Nairobi, 28 de febrero de 2017
(English version coming soon)
(English version coming soon)
Los días son claros como las sonrisas
de las personas que nos saludan en la mañana, sus formas amables y curiosas,
provocan conversaciones grandiosas sobre los sonidos de vacas, perros y hienas
que acompañan el amanecer.
The days are clear, like the smiles of the people wwho greet us in the morning, friendly and curious, provoking great conversations over the sounds of cattle, dogs, and hyenas which accompany the dawn.
The days are clear, like the smiles of the people wwho greet us in the morning, friendly and curious, provoking great conversations over the sounds of cattle, dogs, and hyenas which accompany the dawn.
Una nubecilla discreta de polvo
ofrece una atmósfera especial, como si se estuviera viendo una de esas
películas viejas cuyo color se ha desgastado con el paso del tiempo. Con 19 grados centígrados
las personas caminan en las calles con chaquetas, sacos y camisas de manga
larga. Las mujeres visten con faldas, algunas incluso a con medias pantalón de
lana con rombos. Los Chales y vestidos de colores hacen presencia en el espacios,
gamas de azules, morados, rojos, amarillos y fucsias se ven por todas partes, acompañados
de diversos peinados: trenzas, moñas, pepas, turbantes o pelos muy cortos cómo
quien no quiere poner tiempo en atender los desafíos de la cabeza. A discreet cloud of dust offers a special atmosphere, as if one is watching one of those old films whose colour has faded over time. In 19 degrees C people walk the streets with jackets, coats, and long-sleeved shirts. Women wear skirts, some even wear woollen trousers with diamond patterns. The shawls and colourful dresses are present everywhere; a variety of blues, purples, reds, yellows, and fuchsias are seen everywhere, accompanied by various hairstyles: braids, ribbons, knots, turbans, or very short hair, for those who don't want to invest their time in meeting the challenges of coiffure.
La mayoría de hombres visten
pantalones oscuros, con sus camisas bien planchadas, sus pelos muy cortos, casi
invisibles y algunos con sus pequeñas
taqiyah de su tradición musulmana. Llegamos a la ruta principal y en tráfico aparece ante nuestros ojos, tal cómo se nos había descrito para un día hábil, tres carriles de parqueadero que se vuelven cuatro cuando conductores desesperados se abren un espacio para avanzar.
Most men wear dark trousers, their shirts well ironed, their hair very short - almost invisible, and some with the small taqiyah of their Muslim tradition.
We arrive at the main road and traffic appears before our eyes, just as if it were a working day, three lanes of a parking lot which become four when desperate drivers seek to open a way to move forward.
No es raro encontrar andenes de
tierra, y los bien construidos con certeza encuentran su fin en la siguiente
cuadra. Las flores están presentes en el paisaje y el verde se combina con las
ventas callejeras de percheros, sombreros, abonos, tierra, una que otra jirafa,
animales de metal-sorprendentemente ajustados a la anatomía natural-, canastos,
camas para mascotas, inodoros, llantas, pantalones, vestidos, carbón, sofás,
agua, cabuya, cordones, mazorcas, sandalias, suelas de zapatos, cortés de pelo,
y el imperdible embolado de zapatos clave para el brillo natural - Nairobi es
el primer lugar en el que encuentramos dispoble en el supermercado toallitas para
brillar zapatos- y en cada poste propaganda sobre algo, avisos de 120 x 60, que
responden a la campaña adopte un poste. It is not uncommon to find earth pavements (sidewalks), and those which are paved disappear at the next corner. Flowers are present in the landscape and the greenery is combined with street sales of coat racks, hats, fertilisers, earth, the occasional giraffe, metal animals - surprisingly anatomically well made, baskets, pet beds, toilets, tyres, pants, dresses, charcoal, sofas, water, rope, laces, corncobs, sandals, shoe soles, haircuts, and the unmissable shoeshine - Nairobi is the first place in which we find wipes to shine shoes in the supermarket - and on each post publicity for something, notices of 120 mm x 60 mm, appropriate to the "adopt a post" campaign.
Múltiples estilos arquitectónicos
están presentes, con eclécticismo en el uso de materiales, colores y formas. En
las calles claves mujeres sentadas en el piso con sus ollas y pocillos, ofrecen
bebidas calientes y algo que comer al comenzar el día. Para completar el
paisaje pequeñas tiendas construidas con elementos básicos, que alguna vez
fueron temporales, llenas de frutas y comida rápida para sobrevivir. Multiple architectural styles are present, with eclecticism in the use of materials, colours, and shapes. On main streets, women sit on the ground with their pots and pans, offering hot drinks and something to eat at the beginning of the day. To complete the landscape small shops built with basic mateiral, which were once temporary, are full of fruit and fast food to survive.
Calles llenas de personas, cada una siguiendo
su velocidad, hombres y mujeres con la mente en otro lugar, dejando ver ese
discreto movimiento de los labios de quién está teniendo sus propias
conversaciones, lleno o viniendo en su propia vida.
Nuevamente cambia el paisaje y la velocidad de circulación, ahora estamos
en una autopista, pasando al lado del único parque natural en el mundo que se encuentra en una ciudad,
el Parque Natural de Nairobi; las avestruces pastan sin mucho afán, acostumbradas
al ruido de la ciudad no huyen con los sonidos estridentes de los carros; en la
otra calzada una mujer pastorea sus vacas a través de la calle hacia una isla
de vegetación creada por la fragmentación del parque, con la construcción de la
gran vía, mas adelante un grupo de cebras se alimenta entre los arboles y un
grupo de gacelas Tomsoms hacen lo
propio, resulta gracioso avistar los primeros animales salvajes de este viaje
en la ruta a la oficina de la Asociacion de Automóviles de Kenia.
Streets full of people, each at his or her own pace, men and women with their minds somewhere else, some with that discreet movement of the lips of one who is in his or her own conversation, coming or going in his or her own life.
Changing landscape and speed of movement, now we are on a highway, passing the only national nature park in the world located in a city, Nairobi Natural Park; the ostriches graze without much effort, accustomed to the noise of the city they do not flee at the strident sounds of the cars; at the other side of the road a woman grazes her cattle on an island of vegetation created by the fragmentation of the area with the construction of the main road, later a group of zebras feeds between the trees and a group of Thomson's gazelles do the same; it is funny to spot the first wild animals of this trip en route to the office of the Automobile Association of Kenya.
Después de dos horas en ruta, y tan solo 12 km, llegamos a esperar a la persona experta en el trámite a realizar, sólo ella cuenta con el conocimiento para hacerlo, su secretario nos anuncia y claramente después de unos minutos de interacción, es evidente que es la persona correcta, lo comprende todo, sabe cómo manejarlo, hace los contactos apropiados, ejecuta los cobros respectivos y todo resuelto hasta dentro de dos días, tiempo en el cual debemos regresar para terminar el proceso, todo tiene su tiempo, todo se hace con una velocidad casi dulce, que recuerda la delicia de la calma.
After two hours on the road, covering only 12 Km, we wait for the expert in the process to take care of our business, only she has the knowledge to do it, her secretary announces us and after a few minutes of interaction it is clearly evident that she is the right person: she understands everything, knows how to handle it, makes the appropriate contacts, executes the respective charges, and everything will be resolved in two days, when we must return to complete the process. Everything has its own pace, everything takes its own sweet speed, reminding us of the delight of calmness.
Streets full of people, each at his or her own pace, men and women with their minds somewhere else, some with that discreet movement of the lips of one who is in his or her own conversation, coming or going in his or her own life.
Changing landscape and speed of movement, now we are on a highway, passing the only national nature park in the world located in a city, Nairobi Natural Park; the ostriches graze without much effort, accustomed to the noise of the city they do not flee at the strident sounds of the cars; at the other side of the road a woman grazes her cattle on an island of vegetation created by the fragmentation of the area with the construction of the main road, later a group of zebras feeds between the trees and a group of Thomson's gazelles do the same; it is funny to spot the first wild animals of this trip en route to the office of the Automobile Association of Kenya.
Después de dos horas en ruta, y tan solo 12 km, llegamos a esperar a la persona experta en el trámite a realizar, sólo ella cuenta con el conocimiento para hacerlo, su secretario nos anuncia y claramente después de unos minutos de interacción, es evidente que es la persona correcta, lo comprende todo, sabe cómo manejarlo, hace los contactos apropiados, ejecuta los cobros respectivos y todo resuelto hasta dentro de dos días, tiempo en el cual debemos regresar para terminar el proceso, todo tiene su tiempo, todo se hace con una velocidad casi dulce, que recuerda la delicia de la calma.
After two hours on the road, covering only 12 Km, we wait for the expert in the process to take care of our business, only she has the knowledge to do it, her secretary announces us and after a few minutes of interaction it is clearly evident that she is the right person: she understands everything, knows how to handle it, makes the appropriate contacts, executes the respective charges, and everything will be resolved in two days, when we must return to complete the process. Everything has its own pace, everything takes its own sweet speed, reminding us of the delight of calmness.
Datos importantes: 1. En el proceso
descubrimos que a nivel local se revisa el año de denominación de los billetes
de USD, hay problemas de falsificación que hace que los bancos tiendan a
rechazar billetes con fecha de emisión anterior al 2010, tuvimos que cambiar
varios billetes por unos de más reciente emisión para asegurar el proceso. 2.
Para la ejecución de uno de los procesos resulta facilitador contar con e-visa,
dado que es posible usar la cuenta para efectuar en linea uno de los trámites
de aduana. 3. Tenga con usted no sólo las libretas de paso por aduanas, sino la
licencia de conducción, el pasaporte asociado con la visa, el permiso de
extranjero del carro y dólares, Shillings y tarjeta de crédito. Todos son
necesarios para el trámite de la transferencia de la propiedad y la
legalización del auto en el país.
Important information: 1. In the process we discovered that here the year of denomination of USD banknotes is checked, there have been problems with forgery which lead the banks to reject bills with an issue date prior to 2010, we had to change several bills for other of more recent issue to complete the process. 2. For the execution of one of the procedures it is easier to have an e-visa, since it is possible to use the same account to carry out one of the customs procedures online. 3. Have with you not only the carnet for customs, but also your driving licence, the passport associated with the visa, the foreign car registration, and US dollars, Kenyan Shillings, and a credit card. All are necessary for closing out the previous owner's carnet and legalisation of the car in the country with the new owner's carnet.
Important information: 1. In the process we discovered that here the year of denomination of USD banknotes is checked, there have been problems with forgery which lead the banks to reject bills with an issue date prior to 2010, we had to change several bills for other of more recent issue to complete the process. 2. For the execution of one of the procedures it is easier to have an e-visa, since it is possible to use the same account to carry out one of the customs procedures online. 3. Have with you not only the carnet for customs, but also your driving licence, the passport associated with the visa, the foreign car registration, and US dollars, Kenyan Shillings, and a credit card. All are necessary for closing out the previous owner's carnet and legalisation of the car in the country with the new owner's carnet.
La AAK, queda en Embakasi, una division de Nairobi y a la
vez una localidad. La calle de acceso es una zona de mercado, todo disponible, desde verduras frescas, hasta botas de trabajo
de segunda mano debidamente lavadas y listas para llevar, con calles de tierra
que se mezcla con la basura y los plasticos que todos consumimos y edificios de
5 pisos cubiertos de ropas secándose al viento. Cerca de allí, encerrados por
ballas y muros, logramos ver una asentmiento irregular muy extenso, se llama
Mukuru Kwa Njenga y es uno de los asentamientos pobres mas grandes de la
ciudad. Quien este interesado en
comprender más de esta zona, haga clic en este vínculo https://youtu.be/PQCJj3PRQ6Q para ver un video del
lugar.
The office po the AA of Kenya is in Embakasi, a district of Nairobi and at the same time a neighbourhood. The access street is a market; everything is available from fresh vegetables to second-hand work boots, properly cleaned and ready to go, with dirt roads strewn with garbage and the plastic which we all consume, and five floor buildings covered in clothing drying in the breeze. Nearby, enclosed by fences and walls, we could see a very extensive informal settlement, it is Mukuru Kwa Njenga and is one of the largest poor settlements in the city. Whoever is interested in understanding more, click on this link https://youtu.be/PQCJj3PRQ6Q .
The office po the AA of Kenya is in Embakasi, a district of Nairobi and at the same time a neighbourhood. The access street is a market; everything is available from fresh vegetables to second-hand work boots, properly cleaned and ready to go, with dirt roads strewn with garbage and the plastic which we all consume, and five floor buildings covered in clothing drying in the breeze. Nearby, enclosed by fences and walls, we could see a very extensive informal settlement, it is Mukuru Kwa Njenga and is one of the largest poor settlements in the city. Whoever is interested in understanding more, click on this link https://youtu.be/PQCJj3PRQ6Q .
Bueno estas son algunas impresiones, esperamos compartir mas
sobre la aventura de ajustar nuestro carro muy pronto.
Well these are some first impressions, we hope to share more about the adventure of sorting out our car very soon.
Well these are some first impressions, we hope to share more about the adventure of sorting out our car very soon.
Alan y Marce
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