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Birds of Aruba

ORANJESTAD — On May 11th, 2010, the Aruba The Great Egret ering Aruba’s Bubali Wetlands.
Birdlife Conservation was founded with the aim Serenity in Aruba’s National Park, a Great Egret
of protecting the biodiversity in general and flying in peace. When it is peaceful and quite,
birds in and around Aruba in particular. beautiful things start happening in nature.

Among other things, the foundation will focus
on increasing the survival chances of species
of wild birds by promoting their preservation
and conservation. The foundation publishes the
most beautiful pictures of local birds on their so-
cial media that show us the beauty of Aruba’s
birds and nature in general. Aruba Today gives
you a little peek with the following pictures and
descriptions from the foundations Facebook
page.

Cabochon
In its living form of so much more value than
Canadian in the house any gemstone. Aruba’s smallest and most mas-
The breeding season is over and it’s getting ter of flight. A top pollinator. A hovering Blenchi
pretty cold in North America. Shore birds have inspecting the human who just entered his ter-
started moving southwards as early as July. This ritory.
wetland beauty wants to keep its toes warm. English: Blue-tailed Emerald (male) Dutch: Blau-
Our Canadian friends know exactly where they wstaartsmaragdkolibrie (mannetje).
can do so best. A Greater Yellowlegs rediscov- Aruba’s to enjoy. Aruba’s to protect.q

Aruba’s neighborhoods; the meaning behind their names

Just like any other coun- hind it that gives it life and stands for Yocahu, which is
try, Aruba has unique and meaning. another word for ‘creator’
beautifully named neigh- in Arawak/Taino and in the
borhoods that all form a Ayo Papiamento spoken today,
part of its culture and de- Ajo, or Ayo, is a word with ‘Ayo’ means ‘bye’.
velopment. Many of these Arawak-Indian origin. A
names have a historical (or Ha) is an Indo-Antil- At Ayo, you can find some
background and meaning lean generalizing word. of the most well known rock
that teaches us about the If you were to change a formations. These forma-
island and its rich culture part of the word “Ayo”, tions became a well loved
every day. namely ‘Yo’, to ‘Yu’ and and visited attraction at
make ‘Ayu’, it would mean Aruba that is held in high
With this series, we want “white.” regards by both tourists
to take you on a journey and locals alike.
of discovery, where you’ll However, as we now know,
learn not only the beautiful the name of the neighbor- If you’d like to know more
names but the history be- hood is ‘Ayo’. The word ‘Yo’ about the rock formations
at Ayo, stay tuned for our
article where we tell you all
about its location and his-
tory.

This neighborhood’s abbre-
viation is; A.

Alto Vista
This word combination can
be roughly translated to a
‘high point of view’ and the
neighborhood received
this name from the Hill.

In the surrounding areas,
DomingoAntonia Silvestre
built his by his own means
the very first chapel or by father Pablo Algemesi where we tell you all you
church of Aruba. The walls need to know about it for
of this church were made If you’d like to know more when you visit it.
with rocks but the roof was about the Alto Vista
made of dry corn stalks. The Church’s beautiful history, This neighborhood’s abbre-
church was inaugurated stay tuned for our article viation is; AV. q