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Exploring the Mainstreet of San Nicolas

Aruba’s second largest city situated in the Water Tower
and was once a bustling in San Nicolas and narrates
company town dominated Aruba's industrial history
by the oil industry since the which began in the 19th
early 1930’s. century. Here you will learn
about gold, aloe, phos-
Over the course of four de- phate, oil and the tourism
cades, its demographics industries which made San
had changed immensely Nicolas once a bustling
due to a stream of Afro-Ca- business center. Experi-
ribbean and South Ameri- ence the touching stories
can workers who came of those who were part of
to fill the jobs in the oil re- this history.
finery between the 1920’s
until the 1960’s. To this day Nicolaas Store built in 1940
traces of the multicultural and renovated in 2014 is
influences in culinary offer- the home of the Communi-
ings and customs, housing ty Museum. The collection is
and population are clearly remarkable and spans mil-
visible in San Nicolas - more lennia. Ancient fossils stand
than anywhere else on the next to tableaus of an au-
island. thentically recreated colo-
nial kitchen and bedroom
Flow of history and 19th-century barber-
if you are looking for his- shop, just to name a few of
tory San Nicolas has it. Here the items of old-time Aruba
SAN NICOLAS— At Just 11 you will find three amazing that has been preserved. A
miles southeast from Oran- museums, The Museum of collection of artifacts and
jestad you will enter the city Industry, the Community other objects of artistic, cul-
San Nicolas, also known as Museum and the Carnival tural, historical, or scientific
Sunrise City or Chocolate Euphoria, all within walking importance can be found
City. A city that is rich in distance from one another. here for the purpose of ed-
authentic culture and is- ucation or enjoyment. q
land charm. San Nicolas is The Museum of Industry is