was first populated back in the nineteenth century after the War of Independence when fishermen and their families erected their wooden shacks there and began living off the fruits of the sea. In the first half of the 20th century, a community for the privileged was set up on the islet, which was then dubbed “Cayo Smith.” Huge mansions were built there for the recreational pleasure of upper-class families and foreign visitors. These homes were known as the “El Cayo bungalows.”on the docks one could see the luxurious yachts and speedboats of the rich not too far away from the rowboats of the local seafarers.