The two cabins were rented many times in 2013 and occupied by a total of 95 people for an average of two days at a time. Most were Americans arriving by their own planes, or by boat from Punta Eugenia, half an hour away. Most tourists are surfers, but some are campers looking for a place to relax or explore. The cabins opened a new venture for the community, which now has a vision of offering packages, advertising and growing their business into something low impact and sustainable with higher income. For now they were able to afford a truck to move the guests from the cabins to the restaurant and to visit their small village. Word of mouth from recent guests is bringing more clients. The cooperative (pretty much everyone on the island has something to do with the coop) have done a very good job in improving the service to their guests by installing a new solar water heater, operating a special septic tank that decomposes the waste into dust and requires no maintenance, and issuing and enforcing rules about the recycling of trash. Regulations being enforced include the exclusive use of just few roads of the island (mostly to protect the nesting burrowing seabirds – shearwaters and auklets), no exterior lights (the birds are sensitive to it), and no campfires. Everything they do is very green and with a long-term vision. Signs are up, and the cooperative continuously remind their members to avoid driving or walking beyond the signs of the protected area.

The cabins are being rented already, primarily by surfers. A Seacology expedition visited this project in February 2013.

The cooperative leaders have obtained the permit needed from the El Vizcaino Natural Protected Area to build the cabin. The project is being changed to build two cabins, with cooperative members providing additional funding needed for completion. The conservation area rules have been defined. The only activities to be allowed in the protected area are conservation and research, which require a permit. Mexico Field Representative Jose Angel Sanchez-Pacheco traveled to the island in December, and reported that a tourism committee has been formed to promote the island as a destination. Jose reports, “Most impressive is how much the island has changed from my last visit. It is cleaner, they recycle all their trash, they protect their seabirds and fisheries, they made illegal the use of plastic bags, and in general it is an awesome place…”