“Muhé di Punda, homber di Otrobanda” (Women are from Punda, Men are from Otrobanda)
The Dutch employed a certain geographic literalism in the naming of our harbor.
The Dutch named the area housing Fort Amsterdam (seat of government): de punt – Punda in Papiamentu (“the point”), a clear reference to the small peninsula jutting out onto St. Anna Bay.
The Dutch referred to the land across the bay as de overzijde – Otrobanda in Papiamentu (“the other side”) of the harbor.
Punda and Otrobanda combined make up Willemstad, the capital of Curaçao.
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