Blue Curaçao liqueur is made from the bitter peels of the Laraha orange — a Curaçao native that can't be eaten fresh. This 444 km² island sits 65 km north of Venezuela, blends Dutch, African, Spanish, and Caribbean cultures, speaks Papiamento on the streets, and centers on Willemstad — a UNESCO World Heritage gem of pastel-colored Dutch colonial architecture.
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You'll explore Curaçao's Dutch West India Company history, the slave trade and the Kura Hulanda museum, the Papiamento creole language, the famous Queen Emma swinging bridge, the recipe behind Blue Curaçao, the geology of an island just outside the hurricane belt, and the constitutional puzzle of being a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Spain claimed the island in 1499 (Alonso de Ojeda) but the Dutch West India Company seized it in 1634 for its excellent harbor and salt deposits. It became a major trans-Atlantic trade and slave-trade hub for the Dutch.
Papiamento is a Portuguese- and Spanish-based creole language with strong Dutch, African, and English influences, spoken across the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao). On Curaçao it is an official language and the primary spoken tongue.
Willemstad's historic inner city was inscribed by UNESCO in 1997 for its remarkably preserved Dutch colonial townscape, where 17th- to 19th-century European architecture meets Caribbean color and tradition.
Last updated: April 2026