Scharloo

Scharloo
Skálo
Neighbourhood
House in Scharloo with a wall painting by Francis Sling
Scharloo
Location in Curaçao
Coordinates: 12°06′22″N 68°55′35″W / 12.10611°N 68.92639°W / 12.10611; -68.92639
StateKingdom of the Netherlands
CountryCuraçao
CityWillemstad
Population
 (2011)
  Total
523

Scharloo (Papiamento: Skálo) is a neighbourhood and former suburb of Willemstad, Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. Scharloo started as a plantation, but became a wealthy neighbourhood of Willemstad. Scharloo has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.