Aloe Museum | |
Map Type: | Aruba |
Coordinates: | 12.5411°N -70.0375°W |
Location: | Pitastraat 115, Hato, Oranjestad, Aruba |
Established: | 1980 |
Website: | arubaaloe.com |
Royal Aruba Aloe is a company in Aruba that cultivates and produces aloe-derived products. It also contains its own aloe museum.[1]
A tour of the museum and factory provides insight into the Aruba aloe production process, along with the 160-year history of aloe cultivation in Aruba.[2]
The factory holds complimentary tour guides in languages ranging from English, Dutch, Spanish and Papiamento (Aruba's native language) every 15 minutes. The museum is open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm on Mondays to Fridays. On Saturdays, the museum is open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The museum is closed on Sundays. There is a walking tour that includes the aloe cutting room, the testing lab, the filling room, and even packing and storage.
. Luc Alofs . The Aruba Heritage Report . Aruba National Commission for Unesco . 2003 . dead . https://www.webcitation.org/64ActJXAA?url=http://awad.kitlv.nl/pdf//UNESCO%20report%20Luc%20Alofs%20okt08.pdf . 2011-12-24 . (Web site: Archived copy . 2011-12-24 . dead . https://www.webcitation.org/64ActJXAA?url=http://awad.kitlv.nl/pdf//UNESCO%20report%20Luc%20Alofs%20okt08.pdf . 2011-12-24 .)