The plains of Hato are oftentimes dubbed 'the desert of Curaçao'. With it's rust coloured earth and the occasional cactus as vegetation one could see why. Hato stretches for a bout 10km / 6mi on the north shore of Curaçao and is a barren place. The ever blowing easterly trade winds that transport salty air from the Caribbean sea over the plains, make it a harsh environment for most plants to live in.
Send me a copy
License to use
Fine-art prints
Purple Carpet
Once a year in spring, for about a week in the second half of April, the Hallerbos (forest of Halle) in Belgium becomes covered...
read more
