A tourist fell of a horse and broke her leg during a horseback riding trip Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened in Jaburibari around 6 p.m. The lady was taken by ambulance to the hospital for medical attention.
Saturday morning police officers carried out two searches and detained three people in Coba Lodo and Catiri where they found marihuana plantations. More than 120 plants were confiscated and will be destroyed. Police found 40 plants at Coba Lodo and detained a man and a woman who were in the house.
In Aruba, the people speak, write and read English, Spanish, Dutch and Papiamento fluently. Many also speak French and German. Dutch and Papiamento are the official languages of Aruba. All documents and government papers are in both languages and lessons at school are also given in Dutch and Papiamento. Papiamento is only spoken on the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao).
Click read more for a list of a few simple but important short frases in Papiamento, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and English! Also feel free to print this and bring down on your trip!