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4 unusual facts about Oranjestad


Cobo Lodo

Cobo Lodo is located 6 miles (9 km) east of Aruba's capital, Oranjestad.

Coral Princess

During fall, winter, and spring the Coral Princess and her sister ship Island Princess run 10/14-15 day Panama Canal cruises with stops in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, San Juan del Sur, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Cartagena, Colombia, and Oranjestad, Aruba.

F.D. Roosevelt Airport

The local government has, however, sought to increase tourism by attracting visitors to visit its dive sites, hike its dormant volcano The Quill and explore the remains of its colonial history and the restored historical city of Oranjestad.

Oranjestad

Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, until 10 October 2010 part of the Netherlands Antilles, now part of the Netherlands


Alto Vista Chapel

Queen Beatrix International Airport is at Oranjestad in Aruba from where the entire island is connected by a network of roads.

Ayo Rock Formations

Casibari Boulders are about 3.2 km inland between Natural Bridge (now defunct) and Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba, west of Boac Andicuri.

Gene Kingsale

Was decorated with an Order of Orange-Nassau, in the grade Knight, in 2004 along with other major league players Calvin Maduro and Sidney Ponson in a ceremony in Oranjestad, Aruba.


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