Seru Otrobanda

Seru Otrobanda is a neighborhood in Curaçao. Seru Otrobanda is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kortijn, as well as near Panama.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Curaçao Medical Center and Queen Emma Bridge.

Curaçao Medical Center

Hospital

Curaçao Medical Center is the main hospital of Curaçao. It is located in the Otrobanda district of Willemstad, and serves a replacement for the Sint-Elisabeth Hospital.

Queen Emma Bridge

Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Queen Emma Bridge is a pontoon bridge across St. Anna Bay on Curaçao island in the Dutch Caribbean. It connects the Punda and Otrobanda quarters of the capital city, Willemstad.

The Kurá Hulanda Museum is an anthropological museum located in the Kura Hulanda Village district of Willemstad, Curaçao. The museum teaches about the Atlantic slave trade, and African history in the Caribbean, and was opened in April 1999 by Jacob Gelt Dekker.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Otrobanda and Willemstad.

Otrobanda

Suburb

Photo: Roger W, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Otrobanda is one of the historic quarters of Willemstad, located at the southwest side of the city, in Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. Otrobanda was founded in 1707, and has been designated a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Willemstad

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Willemstad is the capital and largest city of Curaçao. The city center and the waterfront is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Willemstad is mostly a destination for cruise ship tourists who usually spend one or two days there at most.