The “Cuashi di Curason” project is an initiative by Fundacion Savaneta Prome Capital, which began in September of last year. They have already renovated several houses that have become tourist attractions. Now, they have announced that they will continue with the projects in other houses in the district.
The president of the foundation, Norman Thijsen, recently announced in a press conference that Savaneta 64 is one of the first four houses they started renovating. “We are very proud that so often we pass by here with activities we organize in the area,” he said.
This marks the second year of the project, aligning with the foundation’s goal of preserving cultural and historical values. They focus on houses that are between 80 and 100 years old in their traditional form and aim to revive these houses. Thijsen assured that they only renovate, not restore, because restoration is a task for the Stichting Monumentenfonds Aruba, which restores authentically. They paint the houses in bright colors to beautify the house, the street, and the district, believing this helps strengthen the cultural identity of Savaneta.
They will help paint four more houses: Savaneta 181, Savaneta 65, Savaneta 16, and Savaneta 123-A with the collaboration of their volunteers, including the Marinierskazerne, which also helped with a beach cleaning, and the La Fama Football Club.
They enfasized that Savaneta also has tourism to offer outside of the beach. If they manage to renovate 20 houses over time, according to Thijsen, this could become a tour. For them, the colors of the houses are important to remain attractive, just like the first one, where tourists already stop and take pictures at the Savaneta 64 house located nearby.
Fundacion Savaneta Prome Capital was established with the goal of preserving cultural and historical values and contributing to the socio-economic development of Savaneta. In the end, Savaneta is also a tourist attraction in Aruba, where its boutique hotels, restaurants, beaches, and scenic views of the hills put Savaneta on the world map as a tourist destination.
