Road clue guides · Americas
How to recognise Curaçao from the road
Drives on the right
Dutch colonial buildings in Caribbean colours, cactus and dry scrubland.
What to look for
1
Dutch and Papiamentu
Signs are in Dutch and Papiamentu, the local language.
2
Painted gables
Buildings in Willemstad have Dutch-style gables painted in bright colours.
3
Dry and spiky
Outside town the land is dry, with tall cactus and thorny scrub.
4
Traffic on the right
Curaçao drives on the right, like the Netherlands.
5
Divi-divi trees
Wind-bent divi-divi trees all lean the same way, shaped by the steady trade winds.
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