ORANJESTAD – Castro Perez has been Eco-Tourism Manager at the Aruba Tourism Authority since 1988 and was recently decorated by the Queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in recognition of his efforts on behalf of the environment.
Castro has been the guiding light of the annual Aruba Reef Care Clean-up Project. The 17th edition will take place July 2010. It is the most ambitious environmental 
-up of its kind, in which 1000 local and international volunteers painstakingly remove debris on beaches from north of the California Lighthouse and Arashi in the northwest corner to Baby Beach on the southern tip, as well as more than twenty dive sites along the southwest coast.
A certified PADI Divemaster since 1991, Castro accompanies the press and visiting divers all around the island. He attends regional environmental meetings and international dive shows, promoting Aruba as a dive destination. He was a member of the executive committee of WildAruba, the first national congress for the conservation of Aruban wildlife. Castro supports Aruba’s entry into the internationally-recognized Blue Flag Program, an eco-label for beaches and marinas aimed at raising awareness and protecting such natural resources as coral reefs and turtle and bird nests.
“Aruba remains superior in environmental awareness and the most organized in the region when it comes to clean-ups. To keep up this momentum, I would like to see environmental studies become a permanent part of the elementary school curriculum, emphasizing the importance of recycling and personal responsibility. But most of all, we should each take responsibility for the conservation of our natural heritage.”
Castro Perez, conocido ciudadano envolvi den entre otro e proyecto di Aruba Reef Care a ricibi e condecoracion como “lid in de Orde van Oranje Nassau”. Pa hopi aña Castro ta encabesa e proyecto cu ta percura pa haci limpi banda di e beachnan, ariba rif y tambe den laman. Tambe e organisacion ta duna charla na scolnan pa conscientisa e hubentud tocante e importancia pa cuida e bida maritimo. Anualmente mas cu 40.000 persona ta sambuya den e awanan di Aruba pero e hendenan aki tambe mester bira mas consciente di nan actividadnan bou awa cu por afecta e ecosistema bou lama.
Mester aplaudi e iniciativa di Aruba Reef Care Proyect cu anualmente por conta cu mas y mas boluntario pa nan actividadnan y ta fungi manera un katalisator pa otro instancianan tambe dedica nan mes na cuida e beachnan, e rifnan y e areanan bou lama.
Cu e condecoracion aki redaccion di www.arubasuturismo.com y na nomber di Angel y Karen Coronel y Famia kier a felicita Castro Perez y cu esaki ta nifica un estimulo pa e bon trabou y dedicasion haci tanto na nos naturalesa pero tambe pa nos Medio Ambiente y Turismo di Aruba. Pa medio di esaki Castro Perez ta ricibi un pabien cordial di tur voluntarionan di The Reef Care Proyect, su coleganan di Aruba Tourism Authority y naturalmente di su distinquida senjora Nancy y su pret’i wowo Veronica.













