Royal Aruba Aloe

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Aloe Museum
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Location within Aruba
Established1980
LocationPitastraat 115, Hato, Oranjestad, Aruba
Coordinates 12°32′28″N70°02′15″W / 12.5411°N 70.0375°W / 12.5411; -70.0375
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]

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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.

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Aloe Vera plantation at the Aruba Aloe Factory and Museum in Hato
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Gel removed from aloe Vera leaf

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References

  1. Alofs, L. (2003). The Aruba Heritage Report (PDF). Aruba National Commission for Unesco. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-24. ( "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2011-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link))
  2. The Aruba Aloe Museum & Factory, VisitAruba.com.