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What is a Maribomba?

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The yellow paper wasp (Polistes versicolor), which is common on Curacao, has the funny-sounding name Maribomba in the local language Papiamentu.

This name has its origins in the Bantu language Kimbundu, in which wasp means “marimbondo”. Once again, the connection between Curacao’s slavery past and the influence of an African language on the creole language Papiamentu becomes clear.

We were told that the sting of a maribomba is quite painful. But so far we have been spared.

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What are the names of Curacao's neighboring islands?

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The main neighboring islands are Aruba and Bonaire.

Curacao forms the C of the ABC islands.

Geographically, the islands belong to the Leeward Islands. Geologically, they belong to South America, as they lie on the South American continental shelf. Curacao and Venezuela are only 60 kilometers apart.

Strictly speaking, there is also Klein Curacao and Klein Bonaire. These two secondary islands of the main island of the same name are uninhabited.

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What is a Maribomba?

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The yellow paper wasp (Polistes versicolor), which is common on Curacao, has the funny-sounding name Maribomba in the local language Papiamentu.

We were told that the sting of a maribomba is quite painful. But so far we have been spared.

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The “normal” police force on Curacao is called Polis.

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The main neighboring islands are Aruba and Bonaire.

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