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Bonaire is located
50 miles (80 Km) north of Venezuela and 86 miles (94 Km) east of Aruba,
well outside of the hurricane belt.
The island is about 160 km² in surface, with a population of little more
than 12.000. The timezone is GMT - 5:00 hours,
Atlantic Standard Time (AST)
The official
language of Bonaire is dutch. On the streets and in many companies
however, people speak mostly papiamentu. This language is sort of an
assembly of Spanish, Portuguese en a hint of African languages. |
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Being a Diver's paradise, Bonaire offers an immense diversity of marine
life dispersed over more than 80 beautiful dive sites and of course in the
open sea. Life among the many sites include an abundance of corals and
many forms of ground life such as lobsters, shrimps, eels, nudibranchs, anemones and
much much more. Swimming life around the many reefs include over 350
kinds of fish, turtles, jellyfish, rays and dolphins. On the east coast,
one will have the best chance to view sharks in their natural habitat.
All the dive sites are marked with a yellow stone, holding the name of
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But the beauty does not only live under the water surface. One of the
most prominent inhabitants of this tropical island would have to be the
flamingo. These birds trotting around the island always inspire awe.
Bonaire also offers several bird watching spots, where you can admire
parrots, hummingbirds, trupials and many more. On the ground and in many
trees, you can find iguanas of different kinds. In the bush you have a
great chance to encounter goats or donkeys and once in a while, even a
bore is sighted.Some of the best spots to view animal life are the
salt lakes on the south of Bonaire and Goto lake for the flamingos and
the National park Washington Slagbaai for practically anything on
Bonaire. |
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The default outlet power here is 127 Volts
AC at 50Hz. This doesn't really match either
European (220V, 50Hz) or U.S. requirements (110V,
60Hz), and while both European and U.S. outlets are visible in most Bonairean houses and
apartments, it's not always clear what voltage the outlet has, so check
this with the owner or realtor. |
To call Bonaire from the
U.S. or Canada, dial 011-599-7xx-xxxx. 011 is the
International access code, 599 is the country code for
the Netherlands Antilles, 7 is the city code for Bonaire.
Calling Bonaire from Europe or the rest
of the world, you would dial 00-599-7xx-xxxx using 00
for the international access code. |
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to City Café Bonaire