Aruba 365
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Aruba 365
14 desert trails, historic sites, rock formations, and cultural landmarks across Aruba, from Arikok National Park and the divi-divi shoreline of Eagle Beach to the Natural Pool and coves you reach only by 4x4.
A small bright-yellow Catholic chapel on a hill above the north coast, on the site of Aruba's first church from 1750. A peaceful pilgrimage spot reached by a winding cross-lined lane.
A 400-foot German freighter scuttled off Aruba's northwest coast in 1940, now one of the Caribbean's largest and most popular wreck dives, draped in coral and alive with marine life in clear, shallow water.
A volunteer-run refuge in the countryside near Santa Cruz that cares for the island's once-wild donkeys. Visitors can meet, feed, and learn about the animals, with free entry and donations welcomed.
Monolithic boulders in the island's interior near Santa Cruz, an ancient gathering place of the Arawak with faint petroglyphs sheltered in the rock. Trails wind among the stones and cactus.
A lush tropical garden enclosure near Palm Beach filled with hundreds of free-flying butterflies from around the world. Guided tours explain their life cycle, from egg and caterpillar to chrysalis and flight.
A 19th-century lighthouse on the windswept northwest tip of Aruba, named for a steamship wrecked offshore. The hilltop setting gives sweeping views over the dunes and coast.
A cluster of giant tonalite boulders rising from the flat interior near Santa Cruz, with carved steps and trails to a viewpoint over the whole island. Cactus gardens and rock paintings surround it.
Aruba's oldest building, a 1798 Dutch fort in central Oranjestad with the Willem III Tower added in 1868. It now houses the Historical Museum and hosts the weekly Bon Bini Festival.
Aruba's distinctive pyramid-shaped hill rising from the centre of the island. A long stairway climbs to the 165-metre summit, where the view stretches across both coasts and toward Venezuela on clear days.
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