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Tuesday 29 april 2025

Aruba Tourism Authority honored loyal visitor at Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort!

guests who have visited Aruba 10, ee, presented Mr. Hausman with
20, or 35 years or more consecu- gifts, and thanked Mr. Hausman
tively. for choosing Aruba as his favorite
vacation destination, as his home
The three levels of honor are as fol- away from home.
lows:
Distinguished Visitor (10>years con- The top reasons for returning to
secutively visiting Aruba) Aruba provided by the Mr. Haus-
Goodwill Ambassador (20>years man were:
consecutively visiting Aruba) • Aruba is a relaxing destina-
Emerald Ambassador (35>years tion
consecutively visiting Aruba) • Aruba’s sun
• Aruba’s people
The honoree was: • Aruba’s weather
Emerald Ambassador • Aruba’s ocean
Mr. Michael Hausman from Union,
The Aruba Tourism Authority re- for the island of Aruba. New Jersey, United States. On behalf of the Aruba Tourism
cently had the great pleasure of Ms. Marouska Heyliger, represent- Authority, we would like to express
recognizing Emerald Ambassador The honorary certification is pre- ing the Aruba Tourism Authority, our sincere gratitude and appre-
of Aruba. The honoree was respec- sented on behalf of the Minister and staff members of Divi Aruba ciation to the Mr. Hausman for his
tively honored with a certificate for of Tourism as a token of apprecia- Phoenix Beach Resort bestowed continued visits to the “One Happy
his years of visits, loyalty, and love tion and to say “Masha Danki” to the certificate upon the honor- Island”.q

How Aruban beaches came to be!

The sand that accumulates Why north deep, but south shallow?
around a torn coral reef is swept Ah! Good question…and interest-
away along with the debris by the ing phrasing.
ocean stream. However, in areas
where it’s shallow and the stream Aruba is a continental island. The
is weaker, the sand tends to sick island actually forms part of South
to the bottom faster. This is why America, and the space between
the beaches in the south—the ar- Aruba and the South American
eas with weaker stream and shal- continent is simply referred to as
lower ocean floors—has sand that land that runs under the ocean.
stretches for miles. In contrast, the This is why it gets gradually deeper
northern area, where the stream is in the south, whereas the ocean
much stronger and the ocean floor floor in the north runs steeply to the
is much deeper, there is no sand bottom.q
present—they were swept away
with the current! Source: archival document provided
by the National Archive of Aruba

(Oranjestad)—We’ve talked about line (which consists mainly of coral
the best beaches to visit on the reefs) have started to wear and
island before, but have you ever tear the reefs over time, resulting
wondered how Aruba got its white, in its gradual breakdown. Fish that
sandy beaches, and why there’s feed off corals also contribute to
a clear difference between the this, one small bite at a time. Over
northern and southern shores? the course of thousands of years,
Here are some fun facts about the as waves continue to crash and
development of Aruban beaches. fish continue to eat off the corals,
sand starts to accumulate around
How did Aruba get its white, sandy the area. However, whether the
beaches? sand stays there is another ques-
Aruba’s beaches have devel- tion to be answered, and this is
oped over the span of thousands where we highlight the biggest dif-
of years. Waves crashing on the ference between the northern and
rocky formations along our coast southern coast of the island.