Pictures of the past compared to what the island, life, and people look like today. A time capsule in images.
Before the Boca del Rio Bridge connected north Ambergris Caye to San Pedro Town, getting across The Split was an adventure all on its own. This old photo captures a scene that many longtime islanders remember well. North Ambergris Caye was completely separated from town, and the only way across
Who’s That Girl? This photo feels like a quiet love letter to the San Pedro many of us grew up knowing. The streets are still sandy, soft and uneven, the kind that swallowed your
I remember when some of San Pedro’s sandy streets laid so thick you could barely walk through them properly. Your feet would sink with every step, just like walking along the shoreline, and when
Colonial charm in San Pedro – Take a look at this beautiful piece of San Pedro’s past, a colonial-style wooden building that once stood proudly in the heart of town, full of island charm
Back in the day, the streets were sand,barefoot paths across this land.Back in the day, no rush, no race,just sea breeze whispers and a slower pace. Back in the day, the sky felt wide,no
Every time I pass by the Heritage Bank building, right across from Central Park, I can’t help but picture what once stood there, one of the most iconic landmarks in San Pedro’s history. Long
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
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
