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The Caribbean is chock full of pastel-colored oases, but one of our favorites is Curacao, a pristine island in the Lesser Antilles. Locals say that in the early 19th century, the Dutch Governor-General Albert Kikkert suffered from migraine headaches made worse by the reflection of the bright Caribbean sun on white buildings. He issued a decree to paint all the structures any color but white, and since then an array of pastel colors trimmed with white adorn the island buildings.
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The Caribbean is chock full of pastel-colored oases, but one of our favorites is Curacao, a pristine island in the Lesser Antilles. Locals say that in the early 19th century, the Dutch Governor-General Albert Kikkert suffered from migraine headaches made worse by the reflection of the bright Caribbean sun on white buildings. He issued a decree to paint all the structures any color but white, and since then an array of pastel colors trimmed with white adorn the island buildings.