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Palm Beach, Aruba

Beach in Aruba

Summary

Beach in Aruba

Field	Value
name	Palm Beach
settlement_type	Locality and beach
image_skyline	Palm-Beach-Aruba-2013.JPG
image_caption	Palm Beach, Aruba
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Kingdom of the Netherlands
subdivision_type1	Constituent country
subdivision_name1	Aruba
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Noord
area_total_km2	8.726
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	5,637
population_density_km2	646.0
mapframe	yes

Palm Beach is a tourism district about 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) northwest of Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba. Many high-rise hotels are located there, such as Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort & Casino, Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino, Barceló, Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, Ritz Carlton Resort, and RIU Palace Aruba. A shopping district adjacent to the hotels was finished in 2009 and includes two large malls called Paseo Herencia and Palm Beach Plaza Mall. Little North of Palm Beach is Malmok Beach, a small sandy strip running all the way to the northern tip of Aruba. Smaller apartment complexes and luxurious holiday homes are located along this dead-end Boulevard. Hadicurari Beach (kiting), Arashi Beach and Boca Catalina (snorkeling) are popular locations.

History

Palm Beach is the name of a region in the district of Noord. Its adjacent shoreline beach was officially registered under the same name in 1960. The name "Palm Beach" is derived from the name of the coconut plantation of R.J. (Capt) Beaujon, who named it after Palm Beach, Florida. Located on government land, its lease was rescinded for hotel development in 1958.

The first people to live on the beach were Caquetios Indians from the Arawak tribe in 100 A.D. Later, in 1499, Spanish explorer Alonso de Ojeda discovered the island and created a small garrison. The Dutch took over the island soon after, and it remained in Dutch power from then on, with a short interruption of English rule in 1805 during the Napoleonic wars.

It was not until 1947 that Palm Beach's first tourist office opened. The first hotel opened in the fifties, actually a competition was held to find the best design for the hotel. The winner's name was Ernst Bartels, and his idea was called the 'Basiroeti’ based on the name of the beach location namesake. The hotel would end up being called Hotel Basiruti. Hotel Basi-Ruti was not a high-rise; bungalows on the bare sand comprised the new hotel. Since 1983, it is a high-rise timeshare hotel called Playa Linda Beach Resort.

In 1962, De Olde Molen, a windmill from Wedderveer in the Netherlands, was rebuilt near Bubali and is used as a restaurant and landmark.

The Bubali Bird Sanctuary is located near the hotels in Bubali, Palm Beach.

References

"Aruba." Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2012. Ed. Karen Ellicott. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2011. 118-121. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 4 Oct. 2016.
Bongers, Evert. "Historia di Aruba - Tourism". www.historiadiaruba.aw. Retrieved 2016-10-04.

References

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"Malmok Beach".
Frank, Vivienno. (2019). "Aruba en een keuze uit haar toponiemen".
(1979-02-10). "Playa Linda komt in plaats van Basiruti". Amigoe.
(1983-11-08). "Playa Linda Beach Resort geopend". Amigoe.
"Historia di "De Olde Molen" na Palm Beach".
"Tourism".
"Bubali vogelreservaat".

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