Saturday, May 19, 2012

More scenes from Curacao

I am linking up with Scenic Sunday

I have some more scenic shots from my vacation trip to Cucacao.
These are various shots from around the island during our jeep tour. You can click on the photos for a larger image.


Local Curacao artist Yubi Kirindongo uses junk parts to create contemporary art. A very cool way to recycle. The crates look like they create a nice shaded spot in the yard.


Above the artist used broken clay pieces to create animal shapes on this cliff wall.

Here is another creation a cute smiley face. The artist has pieces all around the island.

We also visited just one of the many island caves, using flashlights we went inside the cave called Kueba di Brua.


Besides the usual stalagmites and the stalactites there was a green color on various formations.

Curacao has a semiarid climate and the flora differs from the usual tropical island vegetation. Xeric shrublands are common along with various forms of cacti.


Above the a blowhole Suplado is considered a natural jacuzzi. Above you can see one of the other jeep drivers cooling off in the wave driven spray.




I hope you enjoyed my Curacao scenery and photos.

To see more beautiful scenes from around the world please visit Scenic Sunday
Thanks to the Holleys for hosting Scenic Sunday and thank you for stopping by to see my post. Have a great weekend!

34 comments:

  1. Love the creativity of the sculptures.

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  2. the power of the last photo is AMAZING; so strong!!

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  3. the place seems to offer many kinds of pleasure and things to discover! very interesting!

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  4. I enjoyed Curacao very much! Thank you for sharing your travels.

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  5. I love the animals on the cliff wall. How cool!

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  6. I thought that roof was made from giant legos. Probably algae growing on the cave formations. I Like that blowhole. Nice shots from your trip.

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  7. Those are some interesting shots. I especially love the path between the cacti. Amazing. But I'm always in favor of cool breeze and mist....blowholes are so much fun. We had one on my island of Sal in Cape Verde years ago. Just had to be careful around some of the slippery rocks:) Fun shots!

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  8. I'd love to try to get into the blowhole, must be fun! Nice shots :)

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  9. I like two last pictures especially. Can almost feel water mist!

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  10. What an amazing place. Your photographs show how exciting it must be to be there.

    Gorgeous photographs.
    Karen

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  11. what a diverse scenery, amazing treat from nature you have. never saw yet stalactites and stalagmites as green as here that looks like giant gems.

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  12. i'm always amazed what some people can do with recycled materials. some nice photos here.

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  13. Hi Eileen, as usual your photographs are spectacular! What an amazing location to visit. Not only is nature breathtaking you see art in unexpected places. I've enjoyed my visit to Curacao through photos.
    Have a great week.

    ~Emily
    The French Hutch

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  14. The cute smiley face on the mountain is so cool ! must be fun to stay next to the natural jacuzzi !

    Thanks for the tour ... lovely photos !!!

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  15. How very interesting and beautiful ! A real special place. I think my travel plans need to be expanded !

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  16. The scenery there is amazing. The contemporary art is wonderful.

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  17. Interesting caves and blowholes

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  18. Beautiful photos. Love that smiley face.

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  19. Love the smiley face mountain! I've never seen anything like it in all my travels!!
    Beautiful photos!
    Have a wonderful day!
    Debbie's Travels

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  20. Beautiful photos of a place I'd like to visit someday. It was very interesting seeing the cactus that grow there.

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  21. Such a diverse landscape - caves and desert. Great photos.

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  22. Neat tour -- thanks for sharing....It certainly is a beautiful and interesting country.

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  23. wow...I think you have just helped me make a decision about my honeymoon destination! Thanks!

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  24. That was a fun tour around an island that I will never see in real life so thank you for the trip. The local artists show imagination. I like the hubcap fence.

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  25. I love travelling with you!
    Greetings from Cottage Country!

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  26. Great shots :0)What a wonderful place :0) What a lovely blogg you have, thank you for visiting me :0) Not sure that my last message was lost or registered. Just delete it ;0) Have a nice day ;0)

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  27. Eileen, I had to play catch-up. Gee...what a wonderful place to visit. Your photos should be included on their website!

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  28. I enjoy looking at your travel photos, and this trip looked fantastic! Thanks for taking me along :-)

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  29. Thank you so much that I could learn so fascinating blog.
    Your photos and posts are fantastic.

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  30. Wonderful photos and very informative narrative. Thanks for taking me on this trip with you.

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  31. Spectacular photos Eileen. I wonder what those greenish sheen in the rocks are, moss maybe? That country seem so far from me, so thanks for the tour!

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  32. Wow, amazing cliffs and caves! I enjoyed "exploring" them here.

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  33. Very cool work of the artist I never heard of. Just love the other places you visited in the island.

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