Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Off road

Off road is an activity that is done by allot of people in Aruba. This is an adventureus way to explore aruba. You can rent a jeep and explore the wild side of the island and reach to the most popular attractions on the north coast. Attractions that you can visti in the north coast are :
1. Natural pool

Natural Pool - Couple swimming
The Natural Pool or "conchi" is a hidden pool on the windward coast surrounded by rocks. The location of the pool is surrounded by some of Aruba’s most rugged terrain, so visitors truly gets the feeling of having "discovered" something when their eyes focus on the site.

2.Natural Bridge

Natural Bridge collapsed
This was one of Aruba's most popular attractions.( collapsed in 2005) The bridge was a formation of coral limestone cut out by years of pounding surf, and was one of the largest of these types of spans in the world. It standed some 7 meters above sea level and spans more than 30 meters. But now there is a small one.

3. The light house
California Lighthouse


The stone lighthouse was constructed on Aruba between 1914 and 1916. It's named after the S.S. California, a wooden sailing ship that sank near shore. This light house u can visit there by car.

4.Aruba's gold mine smelters ruines
Bushiribana Ruins - Aruba's Gold Mine Smelter Ruines
Aruba's Gold Mine Ruines (Bushiribana Ruins) are the remains of a gold smelter that was built of natural stone in the 19th century. 

5.Quadiriki caves
Quadiriki Caves
Here you can see Arawak drawing on the wall ( Arawak were the first habitants of Aruba). The name came also of Arawak origin ( Quadiriki). This isn't the only place on the island where the Arawaks drew their likenesses of people, fish and other objects, but it is the most accessible.

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