Pictures of the past compared to what the island, life, and people look like today. A time capsule in images.
Some photos instantly transport me back to a simpler San Pedro, and this is certainly one of them. This photograph captures Coconut Drive, looking south toward the San Pedro Airstrip, at a time when the island still moved at a slower pace. On the left stands the familiar picket fence
In the earlier days of tourism, this was rush hour at the San Pedro airstrip. Tropic had its fleet of two five passenger planes used to transport tourists from International airport to San Pedro
This is the beautiful San Pedro Village that started attracting visitor to our Island since the 1970’s. Ruby and Tom Kirkpatrick discovered the Island since the 1960’s, bought their property, built their Casa De
A very popular career chosen by young men in San Pedro when commercial aviation was commencing with three-seaters was piloting. The first Sanpedrano pilot to come back with his license was Nando Trejo, but
This is San Pedro Roman Catholic School built in 1963. Its former wood building had been destroyed in 1961 by Hurricane Hattie and this one was more than enough for some 150 students. It
When the lobster season used to close on February 15, the fishermen in San Pedro relied on conch for their living. Conch flourished along the shallow waters of Ambergris Caye and along the grassy
Good entertainment has always been the trademark at Fido’s and this goes way back to the 1970’s. It all started with Wil Nuñez with his guitar and his harmonica and at times joined by
Hip Hip Hurray is a British term which is an expression of joy and victory and was commonly used in festivities. We have been assured that this was also the joy word used by
The Miss San Pedro Pageant goes back to 1955 with our very first Miss San Pedro, Miss Leni Aguilar Alamilla. At times they were appointed by the primary school principal. At times they were
There is one thing that is almost to be taken for granted and it is that whenever there is a celebrity in Belize, a visit to San Pedro and Holiday Hotel is guaranteed. Whether
You are looking down Caribeña Street, west towards the lagoon. At this corner junction you will now find Rapidito Loans to the right and Sn@kz to the left. Further down is Joe’s Bike rentals
Every time you try to convince young people to go into dancing, you try to tell them that dancing can take you places. It is like sports. This Flashback is a testimony to this
Just last week we carried an article about the true Sanpedranos not wearing shoes and the adults wearing hats. Well here is proof of it. In this flashback we see all the Sanpedranitos not
It did not take much to be a Sanpedrano. All you had to be was plain and simple or in other words, not sophisticated any at all. He did not need a fancy home,
Not very long ago there were only a few short piers or jetties along the shoreline of Ambergris Caye. This Flashback illustrates one of the few short piers, perhaps some 30 feet long with
This lovely flashback given to us by Mr. Geraldo Badillo, depicts a laid back fishing village just on the verge of turning into a vibrant little tourism haven. The boat, survival was a small
The greasy pole has always been a crowd pleaser and attention getter in San Pedro’s beach events. We should have them as often as we have events at Central Park. Indeed it is a
