Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine January 2019 | Page 56

EVENTS ARUBA POPULATION JANUARY 1 New Year’s Plunge SIZE 150,000 (2013) 444 sq. kilometers OFFICIAL LANGUAGE CAPITAL CITY Dutch but English & Papiamento are widely used CURRENCY Netherlands Antillean Guilder (1 US dollar equals 1.77 Antillean Guilder) Oranjestad AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 270 C / 800 F At noon, on January 1, join other excited participants as they plunge into the ocean at Moomba Beach, all for fun! After the plunge, enjoy a delicious bowl of traditional Dutch pea soup to warm you up. JANUARY 5 -MARCH 3 Carnival Aruba’s biggest party of the year! You will have your fill of street parties, pageants, food, calypso, parades and more.... View the 2019 carnival schedule here [...] JANUARY 24 - 28 International Bike Week Avid bikers from several countries converge on Aruba to bike around the island, savouring the sights along the way. Want to be a part of this event? Contact: Rudy Croes at [email protected] | phone: (297) 593-5344 or Mr. Nahar [email protected] | (297) 593-0014 MARCH 24 Aruba International Half Marathon This race attracts over 200 competitors from countries all over the world, including Holland and the US. Click here for registration information, email [email protected], or phone Vanessa Tromp at 1 (297)-593-5801 www.aruba.com for more events Photo: Pelicans at Beach at Tamarijn © Aruba Tourism Authority