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
By Angel NuñezI am supposed to actually write about Village Life early morning to continue last week’s episode, but something came up so here it goes? Actually this popped up in conversation with a
By Angel Nuñez Today I will take you back to 1950 to enjoy village life Years Ago in San Pedro. I will take a stroll around the small fishing village about 5 a.m. which
By Angel Nuñez After a long and arduous year of working for their community, the Sisters of Mercy or Nuns, as they are traditionally called, visited San Pedro during the month of May for
By Angel Nuñez When is the last time you saw a group of Scouts in San Pedro and in uniform engaged in some activity? Years ago in San Pedro we used to enjoy their
By Angel Nuñez Monday, December 5 has arrived. It is the day that Alberto will start to visit Angelita with the consent of her parents. They are no more “enamorados” (boyfriend/girlfriend) but now official
By Angel Nuñez So the custom 25 years ago was to write a formal letter requesting permission to visit a girl at her home and the father would write back either with a letter
By Angel Nuñez Okay boys, after reading last week’s episode in which a young man requested visiting rights to his girlfriend’s house so that she would become his fiancée and so he could visit
By Angel Nuñez Very often when I address young boys and girls on my book “25 Years Ago”, they ask me questions that remind me of other topics. This week the first form Students
By Angel Nuñez The San Pedro Club is not only the first service organization to come to San Pedro, but has also been the most successful and long-lasting organization. The club was founded in
By Angel Nuñez On December 31, 2012 at Central Park, I was emceeing the official Countdown for the New Year 2013 and I commented that New Year’s Eve was the perfect time to make
By Angel Nuñez The New Year’s Eve Celebration has undergone many changes throughout the years. I will take you back to the 1960’s when Marino’s Club Roof Top was the Number 1 place to
By Angel Nuñez Let me take you back to our old village days and the conditions that prompted our village leaders to yearn for Township status. From the early 1900’s San Pedro was governed
By Angel Nuñez A friend of mine posted this verse of as song on Facebook and all of her friends tended to agree with the idea that men have lost the romanticism that was
By Angel Nuñez When Neil Armstrong made his first step on the moon he said that it was a small step for him but a giant step for mankind. I know I can safely
By Angel Nuñez Throughout Mexico, Central America and most parts of Belize we celebrate Dia de los Muertos or All Souls Day. It is a family, social, religious and cultural celebration and it coincides
By Angel Nuñez “Did you know that the palm trees here in Ambergris Caye intentionally grow with an incline so that brides can pose on them?” This was the humorous caption that Jose Luis
