Slave Huts at White Pan
Slave Huts at White Pan
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"Pink beach" on the southwestern coast bearing cubby-house-sized stone huts in which slaves working the saltpans used to sleep.
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Susan
Corinna, ME214 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
As part of an organized tour, our small group stopped at the slave huts after taking in the salt production flats. (It was right up the road.) The few buildings were quite small, but loaded with historic information! We were there for around 10 minutes for picture taking and for our guide to discuss the History and answer our questions. It was a worthwhile stop as part of a tour, but I wouldn't book this spot on its own.
Written February 20, 2020
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Mark R
Wisconsin2,545 contributions
Feb 2020
A tough part of the history of Bonaire to learn about. We accessed the Slave Huts and Salt Flats via a guided tour on a bus. The salt ponds are still a big source of income form Bonaire, owned now by food giant, Cargill.
A very beautiful setting and worth the time to learn and reflect.
A very beautiful setting and worth the time to learn and reflect.
Written May 10, 2020
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Ken
Loveland, CO1,383 contributions
Apr 2016
There are two groups of slave huts on this road. The ones painted white are accompanied by a historical marker that tells about when they were constructed and a little bit about the lives of the people who used them and why. The yellow huts have no historical information that we could find. Both groups of huts are in great condition but completely empty; if you crawl in one and look around, you've had the experience. My kids had fun playing hide-and-seek here.
Written April 12, 2016
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Likeness
Dallas, TX626 contributions
Feb 2015 • Couples
Stopped here on our tour of the southern end of the island. Sit awhile and maybe you can feel the presence of days gone by. I did. There is an odd beauty about this spot even though you know that the people that slept here must have worked very hard for very little.
Written February 21, 2015
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Life Starts at 50
Winnipeg, Canada224 contributions
Feb 2014 • Couples
Along the southern coastal highway there are markers with stories depicting the sad history of slaves who once labored to harvest the salt and load it onto ships. There are 4 salt pans, each with a different grade (or type?) of salt, and each has a color-coded obelisk marking where along the shoreline the ships needed to anchor to load it. These are labeled in Dutch as Oranje Pan (orange), Witte Pan (white), Rode Pan (red), and Blauwe Pan (blue). Near the obelisks (loading areas) are the remains of the tiny huts that the slaves slept in while loading the ships. Definitely worth seeing, but it doesn’t take long. Each of these pans is just a stop along the scenic highway. The whole drive around the south end of the island, including several stops, took a little more than an hour.
Written February 13, 2014
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Traveler O
Washington DC, DC1,216 contributions
May 2013 • Family
The white-painted huts give a tough look into the inhumane conditions endured by slaves working the salt flats over 100 years ago. Important historical site to see, it reminds you of the many unfortunates who slaved away to enrich the wealthy few in the Caribbean/West Indies generations ago.
Written January 31, 2014
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BrakiWorldTraveler
Belgrade, Serbia19,438 contributions
Jan 2023
Driving south some 20 min from Kralendijk this is the first row of slave huts.
Slaves worked on the nearby salt mining plants. Huts are white painted and located between the Salt pier north and the second row of yellow slave huts further south.
It was hard to imagine that around 5 slaves lived in such low and tiny huts - I had problems entering them almost on my knees.
Today they're kept as a bitter history reminder of the Caribbean slave past. Entry is free.
Slaves worked on the nearby salt mining plants. Huts are white painted and located between the Salt pier north and the second row of yellow slave huts further south.
It was hard to imagine that around 5 slaves lived in such low and tiny huts - I had problems entering them almost on my knees.
Today they're kept as a bitter history reminder of the Caribbean slave past. Entry is free.
Written February 9, 2023
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Allen B
Muskegon, MI1,216 contributions
Dec 2022
If you don't have your own guide, get close to a group to get some information about what the history is. Nothing wrong with tipping a little also.
Written January 3, 2023
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LaraKZ
Prague, Czech Republic216 contributions
Feb 2020
I would not rate this place as any other tourist attraction. Here is more about becoming aware of the slave huts history and reflect about it.
If you are already in south make a stop to take in some of this place sad history. A striking contrast between the purpose of these huts and the breathtaking natural location.
If you are already in south make a stop to take in some of this place sad history. A striking contrast between the purpose of these huts and the breathtaking natural location.
Written February 29, 2020
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Leila_70
N Ireland56 contributions
Jan 2019 • Couples
Good photo opportunity and very thought provoking to see the conditions for the slaves. Some information boards available.
Written February 13, 2019
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How far is it from the cruise ship? Is this a beach to spend the day on?
Written December 7, 2017
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