BUSRIBANA RUINS | Bygningen blev bygget til at forarbejde guld i 1872 & var i brug frem til 1899, hvor man i stedet tog Balashi guld møllen i brug. Nu står kun en reminiscens, midt i nordkystens vilde, rå natur & vidner om Arubas guldmine historie. Der blev fundet guld på Aruba i 1824 & frem til 1916 har man eksporteret omkring 1.500 ton guld fra øen.Nogle mener at navnet Aruba stammer fra det spanske ord ‘Oru huba´ som betyder ‘der var guld´, men Arubas guld blev nu ikke fundet før 1824, så det er måske mere sandsynligt at navnet stammer fra det indianske udtryk ‘Oruba´ som betyder ‘velplaceret´.nn| ENG |nThe building was build to process gold in 1872 & was in use until 1899. Now it stands as a ruin in the raw northern nature, as a reminiscense of Arubas Gold mining history. There was found gold on Aruba in 1824 & until 1916 1.500 tons of gold has been exported. Some people even mean that the name Aruba comes from the Spanish words ‘Oru huba´ which means ‘there was gold´, but since no gold was found when the island was under Spanish command it might be more likely that the name comes from the Indian word ‘Oruba´ meaning ‘well placed´….