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Friday 20 November 2020
And the winner is ….. Kaitlyn Morris
This is my first time ever visiting Aruba, and
my first trip of the year. As an avid traveler,
2020 has been very frustrating for making
travel plans. I always take a trip for my birth-
day, and since things are very different this
year, I chose Aruba as my destination since
it was one of the places allowing Ameri-
ORANJESTAD — Aruba Today’s Like & Share cans to visit - and I’m glad I did. It’s a very
Campaign went great! Thank you all who have beautiful island, and every single person
participated, stay tuned for another exciting I’ve encountered has been so sweet and
campaign soon. Follow and like our Face- kind to me.
book page and Instagram to keep updated on Since I’m from New Orleans, I’ve been
what’s going on in Aruba but also in the world. spoiled with great food all my life, and all
Aruba Today: your highlights of local and world the food I’ve had here in Aruba lives up to
news. my standards! I definitely have not been
disappointed once.
Wednesday November 18 we had the chance I want to encourage anyone who may be
to make someone happy with a dinner for two hesitant to visit right now to come anyway!
at the must-go, hot spot dining venue Taste My Everyone has been doing an amazing job
Aruba. Our lucky winner is Kaitlyn Morris. Con- at keeping guests socially distant, you have
gratulations Kaitlyn with your prize. Let’s see to wear masks inside, and there are sanitiz-
who this special lady is. ing stations everywhere. Aruba truly lives up
to its name of One Happy Island.
“My name is Kaitlyn Morris, and I’m a pho- to do, because I love exploring and experi- -Kaitlyn Morris
tographer and content creator for New Or- encing new places and cultures. bit.ly/kaitlynmorris
leans. Traveling is my absolute favorite thing Instagram.com/kaitlyn_amor
It’s mushroom season
ST.CRUZ — Mushrooms are fruiting body of a fungus, season. But here on tropi-
the fleshy, spore-bearing often linked to the autumn cal Aruba they are in abun-
dance during our rainy windward shore, the park
season! gives access to the rough
All around the island differ- lava hills and limestone
ent mushroom species are rock formations typical of
popping up with all kinds this arid island. With its frag-
of interesting shapes and ile dry cactus forest and ex-
colors. Mushrooms play a tensive scrublands the park
major role as decompos- is home to over 50 species
ers and recyclers, including of native trees and is the last
supplying the soil with nutri- protected refuge for Aru-
ents for trees to grow strong ba’s endemic rattlesnake,
and healthy. The National the Cascabel, and their ir-
Park Arikok is the place to resistible burrowing owl, the
encounter different species Shoco. The park not only
of mushrooms this season. contains outstanding na-
ture but also a rich cultural
About the park history. This includes a reno-
Covering almost one fifth vated farm area (cunucu)
of the total land area of and early Arawak cave
Aruba, the Parke Nacional paintings, which were used
Arikok includes the island’s as the inspiration for the
highest hill, Mount Jamano- park’s iconic logo. Source:
ta. Located on the island’s Parke Nacional Arikok. q
