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N.V. Elmar is the sole provider of electricity on the island of Aruba . N.V. Elmar is an abbreviation for the full company name in Dutch: " N aamloze V ennootschap El ectriciteit- M aatschappij Ar uba". The Naamloze Vennootschap, abbreviated as N.V. is the traditional Limited Liability Company with its capital divided into shares and may be ...
Aruba ( / əˈruːbə / ə-ROO-bə, Dutch: [aːˈrubaː] or [aːˈrybaː] ⓘ, Papiamento: [aˈruba] ), officially the Country of Aruba ( Dutch: Land Aruba; Papiamento: Pais Aruba ), is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, situated in the south of the Caribbean Sea. Aruba is located approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi ...
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Oranjestad ( UK: / ɒˈrænjəstɑːt / orr-AN-yə-staht, [2] US: / ɔːˈrɑːn -, oʊˈrɑːn -/ or-AHN-, oh-RAHN-, [3] [4] Dutch: [oːˈrɑɲəstɑt]; literally " Orange City"), the capital and most populous of Aruba 's eight regions, is located on the southwestern coast of the island. In Papiamento, the local language, Oranjestad is ...
Federico Fingal from Aruba was the last person, in 1962, to watch over the California Lighthouse. Nowadays, the lighthouse is a monument preserved by the government of the Netherlands and Aruba. The lighthouse keepers had weekly rotating shifts and took turns residing in the double service house.
Hooiberg ( Dutch: /ˈɦojbɛrx/ ( listen ⓘ )) is a distinctively shaped, 165 m (541 ft) conical hill located at the heart of the island of Aruba. This geological volcanic formation is a prominent and recognizable landmark that has long captured the attention of locals and visitors alike—Hooiberg is Aruba's centerpiece.
The Aruban tourism industry dates to the 1930s when the first commercial airline landed on Aruba and a guest house was established in Oranjestad.Starting in the early 1960s with the rise of a new wave in the tourism industry and the opening of the first luxury resort, Aruba Caribbean Hotel, a national aspiration arose to become "The little Miami of the Caribbean".