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The diamond rings in this box alone came to over a quarter of a million dollars. And, wouldn't you know, the first one that I pointed to was the most expensive one there: $42,000. They didn't know that we were just looking.

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Many of these exquisite pieces would sell for 30% more here in the United States.

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Now I know why they say diamonds are a girl's best friend.

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Nowhere else in the Caribbean is there such a great range of lovely items to be had at bargain prices.

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The bargains exist because the import duty is so low here, especially on many of these lovely luxury islands that come from all corners of the globe.

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One of the things strictly from here is their own world-famous Curaçao liqueur, made from the peel of the little green oranges grown on the island.

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On the outskirts of Willemstad is a Curaçao museum, another fine example of Dutch colonial architecture. Built originally as a military hospital, it now houses many interesting things from the colonial period.

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56% of the island's budget goes for education, and this is one of their finest schools, the Peter Stuyvesant College. The word "college" here actually means high school.

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Curaçao has one of the highest rates of literacy in the entire Caribbean. Peter Stuyvesant was the first governor here back in the mid-1600s and is still fondly remembered.

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Colourful flame trees dot the landscape along the road leading to the picturesque Piscadera Beach Club, situated a few miles outside of town on the water.

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This is not only a favourite place for the Curaç--for the tourists to stay and relax, but also, where the Curaçaoans themselves like to spend much of their free time.

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[[Jan?]], too, every chance he gets, brings the whole family here to spend the day. The two older children, Robert, 12, and William, 10, were born in Holland. Little Mica, age 4, was born here. But now all of them, including Jan and Yangtze feel like this is home, and more than thrive on Curaçao's wonderful climate, where the sun dips behind the rain clouds a scant 20 days out of the year at the most.