Imashumi amathandathu anokuba yinto yexesha elidlulileyo, kodwa iihippies azikho. Ngeendlela zokuphila ezizezinye ezamkela uxolo, uguquko kwezesondo, kunye nothando, iihippie zinempembelelo enkulu kwinkcubeko njengoko siyibona namhlanje.
Bahlala behlanganisene kwiimbombo ezimbalwa zehlabathi bekhumbula ixesha abalilwele kakhulu ukuze lihlale liphila.
Kwaye ezinye zeendawo apho umoya wakhe uzulazula eArgentina sinazo e-El Bolsón, idolophu ebekwe kumda weArgentina neChile.
Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, yiparadise yehippie kwintlango yoMzantsi Merika ibhengezwe njengomasipala wendalo kunye "nendawo engeyiyo yenyukliya"; Idolophu ibingumazibuthe kubakhenkethi abasuka kwelinye ilizwe ukusukela oko iihippie zafudukela kule ndawo ngeminyaka yoo-70.
Ezo "hippies" zaphefumlelwa ziihippie zaseMelika zangaphambili ezazisilwa iMfazwe yaseVietnam zaze zabanombono ongomnye wobomi bentlalo ngokuchasene nenkqubo emiselweyo.
Ngale ndlela, i-El Bolson, iikholoni zokuqala ze-hippies zasekwa ezaqala ukuziqhelanisa nokuhlala kunye nokwaliwa kokwenziwa kwenkqubela phambili kwezorhwebo kunye nobungxowankulu obugqithisileyo obuphawuleka kwihlabathi namhlanje.
Ngeendlela zokuphila ezizinzileyo eziqhelekileyo kunokuba zenziwe ngaphandle, akukho nzima ukubona ukuba kutheni i-El Bolson iyindawo efanelekileyo kolu luntu. Ngenxa yokunyuka kwentaba kubathandi bendalo kwaye kugcwele ngamagcisa, le ndawo iyinyani ilindele iindwendwe ngezandla ezivulekileyo.
I-El Bolsón imi kumazantsi mpuma ePhondo laseRío Negro, kwiikhilomitha ezili-130 emazantsi edolophu yabakhenkethi iBariloche kunye neekhilomitha ezili-170 kumantla e-Esquel (Chubut). Kukho inkonzo yesiphekepheke evela eBariloche kunye neenqwelomoya mihla le ukuya e-Esquel nakwezinye iindawo ePatagonia, kuba i-El Bolsón inesikhululo seenqwelomoya esincinci seenqwelomoya ngeenqanawa ezincinci.