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            Alto Vista chapel and its link to Aruba’s origins



            According  to  Etnia  Nativa,                                                          ger see much of the town
            in the 18th century most of                                                            of Alto Vista from 1750. With
            the  inhabitants  of  Aruba                                                            a  lot  of  work  they  found
            were indigenous who lived                                                              the  old  foundations  of  the
            on  the  north  coast,  one  of                                                        Church  of  the  Queen  of
            the  largest  communities                                                              the  Holiest  Rosary  to  build
            lived in Alto Vista.                                                                   a new chapel on the same
                                                                                                   place. The entire surround-
            As they were very religious,                                                           ing  area  was  empty  and
            they  had  a  chief  with  the                                                         desolated,  making  it  hard
            name  of  Antonio  Silvester                                                           to  imagine  that  Alto  Vista
            who  guided  them  in  the                                                             was  a  town  at  all.  A  hun-
            Christian life and it was he                                                           dred  years  later,  people
            who  decided  to  build  a                                                             can  see  the  remains  of  About 200 meters from the
            stone  chapel  with  a  roof                                                           around    twenty   houses,  chapel  there  is  a  water
            of  corn  rods,  which  would                                                          some  made  of  stone  and  tank  which  the  locals  call
            serve as a place of prayer.                                                            others  of  clay.  Nowadays,  Tanki Cacique. In the past
            In 1750 it was blessed by Fa-                                                          only  around  six  of  these  this  tank  was  closed.  But
            ther  Algamesi  who  came  vester came to Aruba from  that the Alto Vista area was  houses remain.                  mostly  water  was  brought
            from  Coro-Venezuela  and  Venezuela.  The  elders  be-   the most infected, they be-                               out from the Poz di Noord,
            appointed  Domingo  Anto-    lieve  Antonio  was  a  Span-  gan  to  build  their  homes  South of the chapel in the  a well dug in the sand.
            nio  Silvester  as  the  island’s  iard. In 1780, father Joseph  further  south  within  the  yard  two  graves  can  be
            first prosecutor in the name  Antonio de la Vegal called  Noord area, so the town of  observed,  there  was  the  The chapel can be viewed
            of  the  Spanish  crown  and  Bernardino Silvester,  one of  Noord began to grow into  cemetery    which   father  from basically any point in
            Rome. In 1752 the prosecu-   Antonio’s sons with his wife  a  community  till  getting  its  Pablo de Algemesi blessed.  the  north  side,  even  from
            tion passed into the hands  Anna  Cathalina  Tromp,  own  Church.  However  re-        It is not certain, but it is be-  Paradera  and  Sero  Plat.
            of  Antonio  Silvester’s  son-  “neighbors and naturals of  ligious  festivals  continued  lieved that the two graves  All  the  historical  remains
            in-law, Miguel Álvarez, who  the island Aruba” and thus  to be celebrated at this sa-  belong to Antonio Silvester  around the chapel provide
            continued to guide the pa-   they became natives.         cred native place, with the  and  Miguel  Alvares,  ac-   us with an idea on how the
            rishioners in their prayers.                              custom  of  arriving  in  pro-  cording  to  Nooyen.  About  old  people  of  Alto  Vista
                                         At the end of the eighteen  cession to Alto Vista.        50 meters near the chapel  used to live.  Don’t miss the
            According  to  the  book,  century  many  inhabitants                                  there  are  still  the  markings  opportunity to visit a place
            The History of Alto Vista by  the island died as a result of  Two-hundred  years  after  of  an  old  house,  where  of  historical  significance
            R.H. Nooyen, it is not known  the  black  fever  epidemic  the  beautiful  time  of  Alto  Antonio  and  Bernardino  with  a  window  to  Aruba’s
            when Domingo Antonio Sil-    and since people believed  Vista,  people  can  no  lon-  Silvester  would  have  lived.  past.q

            Craving a late-night snack? We got you covered!



            (Oranjestad)—After a night out it’s  ferent parts on the island. One of
            custom  to  grab  yourself  a  late-  its main locations is in Palm Beach,
            night  snack  on  the  road.  Here  in  near  the  hotel  area.  Chalo  offers
            Aruba,  there  are  dozens  of  food  a  variety  of  fast-food  meals,  like
            trucks that you can visit to enjoy a  hamburgers, hotdogs, loaded fries
            late-night bite. Here are a few that  and more! A popular dish among
            can  be  found  in  the  down  town/  locals  is  the  Salchipapa:  loaded
            hotel area.                         fries  with  sausages,  cheese  and
                                                a mix of sweet and savory sauce.    huge menu comprised of different
                       Chalo burger             Perfect  for  those  late-night  crav-  dishes and snacks, all made with a  fill your stomach (and heart) with a
                                                ings!                               Venezuelan twist! From arepa’s to  variety  of  options  like  shawarmas,
                                                                                    chicken wings, to pizzas and burg-  doners,  kapsalons  and  more,  all
                                                Chalo    is   open    Wednesdays    ers, Julio’s Corner has it all to satisfy  100% halal.  When asked, the chef
                                                through Mondays from 7pm to 12      your taste! Editor’s choice for what  there  recommends  all  foodies  to
                                                am (Fridays till 1am), and is locat-  to get at Julio’s Corner is the que-  try  their  lamb  shawarma,  as  it’s  a
                                                ed at Palm Beach 178 (a little past   sadilla, which comes with a side of  favorite among guests.
                                                the  roundabout  near  the  Piazza   fries.
                                                Gianni’s). Other Locations include                                      Habibi  Express  is  open  every  day
                                                Tanki Leendert and Savaneta.        Julio’s  Corner  is  open  Mondays  from  5pm  to  12am.  While  you’re
                                                                                    through Saturday from 6pm to 2am  there,  how  about  a  picture  with
                                                           Julio's Corner
                                                                                    (Fridays and Saturdays up to 4am),  the genie? q
                                                                                    and is located in the parking lot of
                                                                                    the Eagle Bowling Palace, right on
                                                                                    the other side of the road from the
                                                                                    Sasaki gas station.

                                                                                              Habibi Express
                                                                                    Habibi Express is a Lebanese food
                                                                                    truck stand, one of very few food
                                                                                    trucks on the island to sell Mediter-
            Chalo burger is a favorite among                                        ranean food. Located right at the
            locals, and it’s due to its popular-  Situated  in  a  nice  little  corner  off   entrance of The Local Market near
            ity that it has branched out to dif-  the  highway,  Julio’s  Corner  has  a   the cruise ship port, here you can
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