Piscadera Bay
Piscadera Bay
Piscaderabaai | |
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Neighbourhood / Bay | |
Piscadera Bay and fort | |
| Coordinates: 12°07′30″N 68°58′00″W / 12.1249°N 68.9668°W | |
| State | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Country | Curaçao |
| City | Willemstad |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.62 km2 (1.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 787 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
Piscadera Bay (Dutch: Piscaderabaai) is a waterway and a neighbourhood in the Netherlands Antilles. It is situated at the western side of Otrobanda, in the southern part of Willemstad, the capital of the southern Caribbean island of Curaçao. It contains a fort of the same name, the Caribbean Marine Biological Institute, and several hotels. It has a small beach, as well as a vacation village and holiday resort, with tennis courts and casinos. Sint Anna Bay is nearby. In the 17th century, maps of Piscadera Bay showed it to be a popular locale for fishing, with over 400 different species noted.