Background: Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990.
March 7th 2008Central America Caribbean » Aruba » Oranjestad Yesterday was another day of sun and beach. And an hour walk to the beach, in that same unrelenting sun. Everything would have been great, if my sunscreen would have been strong enough (or maybe I sho ... [full story]
March 5th 2008Central America Caribbean » Aruba » Oranjestad Ookal gaat deze weblog in principe over mijn tijd in New York, ik voeg mijn weekje Aruba ook maar toe. En vanaf hier ga ik het in het Engels typen, dat stellen mijn Amerikaanse vrienden (ja, die heb i ... [full story]
January 27th 2008Central America Caribbean » Aruba » Oranjestad Por Favor...
Realize that I write these things in the early morning without any sort of proof-reading or spiellchaker....and to make matters worse I cannot delete entries eaning my errors will ta ... [full story]
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