Archived stories behind the people, events, and milestones of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. By Angel Nunez.
Fido Nuñez is perhaps one of the San Pedro name most known around the world. His name is Wilfrido Nuñez but known to everyone as Fido (pronounced Feedo). He was born to Francisco Nuñez, bother of Cruz Nuñez, the patriarch of the large Nuñez Family in San Pedro. His immediate family consists of
– by Angel Nuñez – Enrique Staines was to San Pedro what George Price was to the country of Belize. George Price inherited a country with all rural communities without potable water, without electricity,
by Angel Nuñez – Though John was born in the United States of America, he came to San Pedro at an early age and adapted to San Pedro’s lifestyle, traditions and culture and made
It was 1848 during the Caste War that the Mestizo refugees escaped from Yucatan Mexico and settled on Ambergris Caye in this area now known as San Pedro. The site was probably chosen because
Writer’s Note: (Pay attention to all the names in this article.) When I was a young man, I had the privilege of knowing Mr. Danny Vasquez, born and raised in San Pedro and who
– by Angel Nunez – Up until the 1930’s and 1940’s Sanpedrano men were mostly employed and engaged in the coconut industry, but the Hurricane of 1942 flattened the coconut plantations and destroyed 90%
by Angel Nunez – In this article (Part 3) I want to document real close encounters of San Pedranos that we may remember for generations. They are real stories that have been told throughout
– by Angel Nunez – The island of Ambergris Caye was auctioned on the 13th of September 1869 and the successful bidder at $625.00 was James Hume Blake, a British magistrate of the Corozal
by Angel Nunez – In this article (Part 2) I want to document real close encounters of San Pedranos that we may remember for generations. They are real stories that have been told throughout
by Angel Nunez – In this article I want to document real close encounters of San Pedranos that we may remember for generations. They are real stories that have been told throughout the years.
One of the most outstanding qualities of San Pedro has been its unity as a community. San Pedranos celebrated each other’s joys and felt each other’s pains. At one point in time, if there was a death
-by Maestro Angel Nuñez – When I look at children today I realize how different children in the the early village were and how rich their lives were. Their chores were different and healthy,
The industries of San Pedro in chronological order are logwood cutting, the chicle, coconut farming and then commercial fishing. As the village grew, subsistence fishing was not enough to keep San Pedro moving forward. There were
CHRONICLES by Maestro Angel Nunez – Every job has its due share of struggles and joyful rewarding moments. The store owner, food vendor, the garbage collector, the architect and the mechanic, even the doctor
By MAESTRO Angel Nuñez – His name is Wilfrido Nuñez but everyone got to call him Fido. He is perhaps the most mentioned name in San Pedro and even after his death, his name is
The story behind the stories of people, events and turning points – by Maestro Angel Nunez The Blake Family is synonymous with the owners of the entire island of Ambergris Caye and therefore San
The stories behind the stories of people, events, and milestones – by Maestro Angel Nuñez In Belize City they were described as men with their opened up shirts and rolled up pants; but that
