Flashbacks

Pictures of the past compared to what the island, life, and people look like today.  A time capsule in images.

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Central Park: The Heart of Town, Then and Now

Central Park has always been the heartbeat of San Pedro, a place where everything seems to come together. And this photo takes us back to a time when that “center of activity” looked a whole lot simpler. Back then, Central Park wasn’t the developed space we know today. It was

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Sanpedranas Wore Short Shorts!

Very short shorts and tiny miniskirts are very visible today and you would think they are fashions of today.  But I guess you have heard the old cliché, “what goes around comes around.” Well

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The Evolution of Boca del Rio Cut

In this Flashback of San Pedro you see two tourists enjoying a refreshing swim at the Boca del Rio which is the opening of the canal leading to the back of the island. They

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Do You Know What is Five A Side?

Ask a ten-year old kid today what is Five A Side and chances are that he will not know because this sport has been absent from our sports fields for quite some time. What

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Nostalgic Downtown San Pedro

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

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Carnaval Comparsa Mimicking Fidel Castro

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

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The Bullfight Comparsa for Carnival

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

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