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Friday 2 OctOber 2020 LOCAL
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Admire the full moon from the top of Aruba’s Lighthouse

seal from the Aruba Tour- completely renovated and
ism Authority meaning that in 2016 was open for the
you meet all requirements public for the first time in his-
in order to keep your visitors tory. For the period of two
safe and healthy. years Faro Blanco Restau-
The California Lighthouse rant was the key holder but
was built between 1914 after that period it’s Experi-
and 1916 and is one of the tours turn to be part of the
fifteen monuments that history of the lighthouse at
belongs to the Stichting Westpunt.
Monumenten fonds Aruba. For more information please
In 2015 the lighthouse was call: +297 699 0995.q

NOORD — Tonight and to- The view of the ocean the Lighthouse has been
morrow you’ll have the and land in the light of the intensively cleaned before
opportunity to a unique moon will be a memory not the event including the
experience. The California to forget. Climb to the top disinfection of the outside
Lighthouse will open in the to enjoy amazing views of entrance area. Hand sani-
evening because of the full Aruba by night for only $10 tizing is available and floor
moon. You are most wel- per person entrance fee. stickers indicate the social
come from 7pm to 9pm. Do The necessary measures distancing. The Lighthouse
not miss out on the spec- with regards to hygiene has been approved by
tacular views of Aruba by and social distancing are the Health & Happiness
moonlight. being taken seriously and Code which is the formal

Fruit Loose

Fresh fruits make a tropical holiday’s picture really healthy and delicious. ripe. It’s technically a berry, but contains a skin
complete. Whether you see the mangoes on similar to that of a kiwi. It’s grainy and sweet,
the tree or the fresh fruit cocktail on the side Mispel with a light, musky flavor. The sap or gum from
table of your pool bed, the link is there: you This is a fruit with a character (5-10 cm/2-4 inch- the tree is also a source of ‘chicle’ the original
are in the tropics. Aruba grows its own fruits es). It does not ripe until it is picked or falls off ingredient used to make chewing gum. Rich
and vegetables and there are some local the tree. Mispel is hard with a sandpaper like in tannins, antioxidants shown to contain anti-
species you may never heard of, but they are texture when immature, soft and juicy when inflammatory compounds, and vitamin C, es-
sential for healthy immune function. Season:
year- round.

Druif
There is no chance you did not bump into one
of the sea grape trees while spending your va-
cation on Aruba. The sea grape plant is often
used in ocean-side landscaping in sandy soil
right on the beach and it produces clusters of
fruit that resemble grapes. Are sea grapes ed-
ible? Yes, they are. Animals enjoy sea grapes
and humans can eat them as well, and they
are used to make jam. They contain very low
calories and sugar, enabling good bacte-
rium to digest food and excrete waste quickly
which is effective in preventing constipation.
Season: Sep-Oct.
Shimaruku
Maybe Aruba’s most popular wild fruit tree.
You may have noticed cars at the side of the
road and people picking those red berries.
Well, that’s Shimaruku. The local habit to stop
for these delicious fruits goes from generation
to generation. Its fruit’s degree of sour de-
pends on the amount of rain it gets. Red Shi-
marukus tend to taste better than orange. The
fruit has super power: a true vitamin bomb.
Adults only need to eat 3-4 of these berries
to meet their daily recommended amount of
Vitamin C. Season: Rainy months (Oct-Jan).q