Aruba has a large array of plants and flowers. One of them is “Palo di Boonchi’, Aruba’s Bean Plant, known for its beautiful flowers and medical use. In this article you can find out more about this tree.
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Banana Moon store opened in Aruba
Banana Moon, a well-known brand of swim and beach wear, recently opened the doors of their store in the Havenstraat in Aruba. The store is selling bikinis, bathing suits, hats, bags, tunics and flips flops. The store is a must visit if you are looking for the perfect bikini.
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Synchronized swimmer Anouk Eman Wins GOLD at U.S. National Championships
Synchronized swimming requires a unique combination of overall body strength and agility, grace and beauty, split-second timing, musical interpretation, stamina and dramatic flair. Internationally in synchronized swimming three events are recognized: solo, duet and team. For Aruba's Gold medalist Anouk Eman, her swimming techniques did not disappoint.
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Radisson Aruba Resort organized a beach clean up on Earth Day
Radisson Aruba Resort Casino & Spa employees got together on Earth Day to clean up the beach around the California Dunes and Lighthouse. The beach cleanup was organized as part of the resort’s responsible business policy.
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Ruth’s Chris Steak House 5th Anniversary celebration with distinguished guests
On Monday May 6, Ruth’s Chris Aruba celebrated its 5th anniversary with a sold out “Rat Pack tribute” dinner show for their distinguished guests. The audience enjoyed and sang-a-long some of the favorites like New York, New York, That's Amore, My Way and more.
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Paseo Herencia welcomes the first McDonald dessert center to Aruba
Craving something sweet has just gotten better. Indulge yourself, as the new McDonald dessert center caters an all dessert menu which includes there popular desserts such as McFlurry, Sundaes, Cones and Shakes.
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Sarah-Quita, Aruba’s Windsurfing Champion, received Royal Medal
Governor Refunjol got the honor to pin the medal on Sarah-Quita Offringa and to hand over the letter declaring her of “Knight in the Order of Orange Nassau”. Friends and family gathered at the Aruba House in the Netherlands to be part of this special occasion.
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The annual pole sitting event kicks off on May 9th
The 19th edition of Aruba’s Pole Sitting Championship is organized once again from May 9th till May 12th 2013. The popular contest always attracts a large audience to support the participants and to enjoy all the happenings around the championship.
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Westin Aruba Resort named Best Value Resort in Islands magazine
The Westin Resort and Casino Aruba was named Best Value Resort in Caribbean Travel + Life's Best of the Caribbean: Readers' Choice Awards. The results were announced in the May 2013 edition of Islands Magazine.
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The Dutch Kingdom welcomed their first king in 120 years: King Willem-Alexander
Last Tuesday King Willem-Alexander became Europe's youngest monarch. Beatrix shed a tear before signing the act of abdication and a cry went up from the crowd witnessing the signing on a giant screen in front of the palace. A star-studded rendition of the Koningslied was broadcast live from Rotterdam and watched by the royal family on the banks of the IJ river. Also Aruba participated, at exactly 1:30pm children on stage and the public at the Linear Park started to sing the Koninglied to celebrate the new king.
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Celebrate Ruth’s Chris big 5 and enjoy The Rat Pack Tribute by Michelangelo and trio
Ruth’s Chris Steak House is celebrating its 5th year in Aruba and will host a Rat Pack Tribute by Michelangelo and trio on May 6th. This will be an extraordinary delightful night having a succulent 4-course dinner menu for only $75 p.p. while enjoying a live show with hit songs by Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra. Advanced reservations are required so make your reservation as soon as possible.
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Aruba’s Sarah-Quita appointed as Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau
Aruban windsurfing world champion Sarah-Quita Offringa is appointed as youngest Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau (Ridder in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau). The Order of Orange-Nassau is a chivalry order founded in 1892 by Queen Emma of the Netherlands. Persons can get appointed to the Order of Orange-Nassau for their exceptional contributions to society.
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VisitAruba Video Contest winner starts his Aruba adventure!
The winner of the 2012 Visit Aruba video contest has arrived in Aruba and is very excited to begin his Aruba adventure. Thanks to the participating sponsors to whom we are very grateful for their generosity, we have overloaded David Kohlmeier from Austria with Gift Certificates and tons of stuff to do. He has come armed with two Go-Pro cameras and we are sure he will be documenting every minute of his super vacation to further expose Aruba to the as-yet-untapped Austrian market!
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