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If you could vote...

If you are able to vote in the U.S., who would you vote for and why? Continue

Added by Charlton Monsanto on February 26, 2008 at 8:18am — 11 Comments

Pabao Little League Wins Caribbean Region Championship, Earns Berth in 2007 Little League Baseball World Series

Pabao Little League Wins Caribbean Region Championship, Earns Berth in 2007 Little League Baseball World Series

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 28, 2007) – For the fifth consecutive year, Pabao Little League from Willemstad on the island of Curacao will represent the Caribbean Region at the Little League Baseball World Series.

The Pabao Little League defeated Tati Lugo Little League, from Yauco, Puerto Rico, 3-0, in the championsh

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Added by Charlton Monsanto on August 19, 2007 at 10:48pm — 3 Comments

Happy to be a Yiu di Korsow in Holland?

I am interested in hearing your opinion as this is a topic that concerns me...and probably most of you too...

In 1986 when I arrived in Holland (Den Haag) to live there and go to school I met a lot of "Hollanders" who were genuinely interested in were I was from, how different it was, what it looked like, etc. But there were also a lot of stupid and ridiculous questions and comments that were very insulting, which meant that I never felt com

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Added by Charlton Monsanto on March 22, 2007 at 7:59pm — 1 Comment

Favorite Spots

We all have our favorite spots on Curacao, from beaches, bars, friends' homes, etc. Unfortunately I have not done the best job of taking pictures of my favorite spot. This is one of my favorite spots - Caracasbaai Beach. I spent a lot of time there with friends (playing domino tournaments), family (spearfishing with my Dad many many years ago), and

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Added by Charlton Monsanto on March 1, 2007 at 7:44am — 1 Comment

Sharing our Diversity

If there's one aspect of every Curacao Native it is our extremely diverse and rich heritage. Every one of us could probably talk a while about where our ancestors are from and how we got to where we are now. As with many colonized islands and countries the mixing of various races, religions, backgrounds, has led to a true "melting pot" on our island of Curacao. When they ask us to fill out a form and state our race what do we say? "White", "Black", "Hispanic", "Oriental", "Othe

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Added by Charlton Monsanto on March 1, 2007 at 3:42am — 1 Comment

Curaçao Related Links

Here are some links about the Island of Curaçao, or other Natives from Curaçao. If you have a site you'd like to share please send it to me at cmonsanto67@yahoo.com.
General Reference:
Curacao.com
Curaçao Travel Guide
Curaçao on Wikipedia
Curaçao Government
Curaçao Chamber of Commerce
Karnaval.an
Geographia.com
Curaçao Liqueur
CurInfo.com
Kitin.com
Curaçao Ports Authority
Press:
Amigoe.com
La Prensa
TV:
TeleCuraçao
Cuisine:
Desiree's Gourmet
The Food Section Blog
Kitin.com Recipes
Places to go:
Playa Porto Marie

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