In 1670,
pirates led by Henry Morgan essentially occupied Providencia- though the buccaneers had been flushed out by 1689,
this period informs much of the island's romantic view of itself(many islanders claim descent from the pirates).
You can also make the short climb to the cocoplum-smothered top of the cay for sensational views of the massive reef,‘the sea of seven colours' around it and
back over to the mountains of Providencia, rising into the clouds like a languid South Pacific atoll.