Rodgers Beach, Aruba

Beach in Aruba

Beach and village in San Nicolas Zuid, Aruba

Rodgers Beach Nanki
Beach and village

12°25′03″N 69°53′04″W / 12.4176°N 69.8844°W / 12.4176; -69.8844
Country	Aruba
Region	San Nicolas Zuid

Rodgers Beach, Aruba, officially known as Nanki is a small beach immediately west of Baby Beach. It is known for its calm waters and private feel, though it is a public beach. The water is shallow at first, but further out it becomes a good swimming beach.

History

In the 1950s, the Aruba Esso Club was built as a part of Lago Colony (near present-day Seroe Colorado) at Baby Beach, immediately to the south of Rodgers Beach.^[1] The club included a restaurant, dance floor, and baseball stadium. There was a dock in the lagoon, and there were small shacks, one of which is still standing. Today, it is no more than a large, abandoned building with one business, a dive shop, still in operation. The beach has been named after Captain Robert Rodgers [pap]^[2] who was in charge of the oil refinery at San Nicolaas.^[3]