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Spaans Lagoen, which translates to "Spanish lagoon", is a coastal bay and wetland area of Aruba.Designated as a Ramsar site since 1980, [2] and in February 2017, it was included within the boundary of the Arikok National Park. [3]
Holloway, who had visited Aruba with classmates following her high school graduation, was scheduled to fly home on May 30 but failed to appear for her flight. [7] She was last seen outside Carlos'n Charlie's, a restaurant and nightclub in Oranjestad, entering a car with local residents van der Sloot and brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe. [8]
Aruba (/ ə ˈ r uː b ə / ə-ROO-bə, Dutch pronunciation: [aːˈrubaː] or [aːˈrybaː] ⓘ, Papiamento pronunciation:), officially the Country of Aruba (Dutch: Land Aruba; Papiamento: Pais Aruba), is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná and 80 kilometres (50 ...
Eagle Beach (or Arend Beach) is a beach and neighbourhood of Oranjestad, Aruba. The neighbourhood is famous for its many low-rise resorts and wide public beach. [2] It is the widest beach of Aruba, [3] and has soft white sand. It has been rated one of the best beaches in the world. [4] [3]
The caves of Aruba, located on the windward side within the Arikok National Park, comprise notable formations such as Quadirikiri Cave, Fontein Cave, and Huliba Cave. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These subterranean environments serve as habitats for a variety of nocturnal bats, including insectivores and frugivores .
The Aruban tourism industry dates to the 1930s when the first commercial airline landed on Aruba and a guest house was established in Oranjestad.Starting in the early 1960s with the rise of a new wave in the tourism industry and the opening of the first luxury resort, Aruba Caribbean Hotel, a national aspiration arose to become "The little Miami of the Caribbean".
To view the bridge follow the road to its terminus, then hike approximately 200 feet (61 m) down old lava and coral formations. Baby Beach, Aruba Baby Beach, known for its calm water and good snorkeling, is located south of San Nicolaas.
Tierra del Sol Salina is a 1 ha natural saliña, surrounded by desert scrub vegetation, lying within the golf-course of the Tierra del Sol Resort, Spa & Country Club at the northwestern end of Aruba, a constituent island nation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean. It periodically contains water, and has a natural flow to ...