The founding of Club Caribe stemmed from an initiative of athletes. During the WW-II years, Dr. Eloy Arends donated a plot of land free of charge to Club Caribe as a sports field, next to a leasehold plot where they built the new clubhouse.

The Club Caribe clubhouse was opened in 1943. Jan Beaujon, who later became director of the Cultural Center (Cas di Cultura), was the first chairman and remained in that position for eighteen years. According to the Amigoe newspaper of March 29, 1943, “the clubhouse was beautifully situated on the new road along the sea between the airport and the hotel under construction by Mr. Ch. Neme.” This referred to the island’s first tourist hotel, the Strand Hotel, now known as Talk of the Town.

The Caribe clubhouse was considered one of the most representative on the island. During royal visits, receptions for royal guests and island dignitaries were regularly held. Various sports were played on the fields, including softball, basketball, and hockey, a new sport on Aruba.

During the carnival celebrations, Club Caribe was traditionally one of the largest in the parade, boasting impressive floats. In the early years, from 1955 onward, the club participated with a small group and one or two carosas (floats).

The symbol of the ‘Cacique’, the Caribe Indian with a bow and arrow, has been a recurring theme throughout the years. In addition to the Cacique, an ‘Irama’, the Princess of Club Caribe, was chosen each year.

Every five years, each anniversary year, the island’s Indigenous culture was the theme of all parts of the parade. The other years had a different theme. But the Cacique was a fixture of every carnival celebration at Caribe. The head of the Native American is also featured on the flag with the club’s logo.

Club Caribe, like several other social clubs on the island, experienced a decline in the 1990s. Other entertainment options became more popular with a younger crowd, leading to the demise of the traditional clubs. Club Caribe has not participated in Carnival since 2004.

The club closed in 2017, the building was sold in 2018, and the new owner(s) demolished it.