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Sophisticated Curaçao, the largest of the Dutch-owned ABC islands (Aruba and Bonaire form the A and B), may lack its neighbors’ beaches and dive sites, but its capital, Willemstad, ranks among the region’s most cosmopolitan cities. It’s the perfect destination for urbanites who’d rather discover a new cultural capital than lounge on a beach.
To hike Mount Christoffel (Curaçao’s highest point), dive amid shipwrecks at sites like the Superior Producer, and hang out in Dutch-flavored Willemstad, the only Caribbean city aside from Havana to be ranked a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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