History of ArubaAruba was settled by the Caquetios Indians of the Arwak tribe as early as 1000 AD. Alonso de Ojeda, a Spanish explorer, was the first European to discover Aruba. Alonso arrived in 1499 and claimed Aruba for Spain. In 1636 the Dutch took over and remained in control for around 200 years.
Aruba experienced a gold rush in the 19th century and an oil refinery built in 1924. In 1986 Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles and became andindependent member of the Netherlands. Today Aruba is a tourist spot with much of its economy based on tourism. |
Why Aruba?
I would like to go to Aruba because of the beautiful beaches and the clear blue water. I think it would be cool to go there because of all of the attractions such as under water tours as well as on land tours by car of ATV. Not only does it have cool wildlife but it also has many different restaurants and shopping. One of the events that the people of Aruba and visitors enjoy is the Aruba Carnaval. It's fun for the whole family and is a never ending celebration.
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