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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
POPULATION (2010): 15,800 CAPITAL: Kralendijk VISA: An onward or return ticket and proof of suffi cient funds is required. Length of stay is granted at 30 days and may be extended for 180 days HEALTH: Yellow fever immunization if arriving from an infected country. Precautions against hepatitis A and typhoid are recommended CURRENCY: Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG) = 100 cents. Travelers’ checks and major
CLIMATE Temperate with year-round sunshine. Average temperature is 82F and rainfall 22 inches. There’s a consistent breeze from an easterly trade wind
GETTING THERE
MAJOR GATEWAY: Bonaire International Airport, Flamingo (BON) TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From Miami, 7h via San Juan DEPARTURE TAX: Included in air ticket
credit cards are accepted all over the island EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): ANG1.78 = $1 TIPPING: 10-15 percent expected for good service TIME: GMT –4 ELECTRICITY: 110-130 volts. No adaptor required DRIVING: On the right. U.S. license accepted; the driver must have two years’ driving experience PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2018): Jan 1; Mar 30; Apr 1-2, 27; May 1, 10; Sept 6; Dec 15, 25-26 LANGUAGE: Dutch RELIGION: Mainly Catholic COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +599 7
Flamingo, Bonaire
North Point CARIBBEAN SEA Gotto Lake Rincon B O N A I R E Kralendijk
CARIBBEAN SEA
Solar Salt Works
VENEZUELA Lacre Point
Lac Bay
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