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This amusing high definition video of a trip to Aruba includes clips of the Hotel Riu Palace on Palm Beach, the California Lighthouse, and scuba diving lessons.

This great HD video of a vacation in Aruba includes footage of:

• Scuba diving trip (and lots of colourful marine life)
• Butterfly Farm
• Helicopter tour of the island (with Aruba Heli Tours – operates from the Seaport Marina in Oranjestad, across from the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino)

This video shows a diver at the wreck of the Pedernales in Aruba.

This US oil tanker was torpedoed by a German submarine in 1942. The US military cut the wreck into 3 pieces. The damaged mid-section was left in place, but the fore and aft were taken back to the US and welded together to create a new vessel. This smaller ship went on to take part in the Allied invasion of Normandy.

This HD slideshow shows some of the flora, fauna, and sights found in Arikok National Park.

These include:

• Snakes -- Cascabel (Aruban rattlesnake) and Santanero (Aruban cat-eyed snake)
• Plants – Passion Flower
• Trees – Wayaca Macho, Mata di Yuwana (Strongbark)
• Beaches – Dos Playa
• Rivers – Rooi Bringamosa, Rooi Prins
• Birds – Warawara (Crested Caracara)
• Anthopods – Lisinbein (Tropical Centipede)

This short video shows a snuba dive trip taken with Unique Sports of Aruba (based at the Radisson Aruba Resort on Palm Beach).

Snuba diving is similar to scuba diving, except that air is supplied via a hose attached to tanks on the water’s surface.