Pictures of the past compared to what the island, life, and people look like today. A time capsule in images.
Flashback Friday takes us down one of the most iconic little alleys in San Pedro, the sandy path that led straight to the beach beside the legendary Cholo’s. You can almost feel the stillness of early morning in this photo. The sun is just beginning to rise, casting that golden-orange
Anybody that knows the history of San Pedro from the 1950’s to the 80’s is bound to know this charismatic, noble and hard working businessman who contributed much to the development of San Pedro.
This Flashback has so much to comment on but the bottom line is that it depicts the last days of the fishing era just about to change into a tourism community. We see the
Ever since San Pedro High moved into its own premises in 1987, the building of more classroom space has been continuous. This beginning of the second floor has an interesting story according to former
Before 1971 San Pedro enjoyed sports like baseball, football and basketball. Volleyball was unknown to San Pedro until Mr. Harry Guinn, a U.S. visitor to San Pedro and friend of San Pedro High brought
These were the days when San Pedro, Ambergris Caye was advertised as Paradise – No Shirt, No Shoes, No problem! If you wanted to have a taxi service, you bought your car, shipped it
This is a very important building in the history of San Pedro. It was built with money from government and free labor of San Pedranos to give San Pedro a Community Center. As a
In this Flashback you are standing with your camera right in front of Fido’s in the middle of the street looking down south. A quick glance will tell you that this is the same
During the three days of Carnaval there was a lot of street dancing called “comparsas” from which the village folks derived a lot of fun and entertainment. Here are a few popular ones: Las
Juan Carnabal was supposedly the name of the man in whose honor el Gran Carnabal de San Pedro was celebrated annually. On Ash Wednesday, the day after el Carnabal, an effigy of Don Juan
El Torito has been one of the all time favorite ‘comparsa’ (dance) during the three days of Carnabal. This dance has one person dancing with the effigy of a bull and the rest of
If the San Pedro Lions Club would not exist, things would be quite different in San Pedro today. The Club was chartered in 1975 and has been roaring with power and dignity ever since.
Santa Claus is the same whether it is in Australia or in Belize and on this grand occasion he is at the Central Park on San Pedro. The photo shows a small white house
The groundwork and lobbying for Township had taken place and November 27, 1984 had arrived. Several government ministers, Dame Minita Gordon, Governor General of Belize, and our Area Representative, Hon. Louis Sylvestre were all
In our circle of affairs we normally focus on ‘Welcomes’ rather than Good-byes. However, this one is very close with personal attachments. We are seeing the demolition of The Perez family home and La
There is one thing Former principal of San Pedro High has done very well and it is to knock at doors of opportunity. This “seeking for assistance” has connected San Pedro High to: British
Caribeña Fishing Cooperative (1st pic) and Caribeña Enterprises (2nd pic) are two completely separate entities. The first was a powerful fishing cooperative that exported marine products from 1965 to 1985. The second is a
