limatha kutuluka masana. Zipindazi ndi zatsopano, ndipo zamkati zimakhala ozizira komanso zazikulu. Pali malo odyera pa malo, ndipo mukhoza kusankha mpweya wabwino. Pakhomo lotsatira, Stumble Inn ndi yabwino kwambiri kwa iwo pa bajeti. Amapereka maulendo awiri, malo ogona pabedi komanso malo ogulitsira mahema. Kuti mupeze ndalama zochepa, mungathe kugwiritsa ntchito dziwe losambira ku Elmina Bay Resort.
Nkhaniyi inasinthidwa ndi Jessica Macdonald pa 7 April 2017.