Dominican salsa is the only thing that Christopher Columbus failed to do
to be removed from the colonies conquered in the Caribbean. Dance is not a potato,
to learn to move like the Dominicans, you need to be in these parts
to be born. The great Italian understood this and after his death he moved to
Santo Domingo (tickets, hotels). Now the tomb with the ashes of the navigator lies in the Lighthouse
Columba – a huge concrete structure with floodlights, the light from which is
visible from several tens of kilometers away.
Dominicans love and revere their discoverer. In the name of Columbus
here are the alleys and parks, the lighthouse and the Alcazar castle (built,
True, the son of Christopher). Such love is understandable: the Spaniards inflicted
Santo Domingo on the map of world history. And in the literal sense: up to
There was no trace of the conquistadors in this place of the city. Santo Domingo
became the first settlement in America founded by Europeans. In XVI
century, this city was considered the capital of all the Spanish colonies of the New World.
The importance of the city is eloquently evidenced by the fact that in those days in
Santo Domingo was located no less than the residence of the Spanish
king.
The Spaniards built roads and fortresses, chapels and observation towers here,
palaces and cathedral. Of course, the conquistadors simultaneously with
by instilling beauty they mercilessly exploited their colonial
possessions. But the atrocities were forgotten, but the beauty remained. Since 1990
the historical center of Santo Domingo is protected by UNESCO as
monument of world history.
Santo Domingo (on the map) became the first place in the New World where
landed European civilization. And this city will remain such a place forever.
Dominicans don’t have to do anything else to be
special. Now they can relax and dance carefree, not
being especially interested in the opinions of others.
Everyone dances in Santo Domingo. Couples dancing on the beach, dancing
barefoot children on the street, a newspaper saleswoman dancing,
leaning on the counter. Even the old bus, which
dances takes me to the sea, gently bouncing on the uneven road,
laid by the conquistadors.
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