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Birds of Aruba

ORANJESTAD — On May 11th, 2010,
the Aruba Birdlife Conservation
was founded with the aim of pro-
tecting the biodiversity in general
and birds in and around Aruba in
particular.

Among other things, the founda- and descriptions from the founda- getting pretty cold in North Ameri- value than any gemstone. Aruba’s
tion will focus on increasing the tions Facebook page. ca. Shore birds have started mov- smallest and most master of flight.
survival chances of species of wild ing southwards as early as July. This A top pollinator. A hovering Blenchi
birds by promoting their preserva- The Great Egret wetland beauty wants to keep its inspecting the human who just en-
tion and conservation. The foun- Serenity in Aruba’s National Park, a toes warm. Our Canadian friends tered his territory.
dation publishes the most beautiful Great Egret flying in peace. When know exactly where they can do
pictures of local birds on their so- it is peaceful and quite, beautiful so best. A Greater Yellowlegs redis- English: Blue-tailed Emerald (male)
cial media that show us the beauty things start happening in nature. covering Aruba’s Bubali Wetlands. Dutch: Blauwstaartsmaragdkolibrie
of Aruba’s birds and nature in gen- (mannetje).
eral. Aruba Today gives you a little Canadian in the house Cabochon Aruba’s to enjoy. Aruba’s to
peek with the following pictures The breeding season is over and it’s In its living form of so much more protect.q

Episode CXLVII -147 - Aspects of ritual art

Etnia Nativa is the island's ible offerings. The gift offer-
culturally conscious partner ings we found in large ves-
in educating, safeguarding sels or urns: direct burial in
and promoting the islands' large storage containers.
cultural resources, inspiring
visitors to actively partici- Secondary urn burials
pate as eco-guardians of where also found which
fragile and material heri- are results of a complicat-
tage. ed ritual processes; in fact,
the dead are buried twice. jiros and the pre-Colum-
People lived on this tiny The corpse is first buried in bian population of Aruba,
Caribbean island for thou- the ground, after a one or such as their environment,
sands of years, adapting a few years, the bones are diet and religion, which
to the environment and excavated. These bones or had a lot to do with the
mastering important steps skeletal remains later me- way in which the natives,
towards a sustainable civi- ticulously cleaned for their particularly from this area,
lization. During this social permanent resting place in related to the world of the
evolution these primitive a fairly small container. If, dead and beyond; how
inhabitants became sed- after such a procedure, the to prepare each and ev-
entary and this eliminated bones are buried in a large ery one of your deceased
much of the responsibility vessel, researchers may relatives for their spiritual
and burden of caring for misinterpret it as a direct journey through the under-
the elderly during long mi- urn burial. world and into the land of
gratory journeys. This ad- their dead ancestors and
vent gave way to a more We have a pretty good friends.
dignified existence for the idea of the whole process
entire community. Spiritual of secondary urn burial If you intrigued regard-
gratitude towards the ele- from existing descriptions of ing Aruba, its origins and
ments is seen in the care such "double" burials. They its cultural heritage, be-
our ancestors gave in pre- by studying the remains of ground to the recorded dif- are practiced to this day by come part of an exclusive
paring to perform various their tombs it was possible ferences remains a mystery the Wayu indigenous peo- visitor’s experience, by
aspects of their ritual art. to establish a differentiation to this day, but the differ- ple, who live on the Gua- appointment only, of the
in their status and hierarchy ences are undoubtedly ev- jira peninsula on the border cozy home-atelier called
Ancestors who performed for each individual. idence of the status of indi- between Venezuela and “Etnia Nativa”. A private
their sacred ceremonies viduals, families, or groups Colombia. residential collection of na-
devoted to respect, like The inhabitants of the large within the community. There is evidence that the tive Aruban objects, art, ar-
rituals dedicated to their towns practiced four or five Dabajuroid ceramic peo- chaeological artifacts, his-
deads. different forms of burial ritu- The dead were buried in ple aka Caquetios, also torical furniture and more.
als. the ground within the town had a fifth type of burial in While the facilities itself is
From our archaeological limits, while some with spe- caves outside their villages. the result of the transform-
findings it was possible to These various forms repre- cial gifts offerings in their ing recyclable materials
determine their social and sented social differences in grave. However, others More comparisons can be into an artistic dwelling.
political organizations and the community. The back- were found without any vis- made between the Gua-
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