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Friday 3 May 2024

Aruba Tourism Authority honored loyal visitors at Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa Aruba!

The Aruba Tourism Authority re-
cently had the great pleasure of The honoree was:
recognizing Emerald Ambassador Emerald Ambassador
of Aruba. The honoree was respec- Mrs. Priscilla Mitchell from Annapo-
tively honored with a certificate lis, United States.
acknowledging her years of visits,
loyalty, and love for the island of Mr. Jorgino Willems represent-
Aruba. ing the Aruba Tourism Authority,
and staff members of Manchebo
The honor certification is presented Beach Resort & Spa Aruba be-
on behalf of the Minister of Tourism stowed the certificate to the hon-
as a token of appreciation and to oree, presented her with memo-
say “Masha Danki” to guests who rable gifts, and thanked her for
have visited Aruba 10, 20, or 35 choosing Aruba as her best-loved
years or more consecutively. vacation destination, as her home
away from home.
The three honoring levels are as fol-
lows: Top reasons for returning to Aruba
Distinguished Visitor (10>years con- provided by the honoree were:
secutively visiting Aruba) • “The staff at Manchebo”.
Goodwill Ambassador (20>years • Aruba’s Beaches.
consecutively visiting Aruba) • “The Sun is just perfect sincere gratitude and appreciation
Emerald Ambassador (35>years here” On behalf of the Aruba Tourism Au- to the honorees for their continued
consecutively visiting Aruba) • Aruba’s Weather. thority, we would like to express our visits to the “One Happy Island”. q

How Aruban beaches came to be!

(Oranjestad)—We’ve talked southern coast of the island. Why north deep, but south
about the best beaches to shallow?
visit on the island before, but The sand that accumulates Ah! Good question…and
have you ever wondered around a torn coral reef is interesting phrasing.
how Aruba got its white, san- swept away along with the
dy beaches, and why there’s debris by the ocean stream. Aruba is a continental island.
a clear difference between However, in areas where The island actually forms part
the northern and southern it’s shallow and the stream of South America, and the
shores? Here are some fun is weaker, the sand tends space between Aruba and
facts about the development to sick to the bottom faster. the South American con-
of Aruban beaches. This is why the beaches in tinent is simply referred to
the south—the areas with as land that runs under the
How did Aruba get its white, weaker stream and shallow- ocean. This is why it gets
sandy beaches? wear and tear the reefs over eat off the corals, sand starts er ocean floors—has sand gradually deeper in the
Aruba’s beaches have de- time, resulting in its gradual to accumulate around the that stretches for miles. In south, whereas the ocean
veloped over the span of breakdown. Fish that feed area. However, whether the contrast, the northern area, floor in the north runs steeply
thousands of years. Waves off corals also contribute to sand stays there is another where the stream is much to the bottom. q
crashing on the rocky for- this, one small bite at a time. question to be answered, stronger and the ocean floor
mations along our coast Over the course of thousands and this is where we high- is much deeper, there is no Source: archival document
line (which consists mainly of of years, as waves continue light the biggest difference sand present—they were provided by the National Ar-
coral reefs) have started to to crash and fish continue to between the northern and swept away with the current! chive of Aruba (ANA).