2024 - HAL Oosterdam Cruise - 569 of - Aruba, Oranjestad - 7 of - Paardenbaai-Blue Horses

             Paardenbaai (Horse Bay) Blue Horses is a series of 8 sculptures placed around central Orangestad in 2015.

The sculptures pay tribute to the island history of a thriving livestock and horse trade during the Spanish era (1500-1639).

The sculptures are by local artist Osaka Muyale.  Muyle named the project Paarden Baai, that translates to “Horses Bay”. 

The name Paarden baai is still in use for the bay in front of the city, near the cruise terminal.

The horses are blue because at the time of the horse trade there was no jetty for landing the horses. 

Bboats anchored offshore and the strongest horse jumped in the blue water (more or less voluntary) and then the others followed. 

The first horse would immediately swim in the direction of the shore and the others would follow. 

The color blue represents the blue water they had to cross to get on shore.

If the sculptures were in my city (Vancouver) they would be vandalized and covered in graffiti.

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Taken in: Aruba / Oranjestad (show map)

Taken on: April 2, 2024

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