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Let’s take care of Aruba! Episode CLXIV-164

Etnia Nativa through Island Insight facilitates cultural
awareness, education and safeguards Aruba’s heri-
tage by elevating each reader into an island keeper
state of mind. Be encouraged to discover in every epi-
sode the true native effect, live it and discover more
reasons to love Aruba behind our beaches by liven up
your stay in an incredibly wonderful way through this
cultural blog.

Our island is a tiny tourist destination with a fragile eco-
system, covering thousands of years of history. Here is
where Etnia Nativa’s main objective comes to mind
through educating the readers over Aruba’s heritage.
We believe in when you love and value what you
have; ones greatest desire becomes to protect it.

In this episode we will try to share a native perspective
and concerns regarding Aruba’s vulnerability as a tiny
peaceful tourist destination threatened by lobbyists at character. However everyone’s duty to parameters, it is essential to put an end
the top and at the bottom, the mennacing poverty, make an unconditional choice for the to overexploitation mitigating product
curruption and crime driven by people in desperation future and consider the demographic fatige.
attempting to climb out of a system that it has fallen in. and geophysical limitations of our “be-
loved rock” an priority (Episode 153). Aruba is immersed in a system whose
As Arubans we wonder what will happen to our natural main objective is based on making
landscape, geological aspects, tradition, history and The indispensable quality of this tour- profit no matter what. This way of do-
cultural way of life that we inherited from our Euro- ist destination is based on an ancient ing business has proven to generate
Indigenous ancestors? Our island is our home, which desert landscape, the blue sea that sur- disastrous results. Like forcing your only
slowly is been swallow up by overexploitation by those rounds beautiful white sandy beaches golden egg laying goose to dead and
we choose to protect it. as well as an ancient cultural heritage. with out consudering and economic al-
To all this we must proudly add the un- ternative that has life and a sustainable
Etnia Nativa’s goal as a native awareness and influ- surpassed kindness of our native funda- existencial approach in practice and
encer, starts each morning in educating participants mental pillars and an essential factor in action.
through an engaging, truly local awareness experi- the early development of insular tour-
ence. All this happens in a private area of 880m^2 and ism industry in adiccion a key factor in As locals, we urgently need to consider
within the limits of a beloved home; a small building/ its success. These incomparable cen- a sustainable existence within a territo-
garden/gallery/museum that houses remote cultural tral elements must continue to provid ry that is 100% ecologically aware. For
knowledge as well as native plant and if lukcy see free a day by day fascinating satisfaction which it is essential to recognize and re-
living animals,endagered bird species visitors can inter- however limiting the quentity of rooms spect native species on land in caves,
act with. and adapting the cost of vist to all who over and under the sea, in schools, and
comes from all over the world to be part everywhere. In our own hands rests the
Aruba is at a point where the government, business, of our native hospitalty. We believe in duty to request responsible legislative
scientist and the general public should determine order not to further alter these excellent respect that safeguards and guaran-
tees the protection of each of the spe-
cies in question and the existence of the
ecosystem for future generations.

If you love Aruba its origins and its cul-
tural heritage, be part of the exclusive
visitors of Etnia Nativa: a cozy museum/
home.

Etnia Nativa a private residential houses
collections of native art, archaeologi-
cal artifacts and historic furniture, while
the facilities themselves are the result of
the transformation of recycled materi-
als. Meet Anthony Croes, our columnist
at his home! Book your visit Whatsapp
+ 297 592 2702- or mail: etnianativa03@
gmail.comq