South Bonaire Island Scooter Tour UNBELIEVABLE Pink Salt Lake & Flamingos
Come explore the south side of Bonaire Island as we take our scooter to visit the unbelievable pink salt lake! Let's find out why they are pink, which may give us an indication of why #flamingos are ALSO pink!
The Pink Salt Flats is part of the Cargill Salt Works company who uses about 13% of the island's surface area to manufacture sea salt. Water from the Caribbean Sea is pumped into the salt flats and is set to evaporate over several months. The result is salt that's used in commercial applications, medications, water softeners, and for cooking. After production, the salt is then transported by large ships to various locations in the Caribbean, North America, Europe, and Africa.
The water in the Pink Salt Flats is pink because of a microorganism called halophilic bacteria. This bacteria thrives in highly salty environments. The cell membranes all contain carotenoid pigments, which produces the pink color. This just so happens to be something that is ingested by flamings as they eat crustaceans and rosy brine shrimp from these ponds.
On the trek around the south end of #BonaireIsland, we also stopped to visit the Willemstoren #Lighthouse. The lighthouse was built in 1837 to protect the ships passing by the shallow reefs, aiding in protecting them from becoming shipwrecked!
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