Aruba Military + Religious Pictures

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A popular cruise ship stop-off, Aruba’s brightly colored capital is filled with modern shops, upscale restaurants and colonial-era buildings.

The oldest building on the island, this 18th-century Dutch fort once warded off attacks. Now, it contains a museum devoted to the island’s history.

The oldest building on the island, this 18th-century Dutch fort once warded off attacks. Now, it contains a museum devoted to the island’s history.

Experience the serene and sacred ambiance at this Catholic shrine built into the rocks.

Experience the serene and sacred ambiance at this Catholic shrine built into the rocks.

Light a candle at this small chapel, which has a remote hillside setting that affords lovely views of the surrounding area.

The oldest building on the island, this 18th-century Dutch fort once warded off attacks. Now, it contains a museum devoted to the island’s history.

Experience the serene and sacred ambiance at this Catholic shrine built into the rocks.

The oldest building on the island, this 18th-century Dutch fort once warded off attacks. Now, it contains a museum devoted to the island’s history.

Light a candle at this small chapel, which has a remote hillside setting that affords lovely views of the surrounding area.

Experience the serene and sacred ambiance at this Catholic shrine built into the rocks.

Experience the serene and sacred ambiance at this Catholic shrine built into the rocks.

Light a candle at this small chapel, which has a remote hillside setting that affords lovely views of the surrounding area.

Light a candle at this small chapel, which has a remote hillside setting that affords lovely views of the surrounding area.

Light a candle at this small chapel, which has a remote hillside setting that affords lovely views of the surrounding area.

The oldest building on the island, this 18th-century Dutch fort once warded off attacks. Now, it contains a museum devoted to the island’s history.

The oldest building on the island, this 18th-century Dutch fort once warded off attacks. Now, it contains a museum devoted to the island’s history.