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Happy Island Miracles in Pictures & Words

digenous inhabitants, and torical backgrounds and
of the gold industry and practical information.
aloe plantations. The islands
architectural heritage in- Modern Caribbean Flavors
cludes historic churches, a by Helmi Smeulders
fort and a lighthouse. And This is thé book about the
you will come across the contemporary Caribbean
islands characteristic cu- kitchen with healthy reci-
nucu houses wherever you pes made with fresh and
go. This guide will lead you local ingredients. With
through this wonderful cul- recipes for Tropical Qui-
tural heritage along three noa Salad with Mango
routes: one driving route & Pomegranate Seeds,
around the entire island, Sweet Potato Salad, Goat
and two walking routes Merguez, Watermelon San-
in the cities of Oranjestad gria or Plantain Soup, the
and San Nicolas. You will Caribbean vibe enters your
discover places known only kitchen, and you feel for
to insiders. And of course a bit you are back in the
this guide also provides his- tropics again...q

ORANJESTAD — Books, Aruba Point to Point by Fed- I go. At the southern tip, it
they can shake your world erico Cabello is hard not to wish that the
upside down. A good book “Beautiful pictures of Aru- island would never end.
is changing your mood like ba, this is a perfect cof- Then back up the rocky
that perfect vacation spot fee table book to dream East coast, where time and
that energizes your spirit. away with”, explains Sylvia. the eternal embrace of the
Put these two together and The book has 192 full color waves have opened secret
what you get is a vacation pages and more than 400 bays and stunning beaches
book plus a memory of that photos in a landscape for- in the shelter of rock walls.
wonderful, heavenly place mat of 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inch- From beach to beach,
where you spent your valu- es. In the words of the au- point to point, cave to cliff
able leisure time. Aruba thor: “Slipping beyond a to boat to bird, Aruba truly
Today dived into a local dynamic tourist industry to is... One Happy Island.”
book store and wondered discover its wild and unde-
which Aruba books thrill veloped beauty. Starting We Are Aruba by Linda
the visitor’s mind. Sylvia at the extreme north of the Reijnders
Wouters, store manager at island, at California Light- Worldly life tales of islanders
Bruna Book Store, gladly house, I travel south along that come from 76 differ-
helped us out and informed pristine beaches of white ent countries. This is a book
us about a small selection sand and calm, translucent that tells the stories of immi-
of Happy Island Miracles in seas, passing hotels, sail- grants who make up for the
pictures and words. boats and shipwrecks as multicultural society that
Aruba is. A world within an
island, a cocktail of people.
The book is visibly enriched
with a picture of each in-
terviewed immigrant and
an image of her/his country
as well as a map with the
country’s location. In the
back you will find a list with
all nationalities living in the
island and their numbers.

Aruba Monuments Guide
by Michel Bakker and Olga
van der Klooster
Aruba! Everyone knows this
tropical island in the sun
with pearly white beaches
and palm trees swaying in
the trade winds. But theres
more to Aruba than this. It
has a fascinating history, a
diverse culture and a rich
architecture. Traces can still
be found of the original in-