Stone walls
Like a small castle.
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The Bushiribana ruins are the remains of a gold-processing mill on Aruba's rocky north coast, about 7 km in a straight line north-east of the capital, Oranjestad. Its dark stone walls stand on dry, barren ground close to the ocean waves. The Aruba Island Gold Mining Company built the mill in 1825 to extract gold from ore mined in the nearby hills of Seroe Plat. It worked for about ten years, during the time gold was being found on the island in the early 19th century. The walls were built of local stones stacked without ornament, and from a distance they look like a small crumbling castle with windows open to the sky. Visitors build little stacks of stones around the ruins, and from the site the wild north coast stretches away with its waves and cliffs. The visit is free. Parts of the walls are fenced off for safety, so do not climb them; the area is exposed to sun and wind, and sunset turns the stones golden.
Like a small castle.
Waves and cliffs.
Golden stones.
North coast, Aruba
No, and parts are fenced off for safety.
About half an hour to an hour.