Ancient ruins give evidence that aboriginal people (most likely the Mayans) were the first inhabitants of the Tropican islands. The Mayans established an offshore colony on Tropico around 1000 AD, and succeeded in building a small settlement complete with a pyramid temple dedicated to their god Imizu. The colony was short lived and abandoned after a few decades, possibly due to crop failures, and a small population of Arawak and Taino Indians established small settlements some years afterwards.