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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 ...
National Archives of Aruba. The National Archives of Aruba (Dutch: Nationaal Archief van Aruba; Papiamento: Archivo Nacional Aruba) are located in Oranjestad, Aruba. [1] [2] Archivo Nacional Aruba (ANA) was established in August 1994 as Aruba’s official records keeper and is considered a vital component to the past, present and future of the ...
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] It is the only inner bay of Aruba and was formed during the last ice age. [4]
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...
Lago Colony was a community located on the east end of the island of Aruba, near the area presently known as Seroe Colorado.. The town consisted of 377 homes, [2] a hospital, [3] [4] church, club house, bowling alley, and an American School, with first through twelfth grades and approximately 180 students.
Aruba (/ ə ˈ r uː b ə / ə-ROO-bə, Dutch: [aːˈrubaː] or [aːˈrybaː] ⓘ, Papiamento:), officially the Country of Aruba (Dutch: Land Aruba; Papiamento: Pais Aruba), is a constituent 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 mi) northwest of Curaçao. [7]
Object Year/architect Town/section Address Coordinates Number? Image; Ex Havenkantoor : 1940 Oranjestad: A.M. Schuttestraat 2 01-001 Info Waterreservoir: 1905
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