Willemstad, Curaçao

Curaçao is one of the Lesser Antilles islands and a part of the Netherlands. This Caribbean island is located off the coast of Venezuela. With good reason, it is listed as a world heritage site. Its capital Willemstad is a lovely colorful city. The buildings on this island come in a wide range of vivid gem tones.

The 19th century is where the rumored history of these striking structures originated. When the harsh sunlight was reflected off the area's typical white buildings, Dutch Governor-General Albert Kikkert would get headaches. In order to stop the splitting headaches, Kikkert ordered that all the buildings be painted in any color other than white.