{"id":166442,"date":"2026-02-11T11:44:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuvomagazine.com\/?p=166442"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:54:12","slug":"falling-in-love-with-the-many-sides-of-curacao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuvomagazine.com\/daily-edit\/falling-in-love-with-the-many-sides-of-curacao","title":{"rendered":"Falling In Love With the Many Sides of Cura\u00e7ao"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a touristy strip of Cura\u00e7ao, with a colourful waterslide on one end and a trendy beach club on the other, and large brand-name hotels and cruise ships dotting the shore, lies another world.<\/p>\n

Here, in the middle of the city, visitors will find the Cura\u00e7ao Rif Mangrove Park<\/a>: a national park spanning nearly 30 acres of saltwater canals lined with tangled mangrove trees. Opened in 2022, the park feels like its own little city within a city. Even though it\u2019s in the heart of this Caribbean island nation, the minute that one\u2019s kayak enters the park\u2019s waters, the outside world fades away. In its place is nothing but the sounds of paddles gently breaking the water\u2019s surface, yellow sugarthief birds\u2019 happy chirps, and the commentary of the park\u2019s marine rangers, who offer tidbits of information about these incredible trees\u2014some of them 100 years old\u2014and their swampy habitat.<\/p>\n

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