Sunday, March 04, 2012

Curacao

On our cruise we visited this little island not far from Venezuela called Curacao.
Interesting place, signficant european influence. It is part of the Kingdom of Netherlands. Something I found unique was the large amount of cactus on the island in the Carribbean.

We had an excursion planned for this island, a fairly short excursion, consisting of a visit to a cave, which gave us the opportunity for a bit of a tour of the island, and ending up at the city center and a veiwing of the floating market. This was someting I was really excited about. I love real authentic markets, with the colors, the smells and everything that is local about it.

Curacao does not have agriculture and most of their produce is shipped from Venezuela. The market consists primarly of sailors and ships from Venezuela.








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