A NEW TOURIST ATTRACTION IN ARUBA?

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When I got the news that Natural Bridge in Aruba had fallen down I was surprised, hurt and felt that not only had a natural wonder changed, as all natural wonders do, but Aruba had lost a great tourist attraction.
Tourist attractions are funny things.  They really do not have to be that impressive, however I must say Natural Bridge was impressive, they just need to be unique.  Natural Bridge was unique.  It really is just someplace for persons on vacation to go and see something they will not find at home, kill a little time and spend a little money. 
Being the tourist attraction that Natural Bridge was I got to thinking, what could replace it, and the answer is really, nothing.  There are I believe four other natural bridges on the island, one is at Colorado Point, on the North side of the red hill, but is not as impressive or large as the Natural Bridge that fell and it is hard to get to.  There is one next to the one that fell but it to is not as impressive.  The other I can not tell you where it is but I am sure it to is hard to get to and not that pretty, not like the one that is no longer.
Then I got to thinking about what could be the next tourist attraction on Aruba.  By that I should say, Natural Tourist Attraction, and then it hit me, maybe I had the answer.
My thought was this.  What I knew as "BURSON'S CAVES", "THE COLONY CAVES", "THE NEW HOUSE CAVES", whatever the name, that is not important, what is important is they are unique and they are impressive.  They are in Seroe Colorado and I think would make a wonderful tourist attraction.
The are below ground, that is to say, they are in a hole, and when I was last in Aruba, the hole was still fenced with cyclone fencing.  As a boy I got to the caves through a hole in the fence, cut I am sure by one of the other boys, climbed down a tree growing out of the hole and then, from the bottom of the hole you could enter the cave.  I spent a lot of time exploring those caves, they were exciting, unique as well as impressive. If you doubt me, look at the photos at the top of this page, they are from those same caves.
With a little ingenuity and really very little expense these caves could be made accessible to the public and would make a wonderful Natural Tourist Attraction.  They are just like the Fountain Caves, but instead of climbing up stairs, as kids we climbed the cliff, you go down in the hole to get  the Seroe Colorado Caves.  They are larger, much larger, then the Fountain Caves and have many passageways to explore.  Although not like the other caves at in the Arikok National Park, they do not have Indian writing on the walls, they do have things of interest and as I said before, they are unique, beautiful and impressive, just the requirements needed for a good Natural Tourist Attraction.
A hydraulic elevator could take tourist to the bottom of the hole, a drop of about 12 feet.  The caves could be electrified, to provide lighting for the tourist to get around and the old wells in the caves, dug they say, by the men who mined phosphate on that end of the island, could be railed off and protected to prevent persons from filling into the open wells.
Such a Natural Tourist Attraction would I believe be something for the government and some enterprising Aruban to think about and look into.  It would give the tourist another place to visit, they now have only Baby Beach and Coco Beach, while visiting that end of the island.
By drawing the tourist out of Oranjstead and into the other parts of the island you cause him or her to spread their money throughout the island.  Sitting here in Austin, Texas and thinking about my up coming trip to Aruba; THE NATURAL CAVES OF SEROE COLORADO, it just seemed like a good idea to me and I wanted to put it out there for others in Aruba to consider.  Aruba, you may even put Carlsbad Cavern to shame.  Your comments are welcome.
CAUTION - NOTE ABOUT SAFETY
If these caves are to become a tourist attraction they will need to be cleaned of trash, rubbish, garbage and other debris that has been left behind over the years.  When my son went down in the caves there was signs that persons may have been living down there.  There are illegal aliens on the island, so use extreme caution if you intend to visit the caves and certainly do not do so alone.
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