Tourism in Curaçao Curacao Top Destinations - Best Places to visit in Curacao Book Hotels in the Most Visited Places, Cities, Towns, Airports, Places of Interest, Tourist Regions,Archaeological Sites, Religious Sites, National Parks and more in Curacao. Curaçao is an island country in the southern Caribbean Sea, approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of the Venezuelan coast, that is a constituent country (Dutch: land) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Formally called the Country of Curaçao, (Dutch: Land Curaçao; Papiamento: Pais Kòrsou), it includes the main island and the uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao ("Little Curaçao"). It has a population of over 150,000 on an area of 444 km2 (171 sq mi) and its capital is Willemstad. Curaçao has an open economy, with tourism, international trade, shipping services, refining, storage (oil and bunkering) and international financial services being the most important sectors. Best Places to visit in Curacao