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Aruba is located deep in the Caribbean, just about 15
miles north of
Venezuela. It is only
20 miles long and 6 miles wide, making it the smallest
of the Dutch Caribbean, or "ABC" Islands (Aruba,
Bonaire, and Curaçao). Aruba became a
separate country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in
1986, yet the island retains much of its early Dutch
character. Despite its diminutive size, Aruba offers
every Caribbean
delight imaginable from water sports, to casinos,
colonial heritage, forts, and serene white-sand beaches.
There are two main resort areas – one with low rise
buildings, the other with highrises – with a series of
glorious beaches: Druif, Eagle and Palm, with much
of it fronted by a pedestrian walkway. The
Palm Beach
area offers parasailing, glass-bottom boat rides,
excursions aboard the submarine Atlantis, and
high-octane turbocharged jet boat rides. Just north of Palm Beach is a
world-renowned windsurfing and kite-surfing mecca.
CLIMATE:
Average annual
temperature is 82 degrees F. The average annual
rainfall is less than 20 inches per year and occurs in
showers of short duration during the months of November
& December. Aruba is outside the
hurricane belt.
DINING:
Restaurants available -
Local. Fast Food (International). Seafood.
Brazilian. Mexican. Belgian. French.
Italian. Spanish. Cantonese.
Indonesian. Chinese. Japanese. Dutch.
Argentinean. German. Cuban.
Caribbean.
Service charge is usually included on your bill.
Otherwise tip at your own discretion. Dress code (varies
depending on place) is jackets sometimes for men and the
equivalent for ladies.
LANGUAGE:
Papiamento is the native language (a mixture of Spanish,
Dutch and Portuguese with a sprinkling of Indian,
English, French and African). Papiamento and Dutch
are the official languages. English and Spanish
are widely spoken and understood.
NIGHTLIFE:
Entertainment available includes - Discos. Nightclubs.
Casinos. Cabarets. Dinner/dances. Live
music. Local and international shows.
Theaters. Cinemas.
SIGHTSEEING:
The old
California lighthouse
and sand dunes of
California
and Boca Prins. The gold mill ruins in Balashi and
Bushiribana. Bubali Plas Bird Sanctuary. The
Ostrich Farm. The Butterfly Farm.
Guadirikiri.
Fontein
Caves.
Arikok
National
Park.
Alto Vista
Chapel. Ayo and Casibari Rock formations.
The historic Olde Molen. Historical buildings in
Oranjestad. The Willem III tower and
Fort
Zoutman
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