Location:	Bonaire is located 30 miles from Curacao; 50 miles north of Venezuela and 86 miles east of Aruba, outside the hurricane belt. The island is 24 miles long by 3-7 miles wide, 112 square miles. Its highest point is Brandaris Hill, 784 feet.
Climate:	Yearly average temperature is 82° F (27.8° C), average water temperature is 80° F (26.7° C), average humidity is 76%, and the island receives lots of sunshine.
Winds:	Easterly year round.
Language:	Papiamentu is the local language. Most residents also speak Dutch, Spanish, and English.
Currency:	US Dollars are widely accepted. The exchange rate is US $1.00 = Nafl. 1.78 (guilders). Major credit cards are accepted by most businesses.
Driving:	Foreign and International licenses accepted. Traffic uses right hand side and International road signs.

About Bonaire

Bonaire is unique in the world. It is as if this little island was made just for diving and snorkeling, as, from virtually any place on the leeward coastline, you can enter the beautiful Caribbean Sea and dive! Steep walls, sloping drop-offs, exciting wrecks and last, but not least, the double reef systems will take your breath away. For over 20 years, Bonaire has maintained a far sighted dedication to protecting its natural beauty and environment. The Bonairean people declared the waters around Bonaire and its little island just off the coast, Klein Bonaire, an Underwater Marine Park. Everything between the high water mark and 200 feet/60 meters deep is protected, and, therefore, may not be touched. Every diver must pay a Nature Fee of US $25.00, valid throughout the calendar year, and which must be visibly worn while diving, and which provides free entrance into Washington/Slagbaai National Park. (The Nature Fee for other users of the Marine Park--windsurfers, snorkelers, cruisers--is US $10.00.)

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