Official Name: | Rodgers Beach |
Other Name: | Nanki |
Settlement Type: | Beach and village |
Pushpin Map: | Aruba |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Aruba |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Aruba |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | San Nicolas Zuid |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Rodgers Beach, Aruba, officially known as Nanki is a small beach immediately west of Baby Beach. It is known for its calm waters and private feel, though it is a public beach. The water is shallow at first, but further out it becomes a good swimming beach.
In the 1950s, the Aruba Esso Club was built as a part of Lago Colony (near present-day Seroe Colorado) at Baby Beach, immediately to the south of Rodgers Beach.[1] The club included a restaurant, dance floor, and baseball stadium. There was a dock in the lagoon, and there were small shacks, one of which is still standing. Today, it is no more than a large, abandoned building with one business, a dive shop, still in operation. The beach has been named after Captain [2] who was in charge of the oil refinery at San Nicolaas.[3]