Piedras Negras

Piedras Negras is a locality in Curaçao. Piedras Negras is situated nearby to the neighborhood Buena Vista, as well as near the locality Suriname Dorp.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Curaçao Museum and Isla Refinery.

Curaçao Museum

Museum

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The Curaçao Museum is an art and cultural history museum in Curaçao. The museum opened on 7 March 1948, and is the oldest museum in Curaçao which still exists. The museum is located in the former military hospital. Curaçao Museum is situated 3½ km south of Piedras Negras.

Isla Refinery

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The Isla Refinery was a Royal Dutch Shell refinery built in 1915 in the deep-water harbor of Curaçao called Schottegat. The refinery allowed access to process crude oil from the Venezuelan Maracabio Basin.

Curaçao Medical Center

Hospital

Curaçao Medical Center is the main hospital of Curaçao. It is located in the Otrobanda district of Willemstad, and serves a replacement for the Sint-Elisabeth Hospital. Curaçao Medical Center is situated 4 km south of Piedras Negras.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Maria and Groot Piscadera.

Santa Maria

Neighborhood

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Santa Maria is a neighborhood.

Groot Piscadera

Neighborhood

Grőot Piscadera is a neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. It is better known as Julianadorp, a villa ward built by Royal Dutch Shell for its employees. Julianadorp is officially part of Groot Piscadera. Groot Piscadera is situated 3½ km west of Piedras Negras.

Otrobanda

Suburb

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Otrobanda is one of the historic quarters of Willemstad, located at the southwest side of the city, in Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. Otrobanda was founded in 1707, and has been designated a Unesco World Heritage Site. Otrobanda is situated 4 km south of Piedras Negras.

Piedras Negras

Type: Locality
Location: Curaçao, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

12.14444° or 12° 8′ 40″ north

Longitude

-68.93833° or 68° 56′ 18″ west

Elevation

34 metres (112 feet)

Open location code

774H43V6+QM

GeoNames ID

3784258

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