nPostednon December 15, 2014
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nBonairenand nearby islands used to be called “las Islas de los Gigantes”n– the Islands of the Giants!
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nNownthose islands are called, variously, the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire,nand Curacao), the Netherlands Antilles (until that country dissolvednin 2010), and the BES Islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba).nBonaire is considered a municipality of the Kingdom of thenNetherlands, and so many Dutch people live there.
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nKnowingnthe Dutch people, I was imagining that many of the inhabitants ofnBonaire are very tall. (The Dutch people are, on average, some of thentallest people in the world.) I asked my daughter, who has been tonBonaire, and she confirmed: oh, yes, a LOT of the people walkingnaround in Bonaire are very tall Dutch people. It’s strange that thenold name would be so appropriate now…
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n…Sincenthe old name pertained to a people who were completely killed off anlong time ago!
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nInnother words, the Spaniards enslaved the Caquetio people.
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nBynthe way, the Spaniards said of the ABC islands that they had no use.nCan you imagine saying that about the island of Bonaire? Take a peek:
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nAlsonon this date:
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nMidwinter Horn Blowing in the Netherlands
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nCatnHerders Day
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nEngineernGustave Eiffel’s birthday
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nBillnof Rights Day
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nAnniversarynof the discovery of the Andromeda Galaxy
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages on:
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