Floating Market - Willemstad, Curacao
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Raven
N 12° 06.365 W 068° 55.947
19P E 507350 N 1338285
Curacao’s Floating Market is a lively place where Venezuelan and local farmers sail into to the city's harbor to sell their fruits and vegetables (as well as fish and handicrafts).
Waymark Code: WM1024D
Location: Curaçao
Date Posted: 02/10/2019
Views: 8
Along the Waaigat Harbor in Willemstad, Curacao, boats coming in from Venezuela moor alongside each other at the Floating Market, where the captains sell everything from typical Caribbean fruits and vegetables to fish and handicrafts. At the end of the day, their wares are packed back onto their wooden boats and the vendors sleep on board.
The market is usually open from around 6am until around 2pm. It is closed on Sundays and most public holidays.
Although the actual market stalls are located on land right at the harbor, the misnomer name comes from the boats of the merchants used to transport the goods. Venezuelans sail in from 40 miles South of here to sell their wares; these boats then serve as their living quarters along with their transport back to their villages. The vendors tend to stay for a long time, often two months at a time; their merchandise is replenished every day with fresh goods from the Venezuelan mainland.
The Floating Market is lively place: people sometimes buy products without leaving their car, so traffic is anything but smooth. The market is also known for the many different language that are spoken here: people communicate in English, Papiamento, Dutch and Spanish – and often it’s a mixture of all these languages.
Seasonality: From: 01/01/2019 To: 12/31/2019
Physical Address:
Sha. Caprileskade
Punda
Willemstad, Curacao
Day(s) of the Week Available: Every day except for Sundays and public holidays
Desription of Market:
This market sells fresh fruits and vegetables coming in from Venezuela (40 miles across the sea), as well as fresh fish caught at both the Venezuelan and Curacao coasts.
The "floating market" does not actually float: the
stalls are on land along a harbor, the vendors' boats are right behind their stalls.
Web Address: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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