| |  | | | Aruba | Latitude: 12.51667 N Longitude: -70.03333 W Capital: Oranjestad | | | | | | | | Travel in Aruba A total of 4 members have visited 8 locations in Aruba. Together they have written 4 travel stories and uploaded 100 pictures from Aruba. Last visit in Aruba was made 2009-04-11 by hankster who was in Oranjestad. Have you been to Aruba? Click here to join and share your pictures and stories. |
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Short introduction to Aruba
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.
Source: World Factbook |
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Travel stories from Aruba  | Here we go! | | As promised, here are some of our cruise pics from our 10 day cruise we just finished. This is Aruba, what a beautiful island, for being a desert! We rented a jeep and headed west to begin with. The s... |
| | | |  | 10 Days on Aruba | | Spent 10 day on Aruba. Saw a sunset at La Trattoria at California Sand Dunes. Relaxed on Eagle Beach and visited the town of Oranjestad.... |
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