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LOCAL Wednesday 11 June 2025

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

The Aruba Tourism Authority recently had Mrs. Rita Schaer from Exton, Pennsylvania,
the great pleasure of recognizing Goodwill United States.
Ambassador of Aruba. The honoree was
respectively honored with a certificate for her Ms. Keyttin Silva representing the Aruba Tourism
years of visits, loyalty, and love for the island of Authority, and staff members of Divi Village
Aruba. Golf & Beach Resort bestowed the certificate
upon the honoree, presented her with gifts, and
The honorary certification is presented on thanked her for choosing Aruba as her favorite
behalf of the Minister of Tourism as a token of vacation destination, as her home away from
appreciation and to say “Masha Danki” to home.
guests who have visited Aruba 10, 20, or 35
years or more consecutively. The top reasons for returning to Aruba provided
by Mrs. Sieber was:
The three levels of honor are as follows: • Aruba’s sun.
Distinguished Visitor (10>years consecutively • Aruba’s beach.
visiting Aruba) • Aruba’s safety.
Goodwill Ambassador (20>years consecutively • Aruba’s people.
visiting Aruba) • Aruba’s food.
Emerald Ambassador (35>years consecutively
visiting Aruba) On behalf of the Aruba Tourism Authority, we
would like to express our sincere gratitude and
The honoree was: appreciation to the honoree for their continued
Goodwill Ambassador visits to the “One Happy Island”.q

Best spots to view the sunset

(Oranjestad)—What can be more ther Manchebo Beach or at Eagle
romantic than surprising your part- Beach, which stretch along the
ner with a date watching the sun- entire western coast of the island
set. Aruba’s sunset leave many starting from behind Bucuti & Tara
speechless, and luckily, the best Beach Resort up to the Amsterdam
spots to view the sunset are entirely Manor roundabout. The sunset on
accessible and easy to find. Here these beaches is truly breathtak-
are some of the best places to view ing; the sky and ocean look so big
the sunset on the island. and spacious, and paired with the
orange/pink hue of the sunset, the
California Light House white sandy beaches and the soft
Of course, being one of the high- sounds of waves crashing—it can
est point easily accessible to locals only be described as an experi-
and tourists, the California Light ence!*
House hill not only offers a tremen- pink and purple hue. Casibari Rock Formation
dous view of the sunset, but also Arashi Beach If you’re a rock climber, you might
a breath taking scenery of most Another beach that has to be con- Hooiberg Hill enjoy watching the sunset on top
of the island. In the distance you sidered as another great spot to These last two options are for more of the Casibari Rock Formation. It’s
can spot all the hotels, the western view the sunset. Arashi Beach is the active couples. If you and your no Yosemite, but it does offer a fun
shoreline and the wild waves that last beach you will find along the partner like to hike, the Hooiberg little exercise to get to the top. But
crash on the northern side of the western coast line, just before you Hill may be a great place for you if you prefer not to get your hands
island. drive up the hill to the California to get your daily workout in and a little dirty, you can always use the
Light House. A favorite for surfers enjoy a beautiful view of the sun- stairs in the back.
Manchebo & Eagle Beach and body boarders, the Arashi sky set and the island as a little reward.
Speaking of the western shore- stretches out for miles, lending a Climb on top the 587-step stairs Editor’s note: This spot may be my
line, the best spots for viewing the spectacular canvas for the sun to and reach the top to enjoy this in- personal favorite, if you couldn’t
sunset on the beach has to be ei- create a masterpiece of orange, credible scenery. already tell…q