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LOCAL Tuesday 19 March 2024

Caribbean’s Only Certified Carbon-neutral Hotel Switching Off for

“The Hour that Can Change the World”

Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, Aruba ture loss and limit climate change
is powering down as Aruba’s lead- and is also the last one who can
ing advocate for this year’s Earth act before it's too late.
Hour. Being held March 23, 2024,
the resort is joining the global com- Resort’s Earth Hour events
munity from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. that Bucuti & Tara is leading the way in
day by turning off lights and turning Aruba with Earth Hour 2024 plans.
up attention on the critical need Guests are invited to observe Earth
for working together in combat- Hour at the resort through this
ing climate change. Guests at the year’s selection of experiences:
Caribbean’s first and only certified
carbon-neutral hotel will also have • Stargazing Experience. Guests
the opportunity to observe what is are invited to settle along Bucu-
being called “The Hour that Can ti & Tara’s wide stretch of Eagle
Change the World” through a va- Beach, a front row seat to the
riety of dedicated Earth Hour-resort galaxy, to stargaze through
experiences. powerful telescopes staffed
by members of the Space and
Largest participation expected in Nature Aruba Foundation. En-
movement’s history dorsed by UNESCO and the nary team are creating a sen- they can watch the planet-in-
Earth Hour began in 2007, and is International Astronomical sory culinary experience that spired movie, Kiss the Ground,
known for the “lights off” moment Union (IAU), the nonprofit will honors the planet. They’ll pre- being shown by a solar-pow-
– a symbolic event to show col- help couples discover Mother pare using the least energy ered projector.
lective support for the planet. This Nature’s light show, which is and gas possible. The menu will
annual event is a reminder to the forecasted to be vivid the eve- consist of fresh, chilled or room “Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort wel-
global community that every hour ning of Earth Hour on March temperature ingredients with comes participating in Earth Hour
counts. Supporters span across 23, 2024. (The evening’s fore- some items cooked on a grill. each year and we encourage our
more than 190 countries and ter- cast images are located in the As many sustainable ingredi- island community to join us in repre-
ritories, joining together in unity for Dropbox folder below in the ents as possible will be locally senting Aruba in this worldwide ini-
everyone’s one shared home. The Images section.) sourced. This special dinner is tiative,” shares Owner/CEO Ewald
Earth Hour organization shares that available for reservations only Biemans. “It costs nothing to join
this is the first generation to have • Mindful Dinner. Executive Chef at oceanfront Elements Res- in this global movement that can
the solutions needed to reverse na- Alexander Powell and his culi- taurant. help from costing us everything.”

• Grounding Meditation. This Learn more by visiting Bucuti.com
special grounding mindfulness
meditation session will be led
by Aruba’s revered meditation
and yoga instructor, Shanti.
Her own philosophy, “we are
Enlightened beings by nature,”
will come to fruition for guests
experiencing this special Earth
Hour meditation where this
mindfulness practice will be
centered around the Earth.

• Movie Night Under the Stars.
Couples can nestle in on pad-
ded sun loungers at the resort’s
outdoor movie venue where