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Quick Facts:

  • AREA: 112 sq. miles - 24 miles long. 3 to 7 miles wide.
  • POPULATION: 15,000
  • LANGUAGE: Papiamento is the local language with Dutch being the official language. Most residents also speak Spanish and English.
  • CURRENCY: Effective January 1, 2011, the U.S Dollar will be the official currency for the Dutch Caribbean. Additionally, most major credit cards are accepted by most businesses.
  • ELECTRICITY: 127 Volts- 50 Cycle
  • DRIVING: Foreign and International licenses are accepted.
  • TEMPERATURES: Air 84 degrees average with highs into the 90s. Water temperatures range from 78 to 82 degrees.
  • TIME ZONE: Bonaire is Atlantic Standard Time which means it is one hour later than Eastern Standard Time. During U.S. Daylight Savings Time, Bonaire is on the same as Eastern Daylight Time.
  • WINDS: Easterly year round. Bonaire is outside the hurricane belt.
  • LOCATION: Our Dock On Google Earth - Latitude 12 degrees 8 minutes 31.64 seconds N; Longitude 68 degrees 16 minutes 34.02 seconds W
  • TAXI RATES
  • LIONFISH ON BONAIRE
  • SATELITE VIEW OF BONAIRE
  • BONAIRE DIVING DOCTOR

 Bonaire Sunset!

Some helpful hints about Bonaire:

Island dress is casual, but please remember: bathing suits, bare feet, and no shirts are not appreciated in town. Please drive within the posted speed limits.

For general information about the island of Bonaire and shopping, there are several good web sites you may wish to explore:

While having nothing in particular to do with Bonaire, if you like classic cars - check out http://www.exoticars-usa.com


 

Bonaire Sunsets:

If you have a favorite Bonaire sunset, email it to us bb@CaribInn.com, and we will post it here. Please email one only as a small jpeg file. Also please include your name.

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Bill Tinsley

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Becky Roush

Mike and Debby Peters

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Pat Selby

Carol Garfinkel

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Martin Blankfard

Mike McKesson

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Katie Flynn

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Jim Williams

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James and Sharon Stephan

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