1817
CURAÇAO COLORS

In 1817 it was decreed by Governor-General Albert Kikkert that houses were no longer to be whitewashed, for it was believed that the dazzle of the tropical sun reflecting off white walls was harmful to the eyes. This gave rise to the Curaçaoan custom of painting houses red, yellow, blue and green. Nowadays, houses of all colors can be seen all across the island