About Curaçao
Curacao is a long, arid, and generally flat island, stretching some 40 miles (64
km) from southeast to northwest, at much the same north-south angles as it's sister
islands in the ABC group (Aruba to the west and Bonaire to the east). The island
is about 10 miles (16 km) at it's widest point, and the area is about 180 square
miles (472 square km), making it the largest island in the Netherlands Antilles
group.
The coastline along the south is irregular, peppered with small bays and inlets,
including the spectacular bays and beaches at the west end of the island. The
largest bays are located along the central-east and east end of the island,
where you'll find the capital and major port of Willemstad. Most of Curacao's
130,000 residents live in and around this historic town.
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