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Oranjestad travel guide, guidebook and phrasebooks, download .pdf chapters on Lonely Planet.
Oranjestad (English, literally 'Orangetown') is the capital and largest city of Aruba located on the southern coast near the western end of the island. In the local language, Papiamento, Oranjestad is often referred to simply as 'Playa'. Oranjestad is served by the Queen Beatrix International Airport, 2.5 kilometers from the city center. Oranjestad houses the largest port on the island capable of docking up to five large vessels. In 2003, over 200 container ships called at the Oranjestad port. A smaller port for shorter cargo vessels is at Barcadera, five kilometers to the east. Plans have been proposed to increase loading capacity at Oranjestad, and for the construction of a marina to make up for inadequate docking space available for yachts and fishing boats ... more on Wikipedia.The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.
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