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Fort Zoutman (Dutch pronunciation: [fɔrt ˈsʌutmɑn]) [a] is a military fortification at Oranjestad, Aruba.Originally built in 1798 by African slaves, with materials provided by the Amerindians, who performed Statute Labour or corvée for the Dutch West India Company, it is the oldest structure on the island of Aruba, one of the main tourist attractions on the island, and regarded by UNESCO ...
There are more than a dozen beaches of Aruba. Aruba is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and an island country in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea . Beaches
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]
Hooiberg (Dutch: /ˈɦojbɛrx/ (listen ⓘ)) is a distinctively shaped, 165 m (541 ft) conical hill located at the heart of the island of Aruba.This geological formation is a prominent and recognizable landmark that has long captured the attention of locals and visitors alike—Hooiberg is Aruba's centerpiece.
By Erika Riggs For many years, the Poplar Point lighthouse was the beacon guiding ships in Wickford Harbor, a protected inlet in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. Built in 1831, the structure ...
Topfree beaches allow women to sunbathe without a bikini top or other clothing above the waist. Clothing-optional beaches allow either sex to sunbathe with or without clothing above or below the waist. A nude beach may also be an obligatory nude area, which means that both sexes are obliged to go without clothing above as well as below the waist.
When the tragic plague stuck the place, many of the inhabitants of Alto Vista died and the remaining residents vacated the place and moved to Noord where the second church of Aruba was built. The Alto Vista Church was deserted from 1816 and went into ruins and the old wooden cross went under possession of many priests.
Object Year/architect Town/section Address Coordinates Number? Image; Ex Havenkantoor : 1940 Oranjestad: A.M. Schuttestraat 2 01-001 Info Waterreservoir: 1905