{"id":85850488,"date":"2013-11-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-22T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/4-can-t-miss-landmarks-in-aruba\/"},"modified":"2014-09-22T11:20:40","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T11:20:40","slug":"4-can-t-miss-landmarks-in-aruba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/4-can-t-miss-landmarks-in-aruba\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Can\u2019t-Miss Landmarks in Aruba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/2013\/11\/Aruba.JPG\" alt=\"4 Can't-Miss Landmarks in Aruba. Photo credit: Charu Suri\" title=\"4 Can't-Miss Landmarks in Aruba. Photo credit: Charu Suri\" width=\"450\" height=\"340\" \/>&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\nMany people who visit;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/flights\/cheap-flights-to-aruba-aua-aruba\">Aruba<\/a>&nbsp;for the first time are surprised<br \/>\nto find that the 75 square mile island can pack so much. Aruba is easily done<br \/>\nin a weekend if you&rsquo;re particularly ambitious, and there are quite a few<br \/>\nhistoric, adventurous and natural sights to take in.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<br \/>\nHere are some can&rsquo;t-miss landmarks.<br \/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<strong>California Lighthouse<br \/>\n<\/strong>You might think that Aruba has a lighthouse named after a US<br \/>\nState, but this structure was named after the S.S. California, which was a<br \/>\nsunken ship before the lighthouse was constructed in 1910. So, it is fairly<br \/>\nnew, and was designed with the purpose of protecting ships at sea.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\nVisit the nearby California Sand Dunes, which is a nice<br \/>\nfamily attraction, and dine at the Faro Blanco restaurant which features<br \/>\nbrilliant views of the horizon.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<strong><br \/>\nArikok National Park<br \/>\nand Caves<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\nThe immense National Park is a great ride via ATV with the<br \/>\nsun on your face and the breeze on your back. It takes up about 18 percent of<br \/>\nthe island, and is filled with desert cacti, and has lava formations. Hike on<br \/>\nthe many trails here, or visit the several limestone caves to see pictographs.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<strong><br \/>\nAloe Vera Factory<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\nOne of Aruba&rsquo;s chief exports, aloe vera is everywhere on<br \/>\nthis desert island that gets less than 12 inches of rainfall annually. &nbsp;The plant was introduced to the island in 1840,<br \/>\nand now it is a thriving industry at the Hato plantation.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<strong><br \/>\nNatural Pool<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\nWhile not technically a beach, the natural pool, as its name<br \/>\nimplies, lies on one end of Arikok National Park, along a deserted coastline is<br \/>\na natural, rock-enclosed pool known locally as &ldquo;conchi&rdquo; or &ldquo;Cura di Tortuga.&rdquo;<br \/>\nIt is best reached via foot or a 4&#215;4 vehicle, but be prepared to get sprayed by<br \/>\nthe ocean&rsquo;s advances as you sit or swim within the shallow pool.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\nReady to plan your visit? Visit;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/flights\">CheapOair<\/a>&nbsp;today!&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\nPhoto credit: Charu Suri;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Many people who visit;Aruba&nbsp;for the first time are surprised to find that the 75 square mile island can pack so much. Aruba is easily done in a weekend if you&rsquo;re particularly ambitious, and there are quite a few historic, adventurous and natural sights to take in. Here are some can&rsquo;t-miss landmarks. &nbsp; California Lighthouse [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85850488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beaches","category-interests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85850488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85850488"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85850488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97169811,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85850488\/revisions\/97169811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85850488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85850488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85850488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}