Aruba Offers Cool Summer Events.Business Editors/Travel Writers ORANJESTAD Oranjestad (ôrän`jəstät'), town and port (1991 pop. 20,045), capital and administrative center of Aruba, in the Lesser Antilles. , Aruba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2001 Traditionally, the island of Aruba Aruba (ər  `bə), island, autonomous part of the Netherlands (2005 est. pop. 71,600), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), in the Lesser Antilles off the coast of Venezuela. has offered tourists and locals
cool events during the hot summer months. Some events last summer long,
such as the Watapana Food & Art Festival held every Wednesday Wednesday: see week. evening, from April through September September: see month. , between the Allegro (operating system) Allegro - The code name for the major Mac OS release due in mid-1998.http://devworld.apple.com/mkt/informed/appledirections/mar97/roadmap.html. and Hyatt Hyatt is an international brand of hotels within the Global Hyatt Corporation that operates numerous properties. Hyatt is a part of the Marmon Group which is owned by Chicago's Pritzker Family. Mark S. Hoplamazian is the current President and CEO of Global Hyatt Corporation. Regency Regency, in British history, the period of the last nine years (1811–20) of the reign of George III, when the king's insanity had rendered him unfit to rule and the government was vested in the prince of Wales (later George IV) as regent. Resorts and the year-round folkloric Bon Bini Festival held every Tuesday Tuesday: see week. evening at the historic Fort Zoutman in Oranjestad. Other amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. summer events include:
June 28 - July 4 HI-WINDS WORLD CHALLENGE
One of the most popular amateur windsurfing
competitions in the Caribbean happens here
in Aruba with participation from 30
countries. Competitions are held off the
beaches near Fisherman's Hut at Hadicurari.
For more information please contact ATA
Special Events Department at 011-297-823777
or visit their Web site at
www.aruba-hiwinds.com.
June 29 - 30 ARUBA JAZZ & LATIN MUSIC FESTIVAL
A spectacular, star studded, two days
international festival bringing renown Jazz
and Latin musicians together for the
spectacle of the year at the new state of
the art amphitheatre Centro di Bario Piedra
Plat. For more information please contact
ATA Special Events Department at
011-297-823777 or e-mail
a.boekhoudt@toaruba.com or
m.albus@toaruba.com
July 6 13TH HEINEKEN MUSIC FESTIVAL
A free concert, sponsored by Heineken,
featuring bands from the Caribbean region
held at the Don Elias Mansur Ballpark. For
more information contact Mr. Garcia at
011-297-829093 or e-mail him at
garcias@setarnet.aw.
July 7 - 8 8th ANNUAL ARUBA PERRIER REEF CARE PROJECT
Annual marine environment awareness
campaign brings together certified divers,
snorkelers and topsiders for a clean-up of
underwater sites and beaches. For more
information please contact the Aruba
Tourism Authority at 011-297-823777 or
email c.perez@toaruba.com.
August 26 - 29 ARUBA INTERNATIONAL PRO-AM GOLF TOURNAMENT
Professional and amateur golfers team up in
this 2-day, 36-hole tournament that
includes gifts, prizes, special events and
parties. For more information please
contact ATA Special Events Department at
011-297-823777 or email
a.boekhoudt@toaruba.com
Sept. 15 - 22 INTERNATIONAL PAINTBALL COMPETITION
An NPPL event, five-man paintball teams
will compete for points on world ranking.
For more information please contact Mr.
Jossito Mansur at 011-297-826747 or e-mail
arubaopen@aol.com. You can also contact ATA
Special Events Department at 011-297-823777
or e-mail a.boekhoudt@toaruba.com
October 3 - 6 FESTIVAL DE LAS AMERICAS
Annual music festival features the unique
rhythms of the Americas. For more
information please contact ATA Special
Events Department at 011-297-823777 or
e-mail a.boekhoudt@toaruba.com.
Aruba is a vacationer's paradise located in the heart of the Caribbean, 15 miles north of Venezuela Venezuela (vĕnəzwā`lə, Span. vānāswā`lä), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, republic (2005 est. pop. 25,375,000), 352,143 sq mi (912,050 sq km), N South America. and only two and a half hours by air from Miami. Ideally located outside the hurricane belt The hurricane belt is an area in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, which is prone to hurricanes during the Atlantic hurricane season. The only places in the Caribbean that are not in the hurricane belt are the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, Bonaire, , Aruba boasts great weather, cooling trade winds and friendly people. For more information on planning a trip to Aruba, contact the Aruba Tourism Authority at 1-800-TO-ARUBA, or visit our Web site at www.aruba.com. This Material is distributed by Everett Clay Associates and Shandwick International on behalf of the Aruba Ministry of Economic Affairs The following nations have a Ministry of Economic Affairs:
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