25 Years Ago
Fabricating Things In San Pedro
By Angel Nuñez
The Dead Shot
By Angel Nuñez “I made five dead shots today, exclaimed a proud Sanpedrano fisherman. "Cho, that’s nothing. I made at least 20 dead shots today while spearing for hogfish,” boasted another one.
Hardships Of A Skin Diver Fisherman
By Angel Nuñez
No Shower In 12 Days
By Angel Nuñez While last week I documented the delight of fishermen trying to fill up their giant iceboxes with lobster tail, this week I will document something that might raise your eyebrows or cause you to shrivel your nose. It also has to do with the life of fishermen at sea.
Prehistoric Refrigerator
By Angel Nuñez
Kite Season
By Angel Nuñez There was a time when we had a kite season in the village of San Pedro just like top, marble, wheels, and a few others to go with lobster season, conch, rainy and dry seasons. How nostalgic that we do not have any more kite fun in San Pedro, a lovely tradition gone dead.
Mr. Dan Dawson -Un Orgullo Sanpedrano
By Angel Nuñez
Crazy Stuff During Serenades
By Angel Nuñez
“Serenata”…How Romantic
By Angel Nuñez
Intolerable Things 25 Years Ago
By Angel Nuñez There are many things children get away with-today that we didn't twenty five years ago. No, I'm not talking about the popular whippings, which were dispersed very freely by parents, relatives and teachers. Well, yes, that too, but there are so many other things.
Drilling For Oil On Ambergris Caye
By Angel Nuñez
History Of Our Roads
By Angel Nuñez
The Old Football Field And Its Environs
By Angel Nuñez
Remembering Mr. Edgar Gegg
By Angel Nuñez Ambergris Today sympathizes with the Gegg Family and salutes a man of many faces. It is with a sense of great loss yet pride and honor that we remember Mr. Edgar Bally Gegg who passed away on January 11, only 16 days before his 100th birthday.
Predicting The Year's Weather
By Angel Nuñez There was no Weather Channel twenty five years ago. Nor was there a Belize Meteorological office that could give us the forecast for an entire week. But this is no reason to believe that our ancestors could not predict the weather. The Mayas and Mestizos, indeed all the older folks in San Pedro could predict not only the day’s weather, but the entire year and with a good sense of accuracy.
No Drugs...Lots Of Paranda
By Angel Nuñez
Baile De Los Viejos
By Angel Nuñez This New Year’s Eve Dance was called Baile de los Viejos (Dance of the old people) because only the older and married couples were allowed at this dance. This was such an interesting event that a whole chapter can be written about it so I will attempt to summarize its main points.
Less Toys But A Lot More Songs
By Angel Nuñez Undoubtedly Christmas traditions are some of the things that have changed the most in our town if we compare it to our little village twenty five years ago. It can be safely be said that there is a lot more of some things, but a lot less of other things.
The Natural Christmas Trees
By Angel Nuñez
A Big Taste of Christmas
By Angel Nuñez I must give credit to my good Sanpedrana friend, Lucy Dawson Gordon, who now resides in the U.S. for reminding me of those big days of the Caribeña Fishing Cooperative for Christmas. Those were days that the entire village looked forward to - children, member fishermen and employees.