An archive of a series of stories by Angel Nunez about the history of San Pedro, Belize. The writings reflect the life of a small fishing village filled with actual events, customs and culture, social life, successes, and problems all of which made up San Pedro twenty-five years ago.
Very little has been said about the northernmost tip of Ambergris Caye, the area known as Bacalar Chico. Let me begin by saying that many years back some locals had the misconception that this area was part of Mexico and not part of Belize. You see, this piece of land
Oh yes, tattoos go back to around the year 1965 as far as local tattoos go here in San Pedro. Before this time there were a few tattoos made on a few guys, but
Back in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, the arrival of the outboard motors in San Pedro was quite a revolution. It was such a revolutionary move and innovative event that everybody in San
San Pedro High School is only 35 years old. In terms of schools it is a pretty young school with some over one hundred years old like SJC and St. Catherine’s Academy. But in
Most people in San Pedro today would not know what a kraal is, so we will have to draw a diagram of one to give you the full idea. Only the richer people in
They were here to guarantee the safety and protection of Belize even before our independence and a few years later on. Though they were not stationed here in San Pedro, they did form an
Do you recall some of the words of this nursery rhyme? “And the green grass grew all around, all around and the green grass grew all around…” You know, the wells that I
I was driving around southern Mexico in Quintana Roo this past weekend and noticed a young man getting water out of a shallow well. He was pulling on a rope around a pulley which
How could one police officer do it all by himself twenty five years ago, let’s say in the 1950’s and 60’s? Well, the answer is fairly simple. There was very little crime on the
I have recently downloaded some music from the internet and listened to it with interesting melancholy. This is music from the 1950’s and 60’s, and I could not help conclude that music of that
We have already read and enjoyed a trip on board the Elsa P but that was to tell you of its importance in the cargo transport industry. Now this time around we will live
Lobster traps formed the mainstay of the economy of San Pedro twenty five years ago. Every fisherman depended on lobster traps, and that was about 25 fishermen each owning an average of 300 lobster
Back in the 1950’s and sixties, well 25 years ago, there were several types of sailing boats. There were “botes de carga” (cargo boats),” tanqueros” (boats with wells), “botes pesqueros” (fishing boats), and “lanchas”
Twenty five years ago, or rather in the 1950’s, every fisherman had a fish tanker, which was a boat equipped with a well or tank in which fish were kept alive. I always
I am not talking about sailing from San Pedro to Caye Caulker on a pleasure trip. I am not talking about you on board a cruise ship sailing to Belize. I am not talking
I might not be around the downtown area during Christmas night to wish you a Merry Christmas as I have done for more than 25 five years, but that does not mean that I
Yes, I miss the hams, apples, pears, grapes, live green Christmas tree, and the house parties on December 25. But there are a few other things that we miss about Christmas 25 years ago.
