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