{"id":13475,"date":"2011-03-30T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T07:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=13475"},"modified":"2011-04-06T00:53:27","modified_gmt":"2011-04-06T07:53:27","slug":"shete-boka-national-park-curacao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/13475","title":{"rendered":"Shete Boka National Park, Cura\u00ed\u00a7ao"},"content":{"rendered":"

Upon arriving in Cura\u00ed\u00a7ao, my first view was of a lush, verdant coastline with well-maintained houses sheltered by rocky outcrops .\u00a0 Traveling across the island, however, my preconceptions about Caribbean islands as tropical rainforests were quickly shattered .\u00a0 A visit to the Shete Boka National Park on the north coast of the island revealed the true nature of the island, much of which was dotted with cactus!\u00c2\u00a0 The rocky north coast was magnificent with spectacular views of waves crashing against the rocks.
\n\u00c2\u00a0\"First<\/a><\/p>\n

First View of Cura\u00ed\u00a7ao<\/em><\/p>\n

SOURCE:\u00a0 First View of Cura\u00ed\u00a7ao (Cura\u00ed\u00a7ao, Lesser Antilles); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 28 March 2011.
\n\u00c2\u00a0\"Landscape<\/a><\/p>\n

Landscape at Shete Boka National Park<\/em><\/p>\n

SOURCE:\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Landscape at Shete Boka National Park (Cura\u00ed\u00a7ao, Lesser Antilles); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 28 March 2011.
\n\u00c2\u00a0\"Rocks<\/a><\/p>\n

Rocks and Waves<\/em><\/p>\n

SOURCE:\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Rocks and Waves\u00c2\u00a0(Cura\u00ed\u00a7ao, Lesser Antilles); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 28 March 2011.
\n\u00c2\u00a0\"Steve<\/a><\/p>\n

Steve the Explorer<\/em><\/p>\n

SOURCE:\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Steve the Explorer\u00c2\u00a0(Cura\u00ed\u00a7ao, Lesser Antilles); photographed by\u00c2\u00a0Felipe Carneiro\u00c2\u00a0on 28 March 2011.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2011 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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