Watamula
Watamula is located at the westernmost point, Westpunt of the Caribbean island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles The name Watamula comes from the Dutch word Watermolen which means “water mill.” The name refers to the two currents which meet 40 ft under Cliff Villa Peninsula.Places of Interest
Highlights include Playa Gipy and Kalki Beach.
Playa Gipy
Beach
Playa Gipy is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located on the northern tip of the island, close to the village of Westpunt. The beach is small and rocky, and the waterfront is difficult to reach.
Kalki Beach
Beach
Photo: Charles Hoffman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Playa Kalki is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, also known as Alice in Wonderland due to mushroom-shaped coral formations. The name Kalki is unrelated to the Avatar Kalki, but comes from the local Papiamentu word for the white coral rock and limestone, which is abundant on the beach and surrounding cliffs.
Playa Forti
Beach
Photo: LASZLO ILYES, CC BY 2.0.
Playa Forti is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located near the village of Westpunt in the north-west of the Island. It is a sandy beach with small pebbles. Playa Forti is situated 2½ km south of Watamula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westpunt and Manor Knip.
Westpunt
Neighborhood
Photo: Bas Leenders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westpunt is a region indicating the westernmost point of the island of Curaçao, a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. It is located within the district of Bandabou. Westpunt is situated 3 km southeast of Watamula.
Manor Knip
Hamlet
Photo: Charles Hoffman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manor Knip is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km south of Watamula.
Lagún
Hamlet
Lagún is a village in the Bandabou district of Curaçao. It is located in the north-western part of the country, 30 km northwest of the capital Willemstad. Lagún is situated 8 km south of Watamula.
Watamula
- Type: Locality
- Description: point in the extreme north of Curaçao
- Category: region
- Location: Curaçao, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
12.39053° or 12° 23′ 26″ northLongitude
-69.15616° or 69° 9′ 22″ westOpen location code
774G9RRV+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 332795865OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q507785
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Watamula” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Watamula”
- Papiamento: “Watamula”
- Spanish: “Watamula”
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