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             Aruba Tourism Authority honored loyal visitors at Divi Village Golf & Beach Resort!


             The  Aruba  Tourism  Authority  re-                                                                        the  Aruba  Tourism  Authority,  and
             cently  had  the  great  pleasure  of                                                                      staff members of Divi Village Golf &
             recognizing  Distinguished  Visitors                                                                       Beach Resort bestowed the certifi-
             of  Aruba.  The  honorees  were  re-                                                                       cate upon the honorees, present-
             spectively  honored  with  a  certifi-                                                                     ed  them  with  gifts,  and  thanked
             cate for their years of visits, loyalty,                                                                   them  for  choosing  Aruba  as  their
             and love for the island of Aruba.                                                                          favorite  vacation  destination,  as
                                                                                                                        their home away from home.
             The  honorary  certification  is  pre-
             sented  on  behalf  of  the  Minister                                                                      The  top  reasons  for  returning  to
             of Tourism as a token of apprecia-                                                                         Aruba  provided  by  the  honorees
             tion and to say “Masha Danki” to                                                                           were:
             guests who have visited Aruba 10,                                                                          •       Aruba’s beaches.
             20,  or  35  years  or  more  consecu-                                                                     •       Aruba’s weather.
             tively.                                                                                                    •       Aruba’s restaurants.
                                                                                                                        •       “All  our  friends  at  Divi  Vil-
             The three levels of honor are as fol-                                                                      lage”
             lows:                                                                                                      •       “  The  pools  and  happy
             Distinguished Visitor (10>years con-                                                                       hours at the beach bar”
             secutively visiting Aruba)
             Goodwill  Ambassador  (20>years                                                                            On  behalf  of  the  Aruba  Tourism
             consecutively visiting Aruba)                                                                              Authority, we would like to express
             Emerald  Ambassador  (35>years                                                                             our  sincere  gratitude  and  appre-
             consecutively visiting Aruba)                                                                              ciation  to  the  honorees  for  their
                                                 Mr. Gerald Herrera Jr from Yardville  New Jersey, United States.       continued visits to the “One Happy
             The honorees were:                  New Jersey, United States.                                             Island”.q
             Distinguished Visitors              Mr. Marcello Herrera from Yardville  Mr.  Jorgino  Willems  representing


             Visit the natural bridges of Aruba!



             (Oranjestad)—After  you’ve  length and 7 meters in height,  can also still visit the souvenir
             visited the Alto Vista Church,  making it the biggest natu-  shop on the left of the bridge
             the Bushiribana Gold Mill Ru-  ral bridge in the Caribbean  entrance.
             ins and the mini natural pool  at the time. For many years,
             that is located right next to  this site was also a frequently  While the natural bridge no
             it, you’re next up around the  visited beach, as the bridge  longer is functional, there is
             northern coast line must be  had a small opening through  now a smaller natural bridge
             the Natural Bridge. Once the  which the water would flow  very close. This bridge is often
             largest natural bridge in the  into the tiny beach.      called the “Baby Bridge” or
             Caribbean, this bridge has                               “Daughter Bridge”.q
             been a tourist attraction for  Unfortunately  in  2005,  the
             many years.                 bridge  collapsed,  and  the
                                         little  beach  dried  up.  De-
             The bridge was formed dur-  spite this, this site remained
             ing thousands of years, cut  a  tourist  attraction,  with
             and  crafted  by  the  wild  many visitors walking along
             waves  that  crash  into  the  the coral cliffs of the bridge
             coral  stone  walls  of  the  to see the spectacular view
             coast. Before its collapse, this  of the northern coastline and
             bridge measured 30 meters in  the Caribbean Sea. Visitors
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