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Netherlands Antilles

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worldwidewandering is a group administrator worldwidewandering says:


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Capital: Willemstad
Languages: Dutch, Papiamento, English
Ethnic Groups: Mulatto 85%, West Indian, European
Religions: Roman Catholic 85%, Methodist and other Protestant 9%
Monetary Unit: Guilder (NLG 528)




Large Map of Curaçao

The Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen), previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, are part of the Lesser Antilles and consist of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea: Curaçao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and the southern part of Saint Martin Island, located southeast of the Virgin Islands. The islands form an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The islands' economy depends mostly upon tourism and petroleum...more
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Curacao 2006
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Lions Dive Beach(Curacao) at sunset 2006
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Bonaire
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Curacao from an airplane
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Marketman at the floating market in Willemstad Curacao
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Marketman in Willemstad Curacao
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Bonaire
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Slagbaai
Bonaire
2006 All rights reserved © Hanneke Bantje

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Bonaire
2006 All rights reserved © Hanneke Bantje

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Salt lakes at Bonaire
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Bonaire
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Bonaire2006
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My last evening in Bonaire on this visit.
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St Maarten - Philipsburg
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Jacks prowling around a shoal of scad. Bari Reef, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.
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St Maarten - Philipsburg
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St Maarten - Philipsburg
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Aruba's navy berthed at Kralendijk in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.
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from kai kane

I would have called this a Cuttlefish, but thanks to tornicoqui I now know that people in the Caribbean call it a Caribbean Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea). Anyway, I think they are gorgeous as well as interesting - always changing colour. Country Garden, Bonaire
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St Maarten Island
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This is Wathey Pier, near Philipsburg, on the dutch side of Sint Maarten Island (St Martin Is). The cruise ship Golden Princess is on the left and Carnival Victory on the right. The Mariner of the Seas and the Westerdam are docked behind. Another ship, The Empress of the Seas, is tendering from anchor in the harbour - just visible in right side picture.
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St Maarten Island
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From left to right, Carnival Victory, Golden Princess, Royal Carribean Mariner of the Seas.
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St Maarten Island - Philipsburg - Royal Carribean's Mariner of the Seas & Holland America Line's Westerdam
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St Maarten - Philipsburg
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Alida's Photos says:

end of the day

See my Bonaire Set here:
flickr.com/photos/alidasphotos/sets/1484946/
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Willemstad, Curacao
Willemstad, Curacao
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Adventure of the Seas
Willemstad, Curacao
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Willemstad Curacao Neth. Ant.

Willemstad, Curacao
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CURACAO HDR

St Ana baai , Curacao
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Blauw Baai  (Blue Bay)

Blaauw Baai Curacao
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Salt hills, piled up and ready to load onto ships after it was made in the ponds you can see in the foreground. This was taken in the south of Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles. The reddish hue to the water comes from shrimp that grow in the water, which Flamingoes then come along and eat.
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Peak Hour at Philipsburg, St Maarten. The ship on the left was actually anchored away from the pier and had tendered passengers to shore.
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St Maarten Island
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The national bird, the large yellow-breasted oriole (trupial), and its orange-breasted cousin, rumored to be the harbinger of good news if it sings its clear, melodious song while facing east.
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Market Willemstad Curaçao
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Curaçao: Panoramic view of the area "Spaanse Water" and "Caracasbaai"
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Just a typical Dutch Caribbean garden
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Oh alright, I lied when I said I wouldn't post any more pictures of scad. You have to admit it looks kind of weird when the whole sky turns to fish...

This is Bari Reef in Bonaire. The government of the country made all the waters around the island a marine reserve, but then they also allow fishing! So shortly after this picture was taken fishermen came and now the fish are all gone. The fish shoaling like this is a seasonal phenomenon, but they took a lot of fish too.

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It's an amazing experience to have a big shoal of fish come straight towards you and then suddenly change direction and swim around you - quite surreal. Bari Reef, Kralendijk, Bonaire.
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St Maarten Island
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Curaçao Willemstad
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Willemstad, Otrobanda
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from kai kane

They take scuba diving seriously in Bonaire. This is the Prime Minister's limousine.
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Landhuis on Curacao
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Jugos Naturales
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The only non American country to commemorate the American Revolution on their license plate. These plates are often seen as souvenirs but to tell them from the real McCoy you will see the E191 which is the serial number. the souvenir plates do not have a serial number on them. This plate is one of the toughest modern era caribbean plates to find. Sint Eustatius or "Statia" as it is called is a tiny island.
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Nestor Botta says:

Mkipa beach (Curazao, Netherlands Antilles)
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Mkipa beach (Curazao)
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Graveyard in B/W
Graveyard, Otrobanda, Curacao
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Joost K. says:

Curacao was, like, a bit dead today.
Graveyard, Otrobanda, Curacao
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waywuwei says:

Object Unknown

Washington Slaagbai Park
Bonaire, NA
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Bambu

Kralendijk, Bonaire, NA
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Divi Flamingo Diving Pier

Divi Flamingo Diving Pier
Kralendijk, Bonaire, NA
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Lobster Boat

Lobster Boat
Kralendijk, Bonaire, NA
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Cactus on the Hoof

Cactus on the Hoof
Washington Slaagbai Park
Bonaire, NA
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The Woodwind at Sunset

The Woodwind at Sunset
Bonaire, NA
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