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Discover all the benefits that Aruba Quality Apartments & Suites has to offer

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Tel: (297)-582-0697 7pm. Saturday & Sunday: 9am-5pm.
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Aruba Quality Apartments & Suites has been providing quality service
in Aruba since 1995. On the premises are a total of 73 apartments (46
Studio, 22 loft apartments & 5 suites).

Known for its cleanliness, quiet atmosphere, hospitality at affordable
daily and monthly rates. All 73 apartments are fully furnished and non-
smoking. There is free WIFI on the premises and free international phone
calls from the comfort of your room. There is a fresh-water pool, a fit-
ness room and a laundry room. 2 BBQ sets outside. Free parking. And
a security guard at night.

Aruba Quality Apartments & Suites is conveniently located less than 1
mile from Aruba’s beautiful Eagle Beach, restaurants, hospital / phar-
macy, casino’s, 2 large supermarkets, car rentals, IMAX cinema and a
golf course.

Another Treasure of Aruba’s Beaches: Sea Glass!

NOORD - It is hard to imag- and forth. Tons of polished, the huge red anchor close trash being dumped. Glass, glass which are the soft much
ine this happening today, but broken glass pieces were to “Grapefield” beach you household appliances and loved “soft drink” bottles.
years ago people dumped created by the pounding will be able to find your own even motor parts were dis-
all kinds of refuse straight surf. These smoothened, pieces of sea glass. The sea carded on the beach. The If you like to see the sea glass
into the ocean, including colored glass particles then glass that was created is the waves and weather condi- for yourself, and be in awe of
old cars, and their household settled along the sea shore in product of a very long and tions wore down the over- the power of nature, rent a
garbage, which of course in- millions, and that is why you interesting process. It can whelming amount of gar- car or jeep and go explore
cluded lots of glass. Over the can find these beautiful and take anywhere from 10 to bage in the water, creating our deserted beaches on
next 30 years the pounding colorful pieces on the north 30 years to make sea glass. millions of beautiful smooth the north side of the island.
waves cleaned the beach, shore beaches of Aruba. The name for any piece of rocks. Make it a fun family day!
by breaking down every- glass that finds its way to the Even if we didn’t mean to
thing but glass and pottery. Especially on the strip on ocean and tumbles around It’s hard to believe the short- pollute the Beaches how we
The pounding waves washed white sand between the in the water long enough is sighted mistakes we were did, it is inspiring to see just
the trash up and down, back famous Natural Bridge” and “Sea glass. making that could have po- how the earth can correct
tentially ruined these beau- our mistakes.
The colorful pieces of glass tiful beaches. But thanks to
are being used for decora- natural processes, the ocean Funny, how trash can
tion, handcrafts and jewelry! transformed the trash into change into treasures!
Once glass makes its way the sea glass.
into the ocean, the glass is Each colored gem on the Everybody knows that you
broken up into shards and is beach has its own story. are not allowed to take local
tumbled around in the wa- shells home, but the people
ter, where sand and other The ruby red glass stones working at the airport have
rocks act like sandpaper to are typically from old car no problem you taking sea
smooth out its rough edges. tail-lights. glass home. A few of those
Sometimes as the sea glass pieces make great souve-
is passed through fire, it be- Then, the sapphire rocks nirs. You can place them in
comes fire glass, the rarest of are the remnants of broken a wine glass or large bottle
sea glass with certain inclu- apothecary bottles. The most for decoration and every
sions, just like precious gems. common and the easiest to time you look at it a smile
find are the brown (Amstel & will light up your face thinking
For years, the water beat Polar beer), green (Heineken back of your unforgettable
against the different kinds of & Balashi beer) and clear Aruba vacation! q