Cruise ships arrive weekly on Aruba and over flights from different cities from the United States, Canada, several countries in South America, the Netherlands, England and other Caribbean islands are being welcomed on a daily basis. Non-stop flight times to Aruba are approximately 0. Aruba is an independent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and has a population of approximately , inhabitants.
The official languages are Dutch and Papiamento, but English and Spanish are also very widely spoken. The island is 21 miles 33 km long, 6 miles 9 km wide and has an area of about 75 square miles square km. Aruba is mainly flat with a few hills and is renowned for its white sandy beaches. Aruba is located south of the hurricane belt which means that it rarely rains for extended periods. The climate is mostly dry and doesn't allow for a lot of vegetation.
Constant trade winds cool the island and the temperature is about 82 degrees Fahrenheit 28 degrees Celsius year round. The north coast of Aruba is rugged terrain with all kinds of vegetation and some sand dunes. The ocean currents are much stronger here than on the west and south coast of Aruba and it not recommended to swim on this side of the island. It is very rare to have completely wind-still and calm days on the north coast. Oranjestad , Aruba's capital named after the Dutch Royal House of Orange, is located on the west coast.
On the west coast you will also find long stretches of white beaches and most of the hotels and all-inclusive resorts. Eagle Beach , named best beach in the world for a few times, is also located along the west coast of the island.
By car, you can go around the entire island in just a few hours. Hooiberg is a volcanic mountain that looks like a haystack, its height is about meters. Jamanota is the highest point on the island, with a height of meters ft. Good question! No real need to roll your R but most locals do!
Aruba and the other Dutch islands like Saba, St. Eustatius, and St. The island of Bonaire also conveniently lies within reach with a distance of only kilometers. Oranjestad, founded in , is located in the southwest of the island. Oranjestad has a little over Aruba even has an oil refinery that is located at the southwestern part of Aruba, close to San Nicolas.
Most of the hotels are located north of Oranjestad. But also in the vicinity of the city, hotels and other types of accommodation are available. The official languages of Aruba are Dutch and Papiamento. The language contains words from Portuguese, several African languages, Dutch, and Spanish.
Thanks to international tourism, many people in Aruba also know how to speak English quite well. Other languages spoken on the island are Portuguese, Chinese, German, and Spanish.
French is also spoken, albeit in small communities. For , the estimated population of Aruba is approximately , Aruba weather conditions are classified as tropical with a fairly constant temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit 28 degrees Celsius year round. Temperature differences between day and night and summer and winter are a mere 38 degrees Fahrenheit 4 degrees Celsius. Constant trade winds coming from the Atlantic Ocean cool the island considerably.
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