San Nicolas
San Nicolas, a small town in the southeast of Aruba found its existence as a small village in the end of 19th century. The advent of mining industry primarily phosphate brought home the fruits of industrialization and development of San Nicolas Bay. The Lago Refinery put it on road to development. The place is now home to some twenty thousand Arubans. The name Sunrise City was in honor of the enterprising people and the economic contribution they made to the fledgling industrialization of Aruba.
The Sunrise Life
San Nicolas had been home to the wealthy and stylish; the accoutrements included social activities like night clubs, bars, music clubs and sports arenas. The Charlie’s Bar, Chesterfield Bar and the Chinese Club were the hotspots of the rich and famous. The legend of Charlie’s Bar, especially his enormous tool still lives on and calls for a visit, if you happen to be in San Nicolas.
What to do in San Nicholas
You have a gamut of options in San Nicholas; the quiet and undeveloped beaches of the South, pristine caves, water wading bird sanctuaries and the magnificent fauna of the Island nation. The Guadirikiri Caves, the Tunnel of Love, the Cayenne tern nesting sites at San Nicholas Bay Keys, the Cave Dwelling long nosed bats of ABC islands and the protected rattle snake species; all invite a visitor for that rare glimpse into the nature and the ecological balance which man can not recreate but only protect.
You can also go for a golfing session on the nine hole Aruba Golf Club amid variety of cactus, sands and try your longest drives on the six hundred yard hole. And if you want to be on the beach, try the Baby beach with the young ones for the taste of your forgotten childhood