古巴風情 - 哈瓦那之旅 Traveling Havana Cuba

Havana was founded by the Spanish in the 16th century and due to its strategic location, it served as a springboard for the Spanish conquest of the continent, becoming a stopping point for treasure-laden Spanish galleons returning to Spain. Havana had been one of the finest cities in the Americas in its day, it boasts thousands of architectural treasures, dozens of top-notch museums, gracious avenues and promenades, wonderful music and friendly people. Old Havana was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982, the city attracts over a million tourists annually, after US re-established diplomatic relationship with Cuba in 2015, a handful of cruise lines began to offer Cuba sailing. Though Havana is still in terrible decay in some areas, but the Old Havana is being restored, from my perspective, Havana will become the most popular port to visit in the Caribbean within the next 5 years.
五百年前的「哈瓦那」曾經是美洲最繁華耀眼的城市之一, 這裡曾經是西班牙在美洲殖民時期海運貨物轉運至歐洲的重要海港, 有 "通往新世界的鑰匙和西印度群島的堡壘"封號 , 留下了輝煌時期的建築和文化古跡, 哈瓦那老城區在1982年曾經被列入為聯合國世界文化遺址. 英國法國及荷蘭的海盜在16世紀時曾經襲擊該城, 留下了加勒比海的海盜傳奇故事. 1898年美國緬因號戰艦在哈瓦那港口沉船事件導致美西戰爭, 西班牙戰敗放棄古巴, 割讓波多黎各和關島等殖民地給美國, 從此完全喪失了美洲的殖民地. 西班牙同時也被迫以兩千萬美元的代價把菲律賓賣給美國, 這也是美國勢力正式有力的進入亞洲. 1941年日本偷襲珍珠港, 再引美國介入亞洲, 第二次世界大戰結束後美國勢力完全控制亞洲太平洋, 這些歷史因由個人將其歸溯於哈瓦那..........西班牙帝國曾經雄霸美洲四百年, 現在的美國仍在支配全球的巔峰時期, 但相信未來的一百年, 美國勢力會從亞洲太平洋逐漸消退, 就如同當年的西班牙帝國從美洲逐漸撤出........