In the early days, Caymanians relied mainly on fishing and farming – living off the land and sea. Many men went to sea to earn a living, often for months on end, while the women tended to affairs at home. Traditional industries of old included turtling, fishing and thatch rope making.

Long before financial services and tourism became its main economic engines, this isolated seafaring community was known as “the islands that time forgot”.

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