It is located inland from the north coast, to the southeast of Christoffelberg, at a major road junction.

In Barber there is a slavery museum and small nature park with the oldest tree in Curaçao.

Kas di Pal'i Maishi [nl] is an open air museum about the living conditions of the slaves.

It used to be a forest owned by the priests of the Dominican Order who donated the land to Amigu di Terra (the Curaçao division of Friends of the Earth).

[10] The local football club since 1951 is Centro Social Deportivo Barber who play at Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro in Willemstad.