One of the nicer Streets

South America, a new experience.

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March 5th 2009
CS: 25th February 2009: We went through the channel of the Caribbean between mainland Venezuela and the islands of Netherland Antilles with Curacao well off to our port side. We have come around the tip of the headland and are likely to be at Puerto Cabello later this afternoon, travelling at around 17 knots. I tune in to many radio programs on FM from Curacao, broadcasting in Dutch. We arrived i ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more