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
This wonderful lady,Celi McCorkle, could be on the headlines several times each year, except that she chooses to work behind the scenes. It started way back in the 1950’s when she became the first
A happy New Year and Welcome to the Baile de los Casados (Dance for Married Couples Only). At first it was traditionally called Baile de los Viejos (Dance of the old people), but changed
Every Year for the Christmas Season the birth of Jesus Christ is re-enacted by schools, church groups, and others. It involves Joseph the Carpenter, The Virgin Mary, Angel Gabriel, a choir of angels, Three
Don’t be scared Children. Christmas is Christmas only that Santa had to wear a mask here because of the dust and the strong glare of sunlight in the tropics. Santa arrived from the North
In the Garifuna language “paranda” is a dance like chumba and punta. In San Pedro a paranda referred to a group of guys either drinking or serenading to the girls. You have all heard
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
