Aruba: Tiny island off the coast of Venezuela isn't just about beaches

From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: December 28, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

ORANJESTAD, Aruba -- Should you get lost in Aruba, follow the divi- divi trees.

That was the tip from Leroy King, a tour guide, as my mother, aunts and a busload of people ventured into the rocky, parched interior that defines much of this unique island.

The divi-divi trees -- gnarled and outstretched to the Caribbean Sea -- have been contorted by the steady trade winds into huge, bonsai-like figures, and their limbs point west, to the bustling hotel district.

But we quickly realized that many of Aruba's points of interest are far from the hotels and the island's Main Street, with its colorful ...

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