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Showing posts with label Eagle Beach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eagle Beach. Show all posts

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Eagle Beach & Fofoti Trees - Aruba

 Eagle Beach is the widest beach in Aruba with soft white sand. It is also considered to be one of the best beaches in the world. It is the best place to go when you want some peace and quiet, - just away from the hustle and bustle of the outside world. It also offers an amazing view of the Caribbean that has been popularly known to be used as backdrop for wedding photos.



NOTE: Public nudity is illegal in Aruba!...so don't go nude when you're at Eagle Beach! 😁


The beach also boasts for the famous, iconic Fofoti trees. 

Fofoti trees at Eagle beach provides an awesome landscape on the beach front. They are also found in Linear Park & Baby beach and in the Malmok area, - also in creeks like Rooi Prikichi, Rooi Canashito and Rooi Ser Cristal.

These trees are part of the mangrove and are protected by law. It's also interesting to note that Fofoti grows on firm land inland, yet near salt water. It has a brown and round button-like shape fruit which got its English name as "Buttonwood".


Its trunk is a very hard wood and was used in boat constructions, as well as used for medicinal purposes, like tea made out of its trunk used to treat eye sores and skin irritations.

Take note that this treatment used are like homeopathic remedies which hasn't been scientifically verified yet.