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local Friday 26 July 2024

Food Truck Festival San Nicolas 2024: Celebrating Local

Agriculture and Food Security

This Saturday, July 27, the
Food Truck Festival San Nico-
las will take place. This year's
theme is “Food Security,”
which aligns with the Minis-
try of Nature's vision for the
management of the primary
sector.

The Ministry of Nature is
pleased to be part of this
initiative to continue promot-
ing the potential of Aruba's
primary sector and improv-
ing food security.
products. AM, where there will be fresh cal market in general. culinary experience and a
The event promises to be a meat, fruits, and vegetables. lively atmosphere. “Aruba's
successful one, with Santa On the same day in the The Food Truck Festival San The Ministry of Nature invites future food security depends
Rosa Aruba also participat- morning, Santa Rosa Aruba Nicolas will start at 6 PM and the entire community to visit on our efforts today and the
ing this year to share informa- will have their Pop-Up Mar- last until 11 PM. Thus, it will these two events, which are support we give our farmers,”
tion about local harvests and ket at their headquarters in be a day to support local free to enter, to enjoy a local said Minister Ursell Arends.q
the nutritional value of local Piedra Plat from 8 AM to 11 farmers and sustain our lo-

Aruba’s neighborhoods; the meaning behind their names

Just like any other coun- became a well loved and In the surrounding areas, Do-
try, Aruba has unique and visited attraction at Aruba mingoAntonia Silvestre built
beautifully named neighbor- that is held in high regards his by his own means the very
hoods that all form a part of by both tourists and locals first chapel or church of Aru-
its culture and development. alike. ba. The walls of this church
Many of these names have were made with rocks but
a historical background and If you’d like to know more the roof was made of dry
meaning that teaches us about the rock formations at corn stalks. The church was
about the island and its rich Ayo, stay tuned for our article inaugurated by father Pablo
culture every day. where we tell you all about Algemesi
its location and history.
With this series, we want to If you’d like to know more
take you on a journey of dis- This neighborhood’s abbre- about the Alto Vista Church’s
covery, where you’ll learn eralizing word. If you were to stands for Yocahu, which is viation is; A. beautiful history, stay tuned
not only the beautiful names change a part of the word another word for ‘creator’ for our article where we tell
but the history behind it that “Ayo”, namely ‘Yo’, to ‘Yu’ in Arawak/Taino and in the Alto Vista you all you need to know
gives it life and meaning. and make ‘Ayu’, it would Papiamento spoken today, This word combination can about it for when you visit it.
mean “white.” ‘Ayo’ means ‘bye’. be roughly translated to a
Ayo ‘high point of view’ and the This neighborhood’s abbre-
Ajo, or Ayo, is a word with However, as we now know, At Ayo, you can find some neighborhood received this viation is; AV.q
Arawak-Indian origin. A (or the name of the neighbor- of the most well known rock name from the Hill.
Ha) is an Indo-Antillean gen- hood is ‘Ayo’. The word ‘Yo’ formations. These formations