With its proximity to the US, its abundance of natural
beauty and rich fertile soil for sugar cane and tobacco, Cuba had a unique
appeal throughout history, with many countries struggling to get their hands on
it for
centuries and employing different tactics to invade. Whatever
the reputation of his government and US sanctions for previous decades (many of
which are still ongoing, although some have been recently facilitated by
Obama's law), Cuba has become a very popular tourist destination attracting a
large crowd
loving tourists interested in very particular past history of the island and it
is very controversial and political. This
small Caribbean island was one of the most sought and fought regions of the
world since its discovery on October 28, 1492. While Columbus came first in
Cuba during this year, claiming that under Spanish rule, even
the British and the United States tried to invade later. The
Spaniards were so eager not to let go of this island they were willing to trade
for the United States as part owned.The USthen tried to conquer Cuba several
times to Florida, but resigned in 1848 and offered Spain $
100 million dollars to the island, an offer that was rejected at the time. Years
after the triumph of the revolution of Fidel Castro, the United States tried
another attempt to invade the island in the invasion of the Bay of Pigs in
1962. As you can see easily, since the discovery of Cuba, the world had a love
affair with this exotic tropical paradise and many have tried to get their
hands on this piece of tropical paradise.
Every
year more and more tourists from Europe and Canada come to Cuba to enjoy the
bright colors and friendly people, and beautiful beaches and now that the
USgovernment allows its citizens to visit under special license person
to person even American tourists visit Cuba in increasing numbers. But
in addition to its beautiful beaches, Cuba offers a variety of lively towns and
villages, all with their own rich culture and heritage. If
you are planning a vacation in Cuba, you definitely have to take the time to
visit Havana, the capital and the center of the nation, which is located in the
extreme northwest of the island. A
lively, rhythmic city, there are many restaurants, historic sites, tours and
nightlife to enjoy. Havana
also has a number of museums, including the Museum of the Revolution Museum
Havana Club Rum Museum Cigar Museum and Ernest Hemingway, among others, which
will help absorb the rich history of this island and unique cultural talent.
In
the foothills of the Sierra Maestra (where the rebels prepared and hid before
overthrow the government), the town overlooks a majestic bay and more than a
twist of the Caribbean. For
a cultural encounter with a colonial village still stuck in the time to visit
Trinidad, a small colonial town in the heart of Cuba, full of cobbled streets
and old buildings with tiled roofs.
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