Aruba
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Aruba, officially the Country of Aruba, is an island constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea 29 kilometres north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paragua
Sketch of hieroglyphs found of earlier presence of former inhabitants, drawn on cave roof with reddish ocre-like paint, ratio 1/20. (1827)
Aruban pot (before 1881). Colonial records often give a one-sided perspective on the indigenous heritage. Original inhabitants of the Caribbean had many languages and cultures. And there was considerable exchange of ideas and produce. — Tropenmuseum
Goats in Arikok National Park
Machinery for the 'cooking' of aloe (1903)
Oranjestad
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Oranjestad, the capital and most populous of Aruba's eight regions, is located on the southwestern coast of the island.
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…Aruba shares Dutch nationality with its citizens. Aruba lacks administrative subdivisions but is divided into eight regions for census purposes with Oranjestad as its capital. The name Aruba most likely came from the Caquetío Oruba which means "well situated island", seeing as it was the Caquetío who were…
Clockwise: Townhall, I Love Aruba sign, Royal Plaza, Plaza Simon Bolivar, Plaza Betico Croes, Tram in center of the town, Census Building, Plaza Daniel Leo, Willem III tower. Center clockwise: Wilhelmina Park, Archeological Museum, Ecury House, Protestant church, Aruban Courthouse, San Francisco church
Aruba 1815 depicts Paardenbaai harbour and village at the bay during English interregnum.
Aerial view of Oranjestad and the bay (1964)
The Royal Plaza Mall in Dutch Colonial architecture.