Driving through Curacao's landscapes, the old plantation houses are
visible from afar. The houses speak to us of a past long gone. A past in
which plantations, homegrown food, cattle breeding, salt production, and
slavery were a true daily reality. These houses have lost their original
functions and the farming was never of much merit. Most of the houses
have new owners who have turned them into offices, hotels, galleries, or
private residences.
This book contains the stories of eighteen plantation houses, and
special care has been taken to include those that allow visitors. Kas di
Shon answers questions such as: Who used to live there? What was grown
here and who provided the necessary labor? How did plantation houses get
their names and why are almost all of them yellow? And what are they
used for now?
Filled with old and new photographs, this book is a must-have for anyone
who wants to take a closer look at Curacao's plantation houses.