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Curacao
Curacao's Topography
Curacao is the largest Island of the Netherlands Antilles, measuring 37 miles long by 7 miles across, 35 miles north of Venezuela. It has a semi-arid environment akin to the American Southwest. As a result, the dominant plants are several species of cactus, aloe plants, and the Divi Divi, which is the national tree. Beaches dominate the coastline, except in some northern and southern sections, which have limestone terraces instead. Mangrove trees line the north and southern coasts.
Curacao's weather year around
Its location below the hurricane belt of the Caribbean works in Curacao's favor, giving it an almost unbroken climate of dry, sunny weather with temperatures ranging from 75°-85° year-round. What qualifies as the rainy season comes during November and December, though the strong showers are usually brief. Days are hot, though trade winds moderate the heat, and nights can be comparatively chilly for the tropics, averaging in the low 70°Fs.