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Helpful tips for your stay on Aruba

(Oranjestad)—When trav- Electrical power land. Generally though,
eling to another country, Aruba generally operates most supermarkets are
especially for the first time, on 110V to 127V supply open from 8am to 9 or
it is always better to be voltage and 60Hz. There 10pm, Monday through
over-prepared than under- are also three types of out- Saturday. On Sundays, su-
prepared. That is why we lets used on the island: type permarkets generally close
have a list of basic—but A with two flat prongs; type earlier; mostly around 2pm.
important—information B with two flat and one
that we think may come in grounding prong, and on Taxis
handy to Aruba’s visitors. occasion, type F with two Prices for taxi fair are set
round prong and two earth by the Department of Pub-
Emergency services clips on the side. However, lic Traffic and are based able and you can ever hire have often told us how
Even though most people Type A is most commonly on destination rather than one for $45 an hour. they feel safe to explore
don’t even want to think found in homes and estab- mileage. Most taxis can the island or walk around
about having to contact lishments. take up to five passengers, Safety at night. However, rare in-
emergency services—es- but this may vary depend- Aruba is one of the safest cidents do occurs, so keep
pecially not while on their Drinking water ing on the vehicle. Taxis are islands in the Caribbean, yourself and your belong-
vacation, it is still important The water that flows pretty much always avail- and many tourist that visit ings safe. q
to know what number to through the sinks of every
dial in case of the unlikely house, hotels and other
event of an accident or se- establishments is distilled
vere incident. and perfectly safe to drink.
Aruba’s drinking water ex-
Police: 100 ceeds WHO’s international
Police Tipline: 11141 standards for water qual-
Ambulance: 911 ity, so there is no need to
Fire Dept: 115 buy bottled water from the
Oranjestad: HOH hospital: store.
+297-527-4000
San Nicolas: ImSan: +297- Supermarket hours
527-8833 Supermarket hours may
vary depending on where
you are staying on the is-