Palm Beach, Aruba
Palm Beach is known for its white sand and calm waters, which tourist often take advantage of by using water sport concessions, snorkeling and diving. Various time-share ownership and full-time ownership condos have been and are being built in the area.Together with neighbouring Eagle Beach to the south, the beach placed seventh on TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice 2013 list of best beaches in the world.Palm Beach is a tourism district about 6 kilometers northwest of Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba. A number of high rise hotels are located there, such as Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort & Casino, Aruba Marriott Resort, Occidental Grand Aruba, Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, Ritz Carlton Resort, and RIU palace Aruba. A shopping district adjacent to the hotels was finished in 2009, called Palm Beach Plaza Mall.Together with neighbouring Eagle Beach to the south, the beach placed seventh on TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice 2013 list of best beaches in the world.[1]
| Palm Beach | |
|---|---|
| District | |
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Palm Beach, Aruba | |
  Palm Beach Location in Aruba | |
| Coordinates: 12°34′N 70°02′W / 12.567°N 70.033°WCoordinates: 12°34′N 70°02′W / 12.567°N 70.033°W | |
| Country |
 Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Constituent country |
 Aruba |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,105 |
Little North of Palm Beach is Malmok Beach, a small sandy strip running all the way until the northern tip of Aruba.Smaller apartment complexes and luxurious holiday homes are located along this dead-end Boulevard. Hadicurari Beach (kiting), Arashi Beach and Boca Catalina (snorkeling) are popular location.
History
The fist people to ever live on the beach were Caquetios Indians from the Arawak tribe in 100 A.D. Later, in 1499, Spanish explorer Alonso de Ojeda discovered the island and created a small garrison. The Dutch took over the island soon after and it had remained in Dutch power from then on with a short interruption of English rule in 1805 during the Napoleonic wars.
It was not until 1947 that Palm Beaches first tourist office opened. The fist hotel opened in the fifties, actually a competition was held to find the best design for the hotel. The winner's name was Ernst Bartels and his idea was called the`Basiroeti’. The hotel would end up being called Hotel Basi-Ruti. Hotel Basi-Ruti was not a high-rise, bungalows on the bare sand comprised the new hotel. Today it is a high-rise and is property of the Riu resort.
References
- ↑ TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice - "World's best beaches 2013"
- TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice - "World's best beaches 2013"
- "Aruba." Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2012. Ed. Karen Ellicott. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2011. 118-121. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 4 Oct. 2016.
- Bongers, Evert. "Historia di Aruba - Tourism". www.historiadiaruba.aw. Retrieved 2016-10-04.