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Curaçao (/ ˈ k j ʊər ə s oʊ,-s aʊ, ˌ k j ʊər ə ˈ s oʊ,-ˈ s aʊ / KURE-ə-soh, KURE-ə-sow, kure-ə-SOH, or kure-ə-SOW, Dutch: [kyːraːˈsʌu] ⓘ or, Papiamentu: [ˈkɔrsɔu̯]), officially the Country of Curaçao (Dutch: Land Curaçao; Papiamentu: Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island in the southern Caribbean Sea, specifically the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (40 ...
Origins. Most enslaved Africans came from West Central Africa (specifically from Loango and Cabinda Province) with over 38,000 enslaved Africans. The rest of the enslaved Africans were imported from Bight of Benin (over 37,000 enslaved Africans), Ghana (15,000 enslaved Africans came from this place, many of them were Ashantis), Other places in Africa (3,268 enslaved Africans) include ...
Groot Kwartier (Emmastad) Groot Piscadera (Julianadorp) Hato. Koraal Partir. Otrobanda - historical quarter of Willemstad. Pietermaai - historical quarter of Willemstad. Piscadera Bay. Saliña. Scharloo - historical quarter of Willemstad.
Salt collection in Curacao. The town of Willemstad started to grow out of Fort Amsterdam. Dutch consolidation. The Spaniards schemed to recapture Curaçao from the Dutch. Information about troops, fortifications, outposts, food supplies and ammunition was collected in three ways. Indians who lived in Curaçao were kidnapped and interrogated.
Klein Curaçao. / 11.99278°N 68.65083°W / 11.99278; -68.65083. Klein Curaçao (English: Little Curaçao) is a 1.7-square-kilometre (170 ha; 0.66 sq mi) uninhabited island belonging to, and lying 10 km south-east of, Curaçao, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean .
Willemstad (/ ˈ w ɪ l ə m s t ɑː t, ˈ v ɪ l-/ WIL-əm-staht, VIL-, Dutch: [ˈʋɪləmstɑt] ⓘ; Papiamento: [wiləmˈstad]; lit. ' William Town ') is the capital and largest city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Hato is a village in Curaçao. It started as a plantation of the Dutch West Indies Company. The Curaçao International Airport has been built on the former plantation grounds. [2] The Hato Caves are located near the village and airport. [3] The caves consist of marine coral limestone, and are a major tourist attraction.
Telecuraçao. TeleCuraçao ( Call sign: PJC-TV) is a television station that broadcasts in analog on NTSC channel 8 in Curaçao, with a repeater in Bonaire on channel 16. The station was founded on July 31, 1960, as the Netherlands Antilles ' first television station. American broadcaster Gerald Bartell founded the station with the assistance ...