Pictures of the past compared to what the island, life, and people look like today. A time capsule in images.
A stroll on Front Street feels so new,paved roads where sandy paths once grew.I miss the calm, the walk,no cars, no rush, just time to talk. The town was quiet, soft, and slow,a life tourists never quite did know.Though busier now, with carts and pace,this island’s still my sacred place.
Every time I look at old photos of downtown San Pedro, I can’t help but feel amazed at how much my island home has transformed. The streets I once knew as soft, sandy paths
The north end of Barrier Reef Drive, what we all know as Front Street, once marked the very edge of San Pedro village. Back then, Milo Paz’s property was where town life ended. For
It actually took me a moment to recognize this street in the photo, taken in 1993, because at first glance, I thought it might have been from the 1980s. I have this habit of
Flashback – Sometimes I find myself walking through town, trying to see San Pedro through the eyes of a first-time visitor. I wonder what thoughts fill their minds, what grabs their attention, what makes
Rush Hour on Barrier Reef Drive better known as “Front Street” to locals. Sandy, two way street in San Pedro. You could walk up and down the street without worries as there waw barely
Just recently upon the passing of Felix Ayuso Jr., he was highly associated with Carnaval. Some of his friends said , “He is Carnaval”. This flashback reminds us that the spirit of Carnaval might
– by Angel Nuñez – No, it’s not sand that you are looking at. This is Casham (also spelt Caan Sham) an OLD Belizean treat (or candy back in the days) that you cannot
Gone are the good old days when children living on the beach used to sit on the sand in their own yards and enjoy the cool of the afternoon under a coconut tree. Sometimes
GONE are those good old days when there were sandy streets all over San Pedro, like on back street and sand on Middle Street as seen in this Flashback. The sand has been replaced
Can you even imagine the town of San Pedro only needing one police officer to keep the peace? Well at one point in the islands history, when San Pedro was just a sleeping fishing
Everything, absolutely everything was low key in San Pedro during the days of this Flashback. The political banner was one out of about ten (only) that was hung in San Pedro at the time. By the
How did we ever manage without a bridge over Boca del Rio!? Remember when there was only this tiny floating platform that used to barge people back and forth from North Ambergris Caye? It
It is not among the first hotels but certainly among the early hotels on Ambergris Caye. Sands Hotel was built by the owner himself, George Parham, a member of the very influential family, the Parham’s.
Back in 1975 when the San Pedro Lions Club was chartered, one of its first big projects was to build a clinic and equip it with a resident doctor and registered nurse. Three years later this
A Quaint Fishing Village, Paradise, Isla Bonita, Belize’s No. One Tourist Destination- these are some of the descriptive words that have been used to describe Ambergris Caye and San Pedro. The peacefulness of the
At the right of this Flashback Picture is the towering first three story hotel on the Island, Sea Breeze Hotel belonging to the late Seferino Paz Sr. Directly in front is the Ambergris Lodge
