Dajin Chiapas yana daya daga cikin yankuna masu ban sha'awa don bincika: wuri ne na kwararar koguna kuma da alama Chac, allahn ruwan sama, ya zauna a wannan babban yanki mai fadin kilomita 200,0002 don samar da babban lambun ruwa.
Pachila ko Cabeza de Indios, kamar yadda ake kiran sa anan, ɗayan ɗayan kyawawan koguna ne a doron ƙasa tunda bayan ƙirƙirar ruwa masu kyau guda biyar sai ta zubo ruwan shuɗinsa mai shuɗi a cikin koren da ban mamaki Xumulá.
Abu na farko da muke yi don shirya balaguronmu shine tashi sama akan hanyar Xumulá don ƙarin koyo game da asalinsa, tunda kawai mun san cewa a Chol sunansa yana nufin "ruwa mai yawa yana fitowa daga dutsen", kuma a zahiri daga iska muke Mun fahimci cewa wannan kogin ya datse dutsen gida biyu, ya zama dambe a ciki kuma ba zato ba tsammani ya ɓace kamar babban hadari ne ya haɗiye shi don ya kara fitowa gaban hanji na duniya kuma ya samar da hanzari waɗanda ke ɗauke da ruwa na 20 m3 a sakan ɗaya, kuma suna rugawa cikin rami na halitta wanda yake da alama ba za a iya samunsa ba.
A cikin fayil guda, wanda Tzeltals na wannan yankin ya jagoranta, muna tafiya kan rami mai laka wanda ya zama mai hawa da ƙarfi kuma ya tilasta mana mu yi amfani da adduna da ƙarfi. Bayan 'yan awanni bayan mun ratsa ta cikin garin Ignacio Allende kuma bayan mun yi tafiya mai nisa sai muka isa saman rafin inda Kogin Xumulá ya fashe cikin tsananin fushi daga dutse zuwa dutse kafin ya gangaro. A can mun share fili don kafa sansanin inda za mu zauna har tsawon kwanaki 18 na bincike da yin fim.
Abu na farko da muka yi bayan mun zauna, shine neman hanyar isa ga kogin kuma saboda wannan mun gangara ganuwar tsaye ta rafin, muna mai da hankali sosai kada mu rikitar da igiyar da ke tallafa mana da kowane irin inabin da za mu yanke don ci gaba: aiki mai wahala a cikin irin wannan yanayi mai ɗumi da ɗumi. Daga nan sai mu haura kogin kuma bayan mun wuce lankwasa sai mu isa boquerón, wanda muke kokarin ninkaya a ciki, amma na yanzu, mai tsananin tashin hankali, ya hana mu, don haka muka isa gabar sanin cewa bincike a wannan gefen ba zai yiwu ba.
A ƙoƙari na biyu don nemo hanyar isowa mun iso saman gadar dutse inda 100 m ƙasa da Xumulá ya shiga cikin ƙasa. A tsakar tsakiyar gadar, kwarjinin da ke zubar da ruwa kamar labulen ruwa a babban hanyar, kuma hazo da danshi suna sarauta a wurin. Igiyar ta zame a kan pulley kuma yayin da muke sauka sai rurin ya ƙaru, ya zama da kurma, kuma ruwan da ke malala ya fantsama a bangon katangar. Muna bakin ƙofar ginshiki: bakin gidan wuta… A gaba, a cikin wani irin tukunya mai tsawon mita 20, ruwan gurgles yana hana mu wucewa; bayan wannan, ana iya ganin ramin baki: can ba a sani ba. Muna mamakin yadda wannan ruwa mai wahala zai kai mu?
Bayan jerin tsallake-tsallake na pendulum, mun sami damar tsinci kanmu a ɗaya gefen ɓangaren sintiri na diabolical, a ƙofar bakin rami mai duhu da hayaƙi inda tashin hankali na iska ke tsotsa cikin ɗigon kuma yana sanya mana wahala mu hango abin da ke gaba saboda ruwan da ya same mu. Muna kallon sama, muna ganin wasu katako da suka makale a tsayin m 30 kuma tunaninmu ya fara aiki kan me zai faru idan aka samu ruwan sama kamar da bakin kwarya: ambaliyar wannan girman kuma mun zama abubuwa masu shawagi wadanda ba a san su ba.
Da hankali, mun kusanto kogin. Matse ruwan yana matsewa cikin babban faɗi mai faɗin mita biyu, sarari abin dariya tsakanin ganuwar tsaye biyu. Ka yi tunanin irin ƙarfin da ruwa ke sha na yanzu! Mun yi jinkiri, karar ta afka mana, mun tsallake igiyar karshen igiyar aminci kuma ana jan mu kamar ƙwarjin goro. Bayan ra'ayi na farko munyi kokarin taka birki amma ba za mu iya ba saboda bangon suna santsi kuma suna zamewa; igiyar tana tafiya cikin sauri kuma a gabanmu duhu ne kawai, wanda ba a sani ba.
Mun ci gaba da amfani da igiya ta m 200 da muke ɗauka kuma kogin ya kasance kamar yadda yake. A can nesa, muna jin rugugin wani ambaliyar yayin da gidan wajan yake fadada. Muna jin cewa kawunanmu suna yin kuwwa da hayaniya kuma jikinmu ya jike; ya isa yau. Yanzu, dole ne muyi yaƙi da halin yanzu, sanin cewa kowane bugun jini yana kawo mana haske.
Binciken ya ci gaba kuma rayuwa a cikin sansanin ba ta da kwanciyar hankali idan za a ce, tunda a kowace rana sai a tashi lita 40 na ruwan kogi ta hanyar mita 120 na bango na tsaye. Kwanaki ne da ake ruwan sama ke tseratar da mu daga wannan aikin, amma idan aka ci gaba, komai sai ya zama laka, babu abin da ya bushe kuma komai ya ruɓe. Bayan mako guda a cikin wannan mulkin mai tsananin zafi, kayan fim ɗin sun lalace kuma fungi suna haɓaka tsakanin ruwan tabarau na manufofin kyamara. Abinda kawai ke adawa shine ruhun kungiyar saboda a kowace rana bincikenmu yana kara mana a cikin wani katafaren hoto. Yaya abin ban mamaki don kewaya kamar wannan a ƙarƙashin gandun daji! Ba a iya hango rufin sosai kuma lokaci zuwa lokaci karar wani kogi na tsoratar da mu, amma su masu shigowa ne kawai wadanda suka faɗo ta hanyar ɓarkewa a kogon.
Da yake mun gama tsayin igiya na mita 1,000 da muke da shi, dole ne mu je Palenque mu sayi ƙarin don amfani da shi yayin da muke adawa da halin yanzu, kuma lokacin da muka dawo sansanin mun sami ziyarar bazata: mazaunan garin La Esperanza da ya yi ritaya, wanda yake a wancan gefen kwarin, suna jiranmu dauke da adduna da bindigogi; Suna da yawa sosai, suna da alama suna jin haushi kuma 'yan kaɗan ne suke jin Spanish. Muna gabatar da kanmu kuma muna tambayarsu me yasa suke zuwa. Sun gaya mana cewa mashigar rami ta nutse tana kan filayensu ne ba na wata garin ba kamar yadda suka fada mana. Sun kuma so su san abin da muke nema a ƙasa. Mun gaya musu abin da muke so kuma da kaɗan kaɗan suka zama abokai. Mun gayyaci wasu su sauko tare da mu, wanda ya haifar da fashewar dariya, kuma mun yi alkawarin wuce su zuwa ƙauyensu lokacin da muka gama binciken.
Muna ci gaba da bincikenmu kuma muna sake zagayo da hotunan ban mamaki. Jiragen biyu suna bin juna da fayilolin kyamara abin da za'a iya gani ta labulen hazo. Ba zato ba tsammani, mun zo shimfidawa inda halin yanzu ya sami kwanciyar hankali kuma yayin da muke jere a cikin duhu muna kwance igiyar da ke igiyarmu. Ba zato ba tsammani, muna mai da hankali saboda ana jin karar faɗakarwa gaba kuma muna faɗakarwa. Ta hanyar hayaniyar, ana jin ba'asin ihu wanda ya dauki hankalinmu: sun haɗiye ne! Visiblearin ƙarin filafili da haske mai haske kawai ana iya gani a nesa. Ba za mu iya gaskanta shi ba… mafita Hooray, mun sami nasara!
Kururuwarmu ta sake bayyana a cikin rami kuma ba da daɗewa ba za mu nitse tare da ɗaukacin ƙungiyar. Hasken rana ya bamu mamaki, kuma dukkanmu munyi tsalle cikin ruwa cikin farin ciki da annashuwa.
Tsawon kwanaki 18, Kogin Xumulá ya sanya mu rayuwa cikin farin ciki da wahala. Sun kasance makonni biyu na bincike da yin fim a cikin wannan kogin ƙarƙashin ƙasa, mafi ban mamaki a Mexico. Saboda tsananin danshi da tururi ba mu san abin da aka yi fim ɗin ba, amma muna da begen cewa mun adana wani abu duk da mummunan yanayin.
Haɗuwa sun zo gaishe mu a karo na ƙarshe. Muna farin ciki saboda mun sami nasarar sanya Xumulá ya tona asirinsa da aka kare sosai. Ba da daɗewa ba, tsaftace sansaninmu zai sake mamaye ciyayi kuma babu sauran alamun hanyarmu. Har yaushe? Yanzu muna tunani game da jam'iyyar tare da mutanen La Esperanza. Yaya za a gaya musu cewa dukiyar da aka samo ita ce lokacin da mafarkin ya cika? Allan ruwan sama bai yi mana wayo ba Mun gode Chac!
