Aruba Local Customs

Iguanas

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Iguanas
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Surf and rock piles
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Cemetery at Santa Ana church in Noord
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Language & Electricity

by RoyJava

Language: >>>While Dutch is the official language of the islands, the people from the ABC-islands also have their own language: Papiamentu. It is an Creole language, originally from Spanish & Portuguese, with a lot of Dutch, English, and African influences. Fortunately everybody do speak English, as well as Spanish and Dutch. Antillians have a good sense for languages.Electricity: >>>110-130 volts a.c. 50 cycles. 60 cycles will work fine, too, except items like hair dryers, irons and some battery charging equipment, which may overheat if used for an extended period of time (like mine!). European appliances that run on 220 volt cannot be used, so bring adapters.

Curved Divi-Divi Trees Bow Your Path

by RoyJava

Good to know >>>When you should get lost at Aruba, just follow the world-famous Divi-Divi trees. These gnarled spooky trees permanently bent towards Westerly side, caused by the constant trade winds. They will be your natural compass and show you the bustling hotel district ... just trust the bonsai-like figures!Good to know ... : -))

Cacti fences

by kazander

I remember our tour guide explaining to us that the farmers in Aruba grew these cacti in straight lines to form fences to keep their animals in. What a great way to use nature to your advantage! It also makes a lot of sense seeing as there are not many trees on certain parts of the island,

Mango Juice Rocks !

by amapola66

The Small Person developed an addiction to fresh mango juice. The one she liked the best, was at Mangos bar at the Amsterdam Manor. She also took to ordering mango icecreams & smoothies all over the island.Highly recommended for small people all over the world.Yum!

Ballet Folklorico Nacional di Aruba

by cruisingbug

These dancers appeared at Welcome Night at our resort (which was actually closer to our departure due to the weeklong, island-wide blackout, but that's another story). If you have a chance to see them, do so! From Caribbean (including Aruban) to Latin to African dances, this talented troupe wowed the crowd and seemed to have endless energy. A great show, which we would have paid good money for if it hadn't been free!

Currency is the Aruban Florin...

by annk

Currency is the Aruban Florin which is divided into 100 cents. Silver coins are in denominations of 5, 10, 25 & 50 cents, one florin, 2 1/2 florins and 5 florins. The florin fluctuates with the dollar and exchange rate is AF 1.77 to the U.S. dollar.If visiting from the States, it is not necessary to obtain the local currency since U.S. dollars are accepted everywhere and dollars may be withdrawn from ATM's as well. Just don't take $50 or $100 dollar bills as they are not accepted due to counterfeit problems.

Here it's a good one. Aruba's...

by idrincon

Here it's a good one. Aruba's natives speak Papiamento, and some Spanish and English. However, not all of them have a good skill on the latter two.. so be patiente and do not be afraid to ask again is pronunciation is hard to understand.

Aruba is an island of the sun,...

by mocca

Aruba is an island of the sun, to enjoy the good weather and most people will do this, but it still has some nice culture. There are old dutch colonial houses scattered around the island, and a windmill, so even on Aruba you can take in some culture.

If there is a cultural thing,...

by Jefvdw

If there is a cultural thing, it are the people themself.In the last years the interest to conservate the old houses is growing. The Netherlands are financially helping to restaurate our heritage.Visit downtown and in the outback (=cunucu) for old typical houses.

The ARCHELOGICAL MUSEUM next...

by Jefvdw

The ARCHELOGICAL MUSEUM next to the St Franciscuskerkis a one room eposure of the pre-colombian history of Aruba. While Arubians are proud of there Indian history and many places still remember this past by there names, and local archeologists do a lot of excavating, this liliput exposition is a shame for the goverments effort on this terain. The positive side: it's completely free,if there is a guard, he's sleeping, so don't disturb...which can be sead from this guy: the classical way to let the native indians to there final rest.

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