Our bus to the beach

Curacao

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February 25th 2012
Willemstad, Curacao January 9, 2012 On our cruise to Lima Peru, our first stop was Willemstad in Curacao, a former Dutch colony. Since our only opportunity to go snorkling was in Curacao and our next stop in Aruba, this is what we did. At one of the beaches we stopped at there was an old abandoned fort. Curacao is very close to South America and therefore required defences against both the Spa ... read more

Central America Caribbean » El Salvador

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El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that prov... ... read more