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LOCAL A15
Tuesday 5 January 2016
This Year With a Traditional Cunucu House Theme:
Aruba Marriott Resort Showcases a Majestic Handmade Sugar Village
PALM BEACH - As an an- unique handmade sugar
nual holiday tradition, the village for guests to enjoy
Aruba Marriott Resort and during the holiday sea-
Stellaris Casino showcased son. Constructed with 400
a beautiful holiday display pounds of powdered sug-
in the resort lobby made of ar, the 5.76 square meters
powdered sugar. display features 18 colorful
This year once again Exec- cunucu houses, the Cali-
utive Chef Teddy Bouron- fornia lighthouse, the Fort
cle together with his team Zoutman Tower, the Mill
Senior Sous Chef Charles and the white beaches of
Wagner, Executive Sous Aruba. The sugar village
Chef Miguel Garcia and took a month to create
Executive Sous Chef Ro- and one day to set up in
meo Penacino created a the lobby.
The cunucu house is a part ily consisting of mud and #arubasugarvillage and
of the history of the island grass. #arubamarriott when shar-
as they were originally The Aruba Marriott Resort ing the photos on social
made by native families invited guests to pass by media – Check it out on-
who found ways to survive and take a photo with the line!
by building houses primar- sugar village and hashtag Happy Holidays!q
