Aruba is located in the Caribbean sea near the cost of Columbia. This 69 square mile island belongs to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is also part of the ABC islands along with Bonaire and Curacao.
Aruba is unique in the Caribbean in that it is a dry climate and an arid cactus strewn landscape. It is relatively warm and sunny year round. This arid climate made it unsuitable for slave based plantations so the type of large scale slavery that was so common on other Caribbean islands never became established on Aruba.
The weather and temperature is moderated by the trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean. Tempurature typically stays between 80 and 85 degrees year round.
Aruba is home to some of the best white sandy beaches of the world.
While mostly flat, compared to other islands in the Caribbean, you can clearly identify the volcano that is situated on this island. The volcano, Hooiberg, rises 541 feet above sea level and is in the center of the island.
Interested in visiting this wonderful island? I'm hosting a cruise in January 2024 that will be stopping in at this wonderful island.
