Flashbacks

You know this is a fairly old photograph because you do not see the spanking new Belize Bank to your right.  You do not see the new Lions Den Building in the far background. 

Back in the 1960’s and 70’s, the streets of San Pedro were totally traffic-free.  The streets actually belonged to the children of San Pedro who were totally free to play all kinds of games

The fact that you see seaweed on the beach, light poles with very few wires, short, shaky, looking piers and no buildings over the sea tell that you are viewing a flashback of old

Mother’s Day has just gone by, but actually Mother’s Day is everyday.   Indeed Mother’s Day is not only a public celebration.  It is not only a celebration at home.  Mother’s Day is also a

The best days of sports in San Pedro could have been in the 1980’s under Town Board Councilors Omar Guerrero and Nicolas Varela.  There was a constant promotion of sports and most of them

You are looking at one of the very first or perhaps the first golf cart on the Island.  This one was being driven by Iraida Gonzalez who was giving her son Kevinsito Gonzalez a

The Miss Chiquitita Pageant just recently held was indeed a bang.  It is one of San Pedro’s most highly attended and high energy events. In this flashback we get to appreciate the very first

Why do we call them early champions?  These were some of the early people who put their faith and confidence in San Pedro and joined hands in making it a success.  The journey to

The Island Plaza is nowhere to be found because it was the year 1972 and the property was one big empty lot belonging to Tio Pil (Felipe Paz Sr.+)  The photographer was standing on

The Tackle Box was the very first recreational establishment in San Pedro Town directly over the sea.  It was the brain piece of Mr. Alan Forman who was owner of Coral Beach Hotel and

Hello Ambergris,My name is Jenelle Marlow-Gors. I am visiting from the United States; my daughter Lily and I are staying at the Banana Beach Resort. I came to San Pedro about 25 years ago. I

Definitely music is learned through practice, but if there is anything like a music gene, it can certainly be seen here.  Virgilio and Perfecto Rivero come from a very talented musician, Mr. Emilio Rivero

There have always been those who keep the Carnival tradition alive. Way back then it was Mr. Severito Guerrero the First who wrote songs for all the comparsas.  Then there were Mr. Fido Nuñez,

After the demise of Los Shadows which lasted only about three years, then came Los Malos in the 1970’s and 80’s.  Los Shadows were all young men with their girlfriends, so it was humanly

In the absence of a photo of Los Atomicos del Caribe, in the 1960’s, here is a long remembered group, Los Shadows.  This band became the very first all-electric band on the island displacing

After enjoying La Banda de San Pedro in 1920’s and 30’s we move on to Daddy’s Orchestra in the 1940’s and 50’s.  Here is the famous Daddy Paz at the saxophone, first owner of