Aruba Hotels

Aruba Hotels

Aruba is a 33-kilometre long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, 27 km north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela. Together with Curaçao and Bonaire it forms a group referred to as the ABC islands of the Leeward Antilles, the southern island chain of the Lesser Antilles.

Aruba is a generally flat, riverless island in the Leeward Antilles island arc of the Lesser Antilles. Aruba is renowned for its white, sandy beaches on the western and southern coasts of the island, relatively sheltered from fierce ocean currents, and this is where most tourist development has taken place. The northern and eastern coasts, lacking this protection, are considerably more battered by the sea and have been left largely untouched by humans. The hinterland of the island features some rolling hills, the best known of which are called Hooiberg and Mount Jamanota, the highest on the island. Oranjestad is the the capital.

To the east of Aruba are Bonaire and Curaçao, two island territories which form the southwest part of the Netherlands Antilles; Aruba and these two Netherlands Antilles islands are sometimes called the ABC islands.

Language can be seen as an important part of island culture in Aruba. The cultural mixture has given rise to a linguistic mixture known as Papiamento, the predominant language on Aruba. The two official languages are the Dutch language and Papiamento. Papiamento is a language that has been evolving through the centuries and absorbed many words from other languages like Dutch, English, diverse African dialects, and most importantly, from Portuguese and Spanish.

Places of interest that have been or are on the island include

Alto Vista Chapel, Arikok National Park, Ayo and Casibari Rock Formations, Bushiribana and Balashi, California Lighthouse, Frenchman's Pass, Mount Jamanota, Hooiberg, Lourdes Grotto, Natural Bridge, Natural Pool, Palm Beach, Quadiriki Caves, Eagle Beach, Arashi, Aruba, Caves of Aruba, Baby Beach, Aruba, Aruba Aloe Factory, Palm Island, Aruba

Cities, towns and villages in Aruba

Angochi, Arasji, Babijn, Barcelona, Blumond, Boton, Bringamosa, Bubali, Bushiribana, Butucu, Calabas, Camacuri, Canashito, Cas Ariba, Cas di Paloma, Cashero, Casibari, Catashi, Catiri, Ceru Colorado, Cobo Lodo, Cunucu Abao, Cura Cabai, Dacota, Druif, Fontein, Gasparito, Jamanota, Jan Flemming, Juwana Morto, Lago Colony, Largo Cadushi, Macuarima, Madiki, Mahuma, Marawiel, Maria Mai, Modansa, Mon Pos, Morgenster, Noord, Noord Cura Cabai, Oranjestad, Palm Beach, Parkietenbos, Piedra Plat, Plantersrust, Pos Abao, Pos Chikito, Rooi Afo, Rooi Prikichi Savaneta, Sero Blanco, Shabiruri, Shiribana, Sint Nicolaas, Tamarijn, Tanki Flip, Tanki Lender

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