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Popular Off the Beaten Path | Other Off the Beaten Path Tips | All Tips (27) Rincon is so isolated that it protected the spanish colonist from pirates, so secluded that it housed its slaves here in the 17th century( many slave families were housed here and the slaves would walk 20 miles from the salt pans to see their kin on week-end), and so remote that it was able to preserve its rich African/Spanish/Dutch culture for nearly 300 years.
Come on one of Rincon's many festival days to sample local foods and dance to the beat of musical instruments made from goatskins.
When we were there it was a rainy day and the streets were almost deserted.
The view of Rincon was taken from the lookout point Alta Mira Unjo ( Uncle Joseph's View). Leave a Comment
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Is that snow on Bonaire?
No, it's just the salt mine.
There is a conveyor belt that goes over the road to a pier for loading onto ships.
Next time you salt your fries, just think that it may have come from Bonaire.
Located close to Pink Beach.
Did you know?
They have been mining salt on Bonaire since the early 1600s.
Bonaire gets it's tap water from desalination of the seawater.
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These are down near the Southern tip by the Solar salt works ponds.
It was really sad to see and imagine how horrible it must have been to have to live in these huts.
The Slaves were brought in from West Africa to work the salt ponds and were only allowed to rest on Saturdays.
Did you know?
Papiamentu is one of the few Creole languages left in the Caribbean.
It is said that the early forms of the Papiamentu language was made up with the mixtures of languages of the different Slaves and Owners.
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If you stop by to check out Playa Funchi you probably will be joined by whiptail lizards.
Found only on Bonaire, these lizards are quite used to people and will come out to see what you have to feed them.
Males have blue heads and greenish-blue hind feet and tail root. the females are mostly brown.
we fed them crackers but we saw a lady feeding them cucumbers so it seems they will eat most anything. Leave a Comment
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In the center of the island just south of the Montana region and east of the exclusive Santa Barbara region there is a overlook with a lovely view of the island. It isn't far off the main road that takes you to the Washington-Slagbaai National Park. If you are going north on Kaminda Durubu there will be a paved turn off on your right. (where the main road turns into Kaminda Tras Di Montana) Leave a Comment
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The northwest end of Bonaire, is covered by the 13,500-acre/5,463 hectare Washington-Slagbaai National Park.
The park can be toured by 4-wheel drive vehicle on the two well marked routes. The yellow route is 34km, the green route is 24km. The day we were there the long route was closed because of the roads being unpassble due to rain. The roads we did go on were bad enough and we couldn't have made it without the truck. Leave a Comment
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On the road around the park you will probably see a donkey or two. These donkeys have been running wild since 1925. We happened upon a mommy,daddy, and baby. We passed the adults but the little one wanted to walk in front of the truck. I finally got out so he would move but all he wanted to do was follow me. Leave a Comment
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Down a steep decline to what was once one of Bonaire's most important harbors, Boca Slagnaai or Slaughter Bay. Nowdays it is a popular dive and snorkel site.
Its history dates back to 1868 when goats grazed and were slaughtered here before being exported to Curacao. Leave a Comment
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Most sightseers stick to the west side of the island, but there are things to see & do on the east as well. On the eastern corner of Lac Bay, we found a horseback riding tour that will take you through a mangrove or to indian caves. You can also hang out in a small village and meet the local fishermen, or enjoy the quiet beach. Leave a Comment
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Old abandoned lighthouse on the Southern tip of Bonaire.
We could not find much info on this lighthouse while here but you can see that there was once a need for it, as it is located at the tip of some very rough seas.
Located past the salt ponds.
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