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Etnia Nativa through Island Insight facilitates cultural
awareness, education and safeguards Aruba’s heri-
tage by elevating each reader into an island keeper
state of mind. Be encouraged to discover in every epi-
sode the true native effect, live it, discover more rea-
sons to love Aruba behind our beaches and liven up
your stay in an incredibly wonderful way.

Our island is a tiny tourist destination with a fragile eco-
system, covering thousands of years of history. Here is
where Etnia Nativa’s main objective comes to mind
through educating the readers over Aruba’s heritage.
We believe in when you love and value what you
have, ones greatest desire becomes to protect it.

Aruba is famous for its beautiful white sand beaches in
contrast to the blue-turquoise sea, thinking about this it
is not difficult to imagine the incredible places you can
find when you dive into beautiful waters surounding
the island, whether enjoying a simple “ dip” or explor-
ing its depths.

A colorful marine life, exotic fish, coral reefs, sea turtles
Etc. are part of the underwater landscape you can
enjoy with a simple snorkel equipment without count-
ing the occasional sunken ship that is also part of our
sudmarine spectacle.

Time ago it was normal to see an abundant underwater
life: shells, sanddollars and hundreds of Starfishes, the
red cushion sea star or the Caribbean everywhere on Starfish or Seastar as they are also known
the white sandy sea bottom. Many species of Starfishes absorb oxygen from water through Most sea stars are active omnivorouse
was part of our extraordinary marine life. Over human channels on their outer body. Touch or predators feeding on almost anything
actvities and unregulated exploitation has change our remove them from the water could lead they come across, mussels, clams and
land and submarine landscapes dramaticly while de- to suffocating, dehydration and dead. oysters. Being referred to as a keystone
minishing population of local species. knowing a little Sea Stars are one of the most beautiful species, as their feeding has an effect
more about these beautiful prehistoric creatures one looking animals in the vast ocean. They on the whole ecosystem.
can realy help mitigate the greater collective dam- have a surprisingly unusual anatomy,
age. So if you are lucky to see one or more in places with no brain or blood, yet are able to The disappearance of our Caribbean
such as Malmok-Arashi-Tres Trapi or Baby Beach … we digest food outside their body. Regen- starfish - Oreaster reticulatus - is an un-
recommend to admire and enjoy all from a prudent erating their own lost limbs is perhaps fortunate reality so if you see them ad-
distance, never touch or take what belongs under wa- one of the most useful things a starfish mire them but don’t touch them, help
ter out with you. can do. us preserve them!

For more info we invite you to be part
of an exclusive experience visit to Etnia
Nativa, an off the tourist grid, private
residential eco dwelling, housing a pri-
vate collections of native art, archaeo-
logical artifacts and historic furniture,
while the facility itself is the result of the
transforming and recycling of materials.
Meet our columnist who will take you
in to a native Aruban experience in his
museum/ home. The only authentically
native cultural encounter that you will
not find anywhere else! Live this experi-
ence and enjoy the native effect!

Whatsapp + 297 592 2702- or mail: etni-
anativa03@gmail.com.q