In 1627, the entire island was forested. Within 20 years, sugar plantations had replaced the trees.
Its renewed facilities evoke a typical Mexican ranch with beautiful gardens next to a golf field with 18 holes designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. only five minutes from downtown. The rooms have balcony or terrace with a view of the main swimming pool.

In 1627, the entire island was forested. Within 20 years, sugar plantations had replaced the trees.