Pictures of the past compared to what the island, life, and people look like today. A time capsule in images.
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 looking at old island images and imagining they were from my dad’s youth, only to get
Thousands upon thousands of pounds of lobster tails used to leave this building every year to be exported to the United States of America. The little room upstairs was the fishing cooperative’s first office
Traditionally in Belize, the beaches overflow with activity during Easter. However in San Pedro, the beach has always been the most popular relaxation spot Easter or not, and also during summer, Baron Bliss Day,
This might not be a grand slam, but it is a slam nevertheless. All of those permit in one catch is any angler’s dream. And we are not talking about all the fish fillet
This cannon is evidence of the Spanish armada that sailed outside our reef in the sixteenth century leading to the Battle of St. George’s Caye in 1798. Today you can find shipwrecks, cannons and
How many Sanpedranos were born in the village of San Pedro in the 1930’s 40’s and even 50’s? If you were, chances are that you were born and raised in these humble thatch houses,
THE YEAR IS 1925 and these San Pedranos have just returned from their long trek in the bush where they had been bleeding sapodilla trees for the sap with which chewing gum was made.
Conch has always been an interesting natural resource, especially when it abounded around the shallow waters of Ambergris Caye. It made an interesting show for tourists on how to get that sucker out, like
Here is the first pier built in San Pedro for tourist guides and their guests. We can only wonder how many wheelbarrows full of fish have traveled down the Holiday Hotel pier, where Celi
Perhaps the comparsa (carnival dance group) that has attracted the most popularity both by dancers as well as the viewing public is Los Negritos. Actually it should be named Las Negritas as the guys
In the 1950’s to the 1970’s one of the most popular Carnival dances was Las Chinitas. The Chinese were completely alien to San Pedro; therefore it was a lot of fun to see people
You are looking at the San Pedro High School grounds in 1982. These girls are standing were the Angel Nuñez Auditorium is today and in front of them would be the three story building
We’ll take you through the obvious in this aerial courtesy of our good friend David Childs who lived in San Pedro for quite some time. The Salazar family building with Jenny’s Store was still
Back to school is the same today as it was back then. It is all about wearing your neatest uniform and your best pair of shoes as well as having a neat hair cut
What did people do with sharks this small in San Pedro? Pose for the camera as this pioneer tourist guide, Abel Guerrero did? Take a picture and then release it? No way Jose!
