Curaçao Lies Outside the Main Hurricane Belt
Its position off Venezuela makes direct hurricane hits rare compared with other Caribbean islands.
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Curaçao Was a Major Hub of the Dutch Slave Trade
Willemstad's harbor was a key trading center, a history now remembered at the Kura Hulanda Museum.
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Curaçao Has Dozens of Historic Plantation Houses Called Landhuizen
These colonial country houses are often painted in bright colors and some now serve as museums.
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Curaçao Has the Oldest Continuously Used Synagogue in the Americas
The Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue in Willemstad dates to 1732, and its congregation to 1651.
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Curaçao Became a Constituent Country of the Netherlands in 2010
That year the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved, and Curaçao gained self-governance within the Kingdom.