Baya Beach is one of 38 official beaches
on the Caribbean island of
Curaçao
Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...
, situated on a peninsula in the south-east of
Caracas Bay next to
Fort Beekenburg. It used to be a bunker port of
Royal Dutch Shell
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; some piers and tanks can still be seen.
It is a small beach, mainly geared towards water sports. Facilities exist for renting diving material, canoes and jet skis. There are boat rides to visit the island of
Klein Curaçao. Baya Beach is also known for its night life.
References
Beaches of Curaçao
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