Aruba’s Butterfly Farm: A Tropical Oasis of Colors & Natural Beauty
Stepping into the Butterfly Farm on Aruba’s J. Irausquin Boulevard feels less like visiting an attraction and more like walking into a living kaleidoscope. The mesh enclosure holds hundreds of butterflies from South America, Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Australia, China, Africa, and Malaysia, and within minutes one lands on your shoulder as if you were part of the scenery. Blue morpho butterflies are among the largest in the world, with wings spanning five to eight inches. The farm’s general manager, Lori Cox, points to the blue morpho as a crowd favorite — its iridescent wings shimmer because of microscopic