| House of torto | |
|---|---|
Cas di torto | |
Cas di torto or lodo in Arikok National Park Cas di bara in Rincon (Bonaire) Cas di yerba (house of straw) in Curaçao | |
| Alternative names | Cas di lodo Cas di bara |
| General information | |
| Country | Aruba Bonaire Curaçao |
| Height | |
| Roof | maiz stem[2] cacti core[1] straw[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 1[1] |
Cas di torto (also called cas di lodo "mud house" or cas di bara "house wit wooden posts") is a distinctive type of adobe house, specific to the insular region of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao.[citation needed] These houses were usually found in the vicinity of plantations. The few structures that still exist are the oldest structures that are left standing on Aruba.[3]
The name "cas di torto" likely originates from the Spanish "casas de torta," brought by settlers from the Paraguaná Peninsula in Venezuela to Aruba. "Torta" in Spanish means "cake" and references the layered clay construction.[citation needed]
- ^ a b c Bosch 1836, p. 47.
- ^ Nijdam 1967, p. 24.
- ^ Guides, Fodor's Travel (2016-01-12). Fodor's In Focus Aruba. Fodor's Travel. ISBN 978-1-101-87919-1.