Tera Corá

Tera Corá (also Tera Kòrá)[3] is a town in the Bandabou District of Curaçao. It is located near the middle of the island.[4] Grote Berg and Siberië are part of Tera Corá.[5] The name is Papiamentu for "red earth" which is caused by the presence of bauxite.[6]

Tera Corá
Tera Kòrá
Town
Landhuis Siberië
Tera Corá
Location in Curaçao
Coordinates: 12.22443°N 69.02803°W / 12.22443; -69.02803
StateKingdom of the Netherlands
CountryCuraçao
DistrictBandabou
Area
[1]
 • Total19.25 km2 (7.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total4,388
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)

History

Tera Corá is in the plantation area of the country.[7] Unlike most of the island, the soil is quite fertile.[8] The area used to consist of isolated plantations and some houses along the main road. The town of Tera Corá is a recent addition from the 1950s.[7] Tera Corá was one of the building projects of Fundashon Kas Popular who built almost 700 residential homes in the town between 1980 and 1998.[9] A large wind turbine park was constructed in 1993, and expanded in 2016.[3]

Grote Berg

Landhuis Grote Berg (1954)

Grote Berg only consisted of Landhuis Grote Berg, a country estate, with no human habitation in the surrounding area. The terrain was bought by Eduardo Halabi who started to transform the area into a residential zone.[9] 900 houses are planned to be built in Grote Berg. The town contains a big shopping mall, restaurants, bars, and has 24-hour security.[4]

Plantation Siberië

Siberië is a plantation from 1784. The Dutch word translates to Siberia, however it is a reference to Siberio Cafiero, one of the founders of the plantation.[10] Siberië is the only plantation in the area which is still in operation.[9] The ruins of the slave wall which was built to prevent escapes are still present on the grounds.[1] The plantation produces oranges for the liqueur industry,[10] and raises goats.[7]

References
  1. Buurtprofiel Tera Cora 2011, p. 14.
  2. "Census 2011". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. "Uitbreiding windmolenpark Tera Kòrá met 16,5 MW". Amigoe via Knipselkrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. "Grote Berg". Casa Cama (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. Buurtprofiel Tera Cora 2011, p. 6.
  6. "Ed Hart – Weerzien (1)". Werkgroep Cararibische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  7. Buurtprofiel Tera Cora 2011, p. 8.
  8. Buurtprofiel Tera Cora 2011, p. 12.
  9. Buurtprofiel Tera Cora 2011, p. 13.
  10. "Landhuis Siberie". Curaçao (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2021.

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