Book to download: Caquetío words in Papiamentu/ Some names of animals and plants in Papiamentu – Gerard van Buurt

In 2014 biologist Gerard van Buurt published this much coveted book on Curaçao. In it two (2) articles which were published previously by FPI (Fundashon Planifikashon di Idioma) and UNA (then University of the Netherlands Antilles) are reissued with many illustrations and with two maps added. The list of references for each article has been combined into one listing. The 2009 article on the Caquetío Indians has been revised somewhat, there are some additions; it is thus not identical to the previous version. The 2012 article also has some new entries and additional information was added to some of the entries.

Publication: ‘ijselstenen’ by Gerard van Buurt

In many historical structures on Curaçao yellow bricks called ‘ijselstenen’ in Dutch are used. Researcher and author Gerard van Buurt dive into the history of these bricks.

Water conservation in Curaçao; using traditional earthen dams

The climate in Curaçao is semi-arid to arid. Every century several extended periods of drought occur with practically no rain. A whole system of earthen dams for water conservation was developed since early colonial times.

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