Foods and drinks. Local food is called Krioyo (pronounced the same as criollo, the Spanish word for “Creole”) and boasts a blend of flavours and ….
Beaches in Curacao “If everyone could just live near the ocean, I think we’d all be happier” I still remember when we decided to take ….
Art and Culture Art Gallery Art describes a diverse range of cultural activity centered around works utilizing creative or imaginative talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience, generally through an expression of emotional ….
Curaçao International Airport (IATA: CUR, ICAO: TNCC), (Dutch: Hato Internationale luchthaven) also known as Hato International Airport (formerly Dr. Albert Plesman International Airport), is the ….
Since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles The dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles came into effect on 10 October 2010. Curaçao became a country within ….
The government of curacao Curaçao is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its governance takes place in a framework of a parliamentary ….
20th and 21st centuries When oil was discovered in the Venezuelan Maracaibo Basin town of Mene Grande in 1914, Curaçao’s economy dramatically altered. In the ….
Dutch colonial rule In 1634, after the Netherlands achieved independence from Spain following the Eighty Years’ War, the Dutch West India Company under Admiral Johann ….
Pre-colonial The original inhabitants of Curaçao were the Arawak and Caquetio Amerindians. Their ancestors had migrated to the island from the mainland of South America, ….
One explanation is that Curaçao was the name by which the indigenous peoples of the island identified themselves, their autonym. Early Spanish accounts support this ….
Curaçao is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (40 mi) north of the Venezuelan coast. ….