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Most interesting

attractions and landmarks in

Bonaire

Gatis Pvils, 15 April 2012

No.29. http://www.wondermondo.com/Bonaire.htmImage: Group of fish near Klein Bonaire Island.

Marcel van der Hoek, Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0

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Bonaire is a special municipality ofNetherlands, located in Caribbean region. This 53.5 km2 large island has dry climate. Most tourists

come here for the numerous spectacular dive sites, while

above the sea here is not that much to see. The dry land

here has some interesting natural landmarks mainly

the impressive flamingo habitats in salt lakes and some

petroglyph sites in caves and cliff shelters.

Goto Meer salt lake with large population of

flamingos. In January July in the lake are breeding

several hundreds of these birds.

Lac Bay mangrove forest one of the best preserved

mangrove forests in the Caribbean. Four species of

mangroves grow here.

Pekelmeer salt flat with colourful lakes habitat of

flamingos and numerous other birds.

Suplado Blowhole spectacular blowhole at the

northern coast.

Cueba di Roshikiri cave with petroglyphs at the

entrance.

Grita Caabai petroglyph site a group of some 15

prehistoric paintings- red handprints in a rockshelter.

Onima cave a former shelter to Caiquetio people

circa 1500 AD. Adorned with red petroglyphs.

Petroglyphs are protected with iron bars.

Spelonk petroglyph site a cave with prehistoric

petroglyphs on the ceiling.

Pos Calbas petroglyph site a group of prehistoric

drawings in a low cave. Some 15 drawings geometric

designs in red have been preserved.

Goto Meer.Brian and Shannon, Flickr / CC BY 2.0

One of the best places to see the flamingos inSouthern Caribbean is Goto Meerin Bonaire.

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Landscape in Washington Slagbaai National Park,Bonaire.Patrick Briggs, Flickr / CC BY 2.0

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Petroglyph site north west from Playa Druifi a rock shelter with some 10 prehistoric drawings

geometric designs in red and brown colors.

Cabaje

a group of waist-high stone huts with nodoors and windows some of the oldest buildings on the

island. Built circa 1820 for slaves which were working in

salt flats. In each hut lived two people.

Fort Oranje built in 1639 and modified at the end of

this same century.

Government Building (Governor's House) one of

the oldest buildings in the island, built in 1837,

renovated in 1973.

Karpata aloe oven an old structure, where aloe was

boiled to extract its juice for export.

Museo Boneriano museum in historical building.

Contains collections of shells, prehistoric artefacts,

mythological stories and other interesting items.

Cabaje stone huts for the slaves.Made Underground, Flickr / CC BY 2.0