Kuenta Heritage Aruba's
Living History

Point your phone at a heritage marker and unlock archival photographs, historical stories, and 3D models — no app download required.

Open AR Guide ▶ Watch Alto Vista Story

What is Kuenta?

Heritage that walks beside you

Kuenta — "to count" and "to tell" in Papiamento — is a free, browser-based platform that layers archival evidence, oral history, and 3D reconstruction directly onto Aruba's protected monuments. Visit a site, scan the marker, and centuries of documented history come into view.

Featured Experiences

Choose your entry point

Aerial view of Fort Zoutman, Aruba
Augmented Reality

Heritage AR Guide

Scan a printed marker at Fort Zoutman or Alto Vista Chapel to unlock 3D models of the 1868 and 1885 towers, archival photographs from BNA and ANA, and a cinematic intro to the Battle of Dogger Bank.

Open AR Guide
Alto Vista Chapel, Aruba
Cinematic Story

Alto Vista · La Historia

Five chapters, 1750–1952. From Domingo Antonio Silvestre's first chapel to the wartime vow of Sjon Kita — told through archival images and Hartog's documented history, in English and Papiamento.

Watch the Story

No app. No install.

How the AR Guide works

1

Print the marker

Download and print the site marker — a standard A4 or letter sheet works fine.

2

Open in Chrome

Visit kuentaheritage.com on your phone. No download, no login.

3

Point your camera

Allow camera access, aim at the printed marker, and history appears.

4

Tap to explore

Swipe through chapters, compare archival photos, and rotate 3D models.

Monument coverage

Sites in the guide

Fort Zoutman & Willem III Tower — Oranjestad AR · 1796
Alto Vista Chapel — Noord AR · 1750
Alto Vista · La Historia — cinematic five-chapter story Story