A Unique Heritage
							Curaçao is unique in that it blends the "Old World" with the "New World". Many consider it reminiscent of Amsterdam with its city looking as though it's sketched on the skyline with Flemish facades.
					The colorful rows of pastel colored houses and buildings look as though the were transplanted from Holland. The Dutch have left their lasting mark on Curaçao in many areas, but perhaps none as striking as the architecture. Nowhere else in the world outside of the Netherlands are there so many exquisite 17th and 18th Century Dutch colonial buildings. Especially beautiful are the restored mansions of Scharloo and Pietermaai, dating from the 1700's. These neighborhoods, along with the historic city center in Willemstad, have been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, commemorating their unique value to the world's cultural and natural heritage.