Aruba welcomes LAN Airlines who will start operating as of December 1st 2013. Twice weekly LAN Airlines will offer direct flights from Bogota, Colombia to Aruba. Also tourists from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Ecuador will benefit from this addition, as it will offer them favorable connections via Bogota to Aruba.
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Future chef’s of Aruba competed on the final night of the 8th annual Aruba Wine, Food & Art Festival
Six teams of four future chefs competed on the last night of the annual Aruba Wine, Food & Art Festival for the honor of winning this year’s EPI Culinary School Student Contest. Each team, mentored by an established chef, presented an assortment of amuses of duck, pork, shrimp and other gourmet treat, leaving it up to the judges to select the best dish.
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Aruba’s Sarah Quita remains undefeated as PWA Women’s World Champion in Freestyle
Aruba’s Sarah Quita Offringa competed in the PWA Windsurfing World Cup event and was once again crowned the PWA Women’s World Champion Freestyle 2013. This victory makes it the sixth consecutive year that Sarah Quita claims the title of PWA World Champion Freestyle.
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3 of Aruba’s top chefs competed for the Iron Chef title during the Aruba Food, Wine & Art Festival
Last Thursday evening after a close and difficult decision, Chef Urvin Croes came out on top, and will go down in the history books as Aruba’s first Iron Chef. Three of Aruba’s top chefs—Scott Scheurman from Aqua Grill, Urvin Croes from White Modern Cuisine, and Erwin Husken from Screaming Eagle competed for the top Iron Chef title.
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Aruba’s Xander Bogaerts, newest shortshop for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first home run
Aruba’s native son, Xander Bogaerts recently joined the Boston Red Sox as shortstop, hit his first home run is a sold-out Yankee Stadium. Aruba is proud of Xander’s first home run in the Major League as it is a special moment in his career.
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