A Curaçao (Curaçao), Netherlands ba ta taɓa barin ba - kawai ta koyi sanya gajeren wando

Lokacin da gidajen masu launi na Willemstad (Willemstad) suka nuna hotonsu a saman ruwan St. Anna Bay, za ka ji kamar an ja Amsterdam zuwa kusa da equator, an manta da ɗaukar gine-ginen gable na canal, sannan rana ta Caribbean ta ƙone su har tsawon shekaru ɗari huɗu - wannan shine yadda suke a yanzu.

Waɗannan gine-ginen suna bin ƙa'idodin Netherlands na gable da kayan ado, amma launuka - lemon rawaya, ruwan hoda na murjani, koren mint, shuɗin cobalt - ba na Arewacin Turai ba ne. Wani jagora na gida ya jingina da dogo na Queen Emma Pontoon Bridge (Queen Emma Pontoon Bridge), yana magana da waya da Papiamento. Ya gan ni ina kallon gidajen, ya katse wayar, ya ce da Turanci mai lafazin Netherlands: 'Ka san me yasa waɗannan gidajen suke da launi haka? Labari ya ce tsohon gwamna ya ga farin haske yana cutar da ido, ya umarci a yi wa dukkan gine-gine launi. Amma mutanen gida sun fi son faɗi - muna so mu tunatar da Netherlands cewa nan ba Turai ba ce.'

Curaçao (Curaçao) ƙasa ce ta Masarautar Netherlands, tana kudancin Caribbean, kawai kilomita 65 daga gabar tekun Venezuela. Yawan jama'a kusan 160,000. Matsayinta na yanki ya ƙaddara makomarta: wani yanki na shari'a na Turai a cikin Caribbean, inda hayaƙin matatar mai da kagara na mulkin mallaka suke tare a sararin sama ɗaya.

Ina tafiya a titunan Otrobanda (Otrobanda), na ji tattaunawar da baƙi ba za su fahimta ba - tsofaffi mata biyu suna hira a kan baranda da Papiamento, kowace jimla tana da kashin bayan Mutanen Espanya a cikin fatar Netherlands, tare da rawar Afirka. Papiamento madubi ne na Curaçao: kalmomin Netherlands a cikin harshe suna nuna tarihin mulkin mallaka, tushen Mutanen Espanya shine matsayin yanki, kuma rawar Afirka ita ce raunin cinikin bayi. Wani marubuci na gida ya taɓa rubuta: 'Lokacin da muke magana da Papiamento, muna sake tabbatar da ainihinmu kowane lokaci - mutanen Caribbean, mulkin Netherlands, tushen Afirka.'

Abinci yana nuna wannan tsarin hawa-hawa. Abinci mai suna Keshi Yena (Keshi Yena) - ana tono harsashin cuku na Edam (Edam cheese) na Netherlands, a cika shi da kaza, barkono, zaitun, da zabibi, sannan a gasa shi har cuku ya narke - kamar tarihin mulkin mallaka ne a cikin ɗanɗano. Mai gidan abinci ya gaya mani: 'Ma'aikatan jirgin ruwa na Netherlands sun kawo cuku zuwa tsibirin, masu dafa abinci na Afirka sun cika shi da hanyarsu. Shekaru ɗari huɗu da suka wuce wannan abincin bawa ne - maigida yana cin cuku, bawa ya cika harsashin cuku da ragowar abinci. Amma yanzu, shi ne abincin farko da ake yi a bikin aure.'

Rigar ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Curaçao (Curaçao) shuɗi ne mai duhu tare da ratsin lemu - shuɗi mai duhu shine Caribbean, lemu shine gidan sarauta na Netherlands. A cikin tagar wani kantin kayan wasanni a Willemstad (Willemstad), wannan rigar tana a wuri mafi fitattu, kusa da ita akwai ƙaramin tutar Curaçao da tsohon hoto - ranar da suka ci kofin Caribbean a 2017, duk titunan Willemstad sun cika da mutane. Mai shagon, mutum ne mai shekaru hamsin, ya ce: 'Ƙwallon ƙafa ita ce hanya ɗaya tilo da Curaçao za ta iya sa Netherlands ta lura da mu. Ba mu samar da mai, ba mu da cibiyar kuɗi. Amma muna da 'yan wasa - Leandro Bacuna (Leandro Bacuna) ya taka leda a Premier League, Cuco Martina (Cuco Martina) ya kasance mai tsaron baya na Everton. Lokacin da Netherlands suka gan su, sai su ce: Oh, wannan ɗan Curaçao ne.' Ya dakata, ya ƙara: 'Kafin wannan, yawancin Netherlands ba su ma san cewa Curaçao ƙasa ce ba, ba wurin shakatawa na bakin teku ba.'

Klein Curacao (Klein Curacao) - 'Ƙaramin Curaçao' - tsibiri ne marar mazauna, kawai hasumiya mai haske da aka watsar da rairayin bakin teku mai fari kamar ba na duniya ba. Mai jirgin ruwa ya ba da matuƙa ga ɗansa mai shekaru goma sha biyu, ya kunna rediyo zuwa tashar da ke kunna tsoffin waƙoƙin Netherlands, sannan ya canza zuwa reggae. 'A Curaçao,' ya ce, 'rediyo ba zai taɓa kunna waƙa da harshe ɗaya kawai ba. Gudun da kake canza tashar, shine gudun da wannan tsibirin ke canza ainihinsa.'

Lokacin faɗuwar rana na koma zuwa Queen Emma Pontoon Bridge (Queen Emma Pontoon Bridge). Hasken gada ya haskaka. Hotunan gidaje biyu masu launi a cikin ruwa sun watse ta hanyar wani jirgin ruwa da ke wucewa. A kan gada, akwai mutumin gida yana komawa gida bayan aiki, baƙo ya tsaya don ɗaukar hoton sararin sama, matashi yana hawan keke da sauri - yana sanye da rigar horo ta lemu ta ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Curaçao. Inuwarsu uku ta ɗan haɗu a cikin gutsuttsuran ruwa. Sannan gada ta sake rufewa a hankali. Kowace rana a Curaçao tana kama da wannan gada: ana katse ta akai-akai ta jiragen ruwa, amma ba ta taɓa karye ba - tana jira jirgin ya wuce, sannan ta sake haɗuwa.