Plantation house Jan Kok, Curacao
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The country houses, mansions of Curaçao (called: Landhuis), built in the 17th till 19th centuries, are usually former plantation houses. There used to be about 100 such small plantations on Curaçao. Their names are still in use as place name.
Plantation House Jan Kok is one of the oldest and most beautiful of the 'landhuizen' (plantation houses) in Curaçao. It is named after its first owner, the infamously cruel slave master Jan Kock.
This present plantation house was built in 1840 to replace the one built in the beginning of the 18th century.
It was a saliña, a salt plantation, where salt was harvested in the nearby salt pans.
Plantations in West Curaçao are on Unesco's tentative list of world heritage.
Submitted: 15/05/2024
Needs revision
Accepted: 20/05/2024
Plantation house Jan Kok, Curacao
Buy this photo on Getty Images : Getty Images
The country houses, mansions of Curaçao (called: Landhuis), built in the 17th till 19th centuries, are usually former plantation houses. There used to be about 100 such small plantations on Curaçao. Their names are still in use as place name.
Plantation House Jan Kok is one of the oldest and most beautiful of the 'landhuizen' (plantation houses) in Curaçao. It is named after its first owner, the infamously cruel slave master Jan Kock.
This present plantation house was built in 1840 to replace the one built in the beginning of the 18th century.
It was a saliña, a salt plantation, where salt was harvested in the nearby salt pans.
Plantations in West Curaçao are on Unesco's tentative list of world heritage.
Submitted: 15/05/2024
Needs revision
Accepted: 20/05/2024