The beaches of Aruba are one of the main reasons many travelers visit One Happy Island. Yet the beaches are surprisingly different from one another. Eagle Beach is wide and peaceful, Palm Beach is lively and full of facilities, Baby Beach lies inside a sheltered lagoon, while Boca Catalina and Mangel Halto are much more about snorkeling and the underwater world. During the six months I lived in Aruba, I had the luxury of not having to decide during a single vacation which beach was the most beautiful. I could visit different beaches several times, return on quieter days, bring my snorkeling gear or simply stop somewhere during a drive…