This beach was baptized with this name according to a famous story well known among the locals It’s a quite fascinating story which revolves around a French pirate named Juan el Ermitaño (John the Hermit) who one day landed on this beach becoming completely alone and isolated from the rest of the world.
It was around the year 1780 and after nearly 22 years of complete solitude he was discovered by his former companions of adventures who had believed him dead.
His story moved the locals and the Spaniards who were the authority on the island, and they granted him forgiveness for all the misdeeds he had committed during his time as a corsair.
