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hut, showers, restrooms, shops, and several waterfront restaurants and
bars. The admission fee is $3 per person, per day.
THE MASTERMIND: The man behind the
Curaçao Seaquarium is director Adriaan Dutch
Schrier. Along with friend Rudy Pizziolo, owner of
several resorts and casinos on the island, he
planned and created the aquarium, added a large
dive shop, built a complex of facilities, and opened
the nearby Sea Aquarium Resort and Royal Resorts.
Plans are underway for a swim-with-the-dolphins
program, and Schrier looks forward to increased
recognition for the Seaquarium as a marine biology
research facility.
Other Attractions
Locals call the eastern part of Curaçao Banda Riba or Band'ariba, which
translates as “upwind.” The far eastern tip of the island is privately owned
and undeveloped, but the countryside north and near-east of Willemstad
has lovely residential areas, yacht-filled harbors, and a few interesting
attractions for tourists.
REMEMBER: Trade winds on the ABC Islands
blow steadily from east to west.
The Senior Curaçao Liqueur Distillery , housed in the 17th-century
Landhuis Chobolobo, still uses original 19th-century equipment to make a
spicy cordial from the dried skins of lahara oranges. Lahara is the name
given to a variety of local oranges that developed from Spanish orange
trees planted shortly after European colonization began. Curaçao's cli-
mate did not provide adequate moisture for the citrus trees, and the result-
ing fruit was too bitter to eat.
Resourceful islanders discovered that the peel of this orange produced an
aromatic oil when it was dried in the sun. A family named Senior began
making up a tasty alcoholic drink with the oil by adding exotic spices. In
1896, they began producing Curaçao Liqueur commercially at Landhuis
Chobolobo.
You can take a free tour of the distillery (located off the Ring Road, east of
the city), which still uses the original secret recipe to make the signature
orange drink. Other flavors have been added, and you can sample rum-
raisin, chocolate, coffee, and the startling Blue Curaçao. Imitations of the
original are sold elsewhere, but an on-site gift shop sells the authentic
original in quaint bottles. Visitors are welcome, Monday through Friday,
8 am-noon and 1-5 pm. A café sells snacks, and live bands perform on Fri-
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