Cas di torto
Historic torto houses in Aruba / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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House of torto | |
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Cas di torto | |
Alternative names | Cas di lodo Cas di bara |
General information | |
Country | Aruba Bonaire Curaçao |
Height | |
Roof | maiz stem[1] cacti core[2] straw[2] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 1[2] |
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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]