Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao Make Up the ABC IslandsThe ABC Islands are located in the western part of the Caribbean called the Lesser Antilles. The ABC Island group is made up of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.
Here is a picture of one of the Divi-divi trees Aruba is famous for.
Aruba is the most well known of the three islands that make up the ABC's. It is one of the most visited islands in the Caribbean. A vacation on Aruba can be an exciting adventure. There is a busy night life, great beaches, and the water is great for scuba diving and snorkeling.
Picture this beautiful Aruba sunset while your strolling down the beach.
The island is full of tours and places to visit. Your vacation can be as relaxing or as busy as you want to make it. You can see the bent divi-divi trees that have become a well known sight from pictures and postcards. The divi-divi trees are bent pointing to the west by the trade winds blowing in from the northeast.
There is not a busy night life, and most people who visit the island come to scuba dive in what has been named one of the top diving spots. The reefs surrounding Bonaire are actually a protected Marine Park. There are over 300 different varieties of fish in the waters and the visibility is very good. This makes Bonaire the perfect place for scuba and snorkeling.
The Bonaire beaches are not the usual sandy Caribbean types. Here you may have to search to find a sandy beach, but you can shore dive from all over the island.
Picture of an Boca in Curacao.
Curacao is the largest island in the group. Like it's neighbors Aruba and Bonaire, Curacao is a dry island. The temperatures average in Curacao the 80's all year round, just like in Bonaire and Aruba. It is just north of the equator and outside the hurricane belt of the Caribbean, so there's no problem vacationing on Curacao all year long. There is a rainy season from October to February, but it usually rains at night and the days are sun filled and warm.
Boca is a word from the one of the island's language, Papiamentu, a mix of Spanish, Dutch and English. A Boca is a cove, a protected inlet and some of them are very private.
Here is one of the beautiful beaches in Curacao.
The bigger, more open beaches on Curacao are called playas. The island has at least 38 beaches to choose from. Most are free, but some do have a charge for admission. Some of the beaches have an area for visitors to change and to eat if they like.
If you would like to find out more about visiting the Caribbean, and the ABC islands,
here is a wonderful site you should visit. Go to le-caribbean-islands
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