Pictures of the past compared to what the island, life, and people look like today. A time capsule in images.
Some photos don’t just capture a moment, hey capture an entire era. This one, taken sometime in the mid-1980s, tells a story of a San Pedro that feels almost unimaginable today. In the frame is a younger version of me, heading out from home on my way to San Pedro
This is a picture of the beach of San Pedro in the late 1960’s when tourists were beginning to discover the village of San Pedro on Ambergris Caye. It was not yet known as
This gentleman is standing on the street between Fido’s and Manelly’s Building and as you look beyond there is the Lion’s Den and Island Plaza. To the right is Chico Gomez’s Coral Beach Hotel.
From an early age San Pedro has grown to love Jeff. He first hit the spotlight at a tender age when he started imitating famous personalities like Michael Jackson and Ritchie Valens. At every
Very often we have a de ja vu or repeat story on some incident or the other. In this flashback series of photos taken by renowned photographer Kay Scott in the 1980’s we re-live
There was not one Carnaval year in San Pedro that we did not see The Mestizos dancing on the streets of San Pedro. Groups like Mestizos, Maya Indians, Cubans and Americans and other cultures
Carnabal is perhaps as old as San Pedro or at least over one hundred years ago for sure. This is a historic flashback moment as it takes us back to one of the first
What… what is this? The Teacher’s demonstration going on countrywide for government to adjust their salaries? Wrong. Then could it be Sanpedranos marching in support of their political candidate for upcoming town council elections
This little corner of old San Pedro village in the 1970’s is totally different today. The children could enjoy first of all a large campus for sports as we see Lisa Forman and Miguel
The Mexico’s smallest man has been to San Pedro. He is Margarito Esparza Nevares born on June 10, 1936 in Sinaloa Mexico and is 27.5 inches small (about 2 feet). He is a well
If there is anyone who enjoys Christmas, it must be grandparents who delight in seeing the children opening their gifts. No, it must quite likely be the parents wrapping gifts and hiding them under
“Hark the Herald Angels sing, Glory to the newborn king, Peace on Earth….” Throughout the history of our little village of San Pedro, the re-enactment of the birth of Jesus has always been a
Confirmation and First Holy Communion are currently going on in San Pedro Town. They are the second and third sacraments administered by the Catholic Faith and received by children at about the age of
Lions is about service to those less fortunate. It is about fund raising, yes. And Lions is about attending business meetings as well as meetings to render physical service to the community. However Lions
In this Flashback picture on San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, we look back 29 years ago on what was San Pedro’s first Township celebrations. Pictured here is the Salazar residence on Front Street (Barrier Reef
It used to be the No. 1 sport for sports aficionados. It used to attract hundreds of young children and teenagers to become athletes, and hundreds more young and old, men and women as
If you were hosting some friends today, you would probably take them diving or snorkeling at Hol Chan and then take them out to dine at one of the most popular restaurants in town.
