Willemstad Curacao Walking Tour & Things to Do
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- Опубликовано: 4 янв 2023
- This video takes you on a walking tour of Willemstad, Curacao, a Dutch Caribbean World Heritage Site. Join Trudy as she shows you the highlights, such as, Rif Fort, Queen Emma Pontoon Bridge, Kura Hulanda Museum, Handelskade, Outdoor Market, Wilhelmina Park & Street Art. Also, this includes entertaining music from local musicians throughout the video. Enjoy!
Located in the southern Caribbean this island is referred to among the ABC islands: Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. These Dutch Caribbean destinations are just 50 miles north of Venezuela. All 3 islands have a dry, riverless terrain. Also, they lie outside Hurricane Alley. Willemstad’s waterfront is picturesque with pastel-colored Dutch colonial architecture.
The Dutch captured this island from Spain in 1634. It became a major center for the Atlantic slave trade. Further diversification developed as the Sephardic Portuguese Jews from Amsterdam settled here. Overall, 3 historic neighborhoods in Willemstad became established: Otrobanda (Spanish), Punda (Dutch) and Pietermaai (Jewish). The iconic Queen Emma Pontoon Bridge connects Otrobanda and Punda districts, crossing the Sint Anna Bay. Today 80% of the population is Dutch Caribbean. Today, the Scharloo District is revitalized with colorful street art.
Punda became a walled city with Fort Amsterdam for defense. In 1861 they demolished the walls. Later, Otrobanda became founded as a cultural center for Willemstad. The local languages are Papiamento (creole) and Dutch.
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Nice work. PAPIAMENTU is very similar to the portuguese based creole languages spoken in the west african countries of Guiné-Bissau and Cabo-Verde aka Cape-Verde islands!
So much so that the speakers of those languages understand one another.
Thank you for the information. I love Cape Verde, so I find that very interesting that their languages are similar.
Trudy... I am really enjoying your walking tours! Thanks for letting me come along with you. Very interesting! Love you...
Thanks Sherry! Super glad to have you come along.
Hola Trudy... Thanks you for your wonderful video
You are so welcome. Thanks for watching!
Healing Traveler, I heard the people in Willemstad are EXTREMELY tall. Is that true? I'm asking did feel short and were most of the women and men about 6tf tall and up?🤔 Oh...great video.
That makes sense since its population is 80% Dutch Caribbean. I think the Dutch and Danish are the tallest people in the world.
@@TrueWindHealingTravel Oh ok. So you did notice the people were tall?