Old lighthouse
Abandoned.
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Klein Curaçao, «Little Curaçao», is a small uninhabited island of about 1.7 square kilometres, about 10 km south-east of Curaçao and some 34 km in a straight line from the capital, Willemstad. The island is flat and dry, with only an old lighthouse, a beach house and a few huts, plus a scattering of coconut palms. A hurricane in 1877 destroyed the first lighthouse, and the present one still stands abandoned on the dry plain. On the windward east side lie the remains of ships that ran aground, the best known a small tanker slowly breaking up under the waves since 1988. The west side has a white-sand beach and clear turquoise water, and the island is known for diving among its corals and underwater caves. It can only be reached by boat on paid day trips from Curaçao, and the crossing can be rough. Bring sun cream and plenty of water, as there is little shade, and keep away from the wrecks.
Abandoned.
Turquoise water.
On the east side.
South-east of Curaçao
By boat on a day trip from Curaçao.
No, the island is uninhabited.