The island can be accessed once Algonquin is unlocked by either swimming to it or by “carjacking” a boat.

Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. The Secret Island is a false myth in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

To get to the Cayo Perico Island, players must first visit Miguel Madrazo in GTA Online’s newest nightclub, the Music Locker. At the club, Miguel will share details of a job and will explain why he needs files that are extremely important to him. These files are kept inside El Rubio’s compound on Cayo Perico.

the point of the heart is to be an easter egg.

This is an easy way to take out his heli without even having to fire a shot. To do this you’ll need to have the sticky bombs which you get hold of by choosing the Conspirator set at Weapon Loadout in the Heist preparation.

No you can’t steal his helicopter.

Some of El Rubio is based off of a real-life Colombian drug baron called Carlos Lehder – the German ancestry, the carribean island used for drug running and wild parties.

Completing this mission will acquire an Annihilator Stealth helicopter for approaching Cayo Perico in finale, but it cannot be used until the player completes an additional mission to secure a pilot.

Juan Strickler, also known as “El Rubio”, is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears in Grand Theft Auto Online as the main antagonist of The Cayo Perico Heist update.

There is a large swimming pool and a smaller pool, along with two fountains. The facility is protected by multiple CCTV cameras. The compound is a restricted area with access not possible outside of the scripted heist mission.