Frying

That’s because Curaçao is a desert. While white-sand beaches and stunning bright blue seas are its trademark, the interior looks more like New Mexico than neighboring Caribbean islands. Much of the landscape is dusty, the color of toasted wheat, and instead of lush rainforests the foliage is a muted olive or hunter green, peppered with bursts of hot red flamboyant and delicate pink plumeria flowers. It’s hot and dry, making irrigation a tremendous challenge.