Saturday, January 9, 2010

Aruba

Aruba is a 21 mile long island in the Southern Caribbean Sea. Unlike much of the Caribbean region, Aruba has a dry climate and an arid, cactus-strewn landscape. Because it has almost no rainfall, Aruba was saved from plantation and the economics of the slave trade. The Netherlands, the Netherland Antilles, and Aruba form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Aruba enjoys one of the highest standards of living in the Caribbean region. About three quarters of the Aruban economy of based upon tourism. Approximately 80% of Arubans are Mestizo, meaning they are a mix of European and American-Indian descent.

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