the islet’s name was changed to “Cayo Granma,” in an attempt to eliminate Anglicisms and pay tribute to the revolutionary role of that yacht. Many of the abandoned bungalows were given to fishermen, while others became schools, casas de cultura, pharmacies and so on.with the arrival of the economic crisis, the islet began to tarnish. After repeated attempts by people to hijack the motorboats to leave the country, travel across the bay was banned. In 2002 a project between the Office of the Curator of the City of Santiago de Cuba and the Ministry of Land and Housing was established to rehabilitate the area.