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Fort Amsterdam

Fort Amsterdam. Built in in 1634-1636 by the Dutch West India Company (GWIC). Part of Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao UNESCO World Heritage site. DSC_0796
Curaçao and Willemstad

March 28th 2017
Carnival Sunshine arrived off Curaçao after 11:00 a.m. on the third day of the cruise. Curaçao, along with Aruba and Bonaire (the ABC islands), has been a Dutch possession since the 17th century. Despite their proximity, we found the ABC islands have little interaction with one another. There is no ferry service, for example, between them. The ship sailed at a leisurely pace along the 30 mile l ... read more
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