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Casibari Boulders, A Casibari Rock Formation, Aruba Island

Huge Tonalite Boulders
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Huge boulders made of tonalite external link littered the landscape. To judge their size, look for the cactus in the crevice near the bottom of this shot.


Casibari Rock Formation Casibari Boulders external link Aruba Island   •  3.2 km inland from the capital of Oranjestad   •  (Photo taken 07:41:57 Sunday 4 May 2014)   •  (Photo posted Thursday 22 May 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_1636
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Tourists Walked Atop Boulders
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Across the street from the Casibari Cafe external link tourists could be seen walking atop the largest boulders in the park.


Casibari Rock Formation Casibari Boulders external link Aruba Island   •  3.2 km inland from the capital of Oranjestad   •  (Photo taken 07:42:04 Sunday 4 May 2014)   •  (Photo posted Thursday 22 May 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_1637
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A Troupial Watched The Tourists
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A troupial watched the tourists wandering the park, looking in crevices and tramping up concrete steps.


Casibari Rock Formation Casibari Boulders external link Aruba Island   •  3.2 km inland from the capital of Oranjestad   •  (Photo taken 07:42:18 Sunday 4 May 2014)   •  (Photo posted Thursday 22 May 2014)   •  © 2014 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #T14_0309
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Sign At Entrance
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A small sign at the entrance to the park read:

Inscription For A Garden Gate

Pause friend, and read before you enter here.
This old stone wall encloses hallowed ground.
Here in a mellowed garden dream away the
years steeped in serene, sweet light, and
muted sound. Here in tranquility peace abide.

For God walks here at cool of evening tide.

Pause, friend, and strip from out your heart
all vanity, all bitterness, all hate.
Quench for this hour, the fewer of your fears,
Then treading softly pass with-in this gate,
there, where the ancient trees wait, hushed
and dim, May you find God and walk awhile
with Him.

(These gardens are entrusted
to the courtesy of the visitors)


Casibari Rock Formation Casibari Boulders external link Aruba Island   •  3.2 km inland from the capital of Oranjestad   •  (Photo taken 07:45:01 Sunday 4 May 2014)   •  (Photo posted Thursday 22 May 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_1643
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Sign By Stairs Up Rock
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A sign at the base of the stairs leading up to the top of the highest boulders read, in part, "Attention climbing these stairs are at your own risk!"


Casibari Rock Formation Casibari Boulders external link Aruba Island   •  3.2 km inland from the capital of Oranjestad   •  (Photo taken 07:45:25 Sunday 4 May 2014)   •  (Photo posted Thursday 22 May 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_1644
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Restrooms Were Available
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Restrooms were available in the park, but were not of first class quality.


Casibari Rock Formation Casibari Boulders external link Aruba Island   •  3.2 km inland from the capital of Oranjestad   •  (Photo taken 07:45:45 Sunday 4 May 2014)   •  (Photo posted Thursday 22 May 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_1646
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Mix Of Desert And Windblown Trees
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The Casibari Rock Formation park was a mix of desert cactus, and wind blown trees.


Casibari Rock Formation Casibari Boulders external link Aruba Island   •  3.2 km inland from the capital of Oranjestad   •  (Photo taken 07:48:36 Sunday 4 May 2014)   •  (Photo posted Thursday 22 May 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_1649
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Cactus Against Tonalite
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A brown cactus grew alongside the brown of tonalite external link rock.


Casibari Rock Formation Casibari Boulders external link Aruba Island   •  3.2 km inland from the capital of Oranjestad   •  (Photo taken 07:52:13 Sunday 4 May 2014)   •  (Photo posted Thursday 22 May 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_1653
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