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Article: Divers' delight - Surrounded by deep-sea treasures, Bonaire beckons nature lovers.
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- The Boston Herald
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- April 5, 1998
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Bonaire is an intriguing contrast of turquoise waters, desert terrain, pink flamingos and giant iguanas. Too laid back for the thrill-a-minute crowd, the island is one of the ultimate destinations for scuba diving, windsurfing and bird-watching enthusiasts.
Fifty miles off the coast of Venezuela, Bonaire is the most easterly of the Leeward Islands and part of the Dutch Antilles, a group that includes Aruba and Curacao, and is sometimes called the ABC islands.
Bonaire's surrounding reefs are filled with exquisite sea life thanks to an enlightened government policy that declared the Bonaire Marine Park a protected sanctuary ...