Summary: With its rust-coloured earth, outstretched plains variety of cacti  the Hato Plains strongly resemble a desert area, hence the nickname "Mini desert of Curaçao". The hilltops give a breathtaking view of the plains and rough north coast.  There are at least eight caves in the plains most of them are worh the vist. Visitors are dissuaded from entering the Kueba di Jechi and Kueba Raton because of the risk of disturbing the rare population of bats that breed in the caves. 

Tip: It is recommended to visit the plains by Jeep or a 4-WD.

Special places of interest:

• Open-air exposition of the well known local artist Yubi Kiridongo.
• Kueba Shingot a cave near the coast with a sweet-water dam containing shrimps and fish.
• Bull's Eye, white rocks positioned in circles. Formerly a practice target for the airforce during the 2nd world war
• A panoramic view of the plains from Tera Kòrá.
• Kueba Boka San Antonia-A large cave with stalactite and stalagmite formations.
• Buraku Tera Kòrá, a shallow cave.
• Kueba di Brua, the largest cave in this row formerly used for voodoo rituals.
• The Aven, a deep hole in the rock plateau with sheer walls located on the terrace above the Kueba di Brua.
• Kueba Bira Rond, a small cave with stalactite and stalagmite formations.
• A unique Clusia tree
• Padrino/Madrina rock, two large rocks in the plains formerly used as resting places for travelers

Other recreation
Mountain-biking and Eco Safari Jeep Tours; the Hato caves, south-east of the Hato airport.