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Flashbacks

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

Rush Hour on Barrier Reef Drive

Rush Hour on Barrier Reef Drive better known as “Front Street” to locals. Sandy, two way street in San Pedro. You could walk up and down the street without worries as there waw barely any vehicles on the once quaint fishing village of San Pedro. Here is a comparison of

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Beauties of Sea and Air Festival

The Costa Maya International Festival actually had its origin as The San Pedro International Sea and Air Festival.  It was the brainchild of a few Sanpedranos along with members of the San Pedro Chamber

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Betito Marin, Man of Humble Origin

No, this is not Betito Marin, but it is Mireya, his first child in the 1960’s.  Betito’s dad was a humble coconut farmer/fisherman and even tailor and educated him up to high school level.

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Spiny Lobster's Popularity

The spiny lobster season is officially open for the next nine months and naturally San Pedro had a blast at the Seventh Annual Lobster Festival.  But did you know that way back in the

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Our Founding Fathers

Close your eyes and try to imagine a Sanpedrano family in front of their home way back into the 1940’s. You probably would get a different image from what you are looking at.  You

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Las Leonas As Strong As The Lions

Las Leonas- this was how the wives of the Lions were referred to when the San Pedro Lions Club was founded in 1975.  These lovely ladies certainly don’t look like ‘Leonas’ or Lioness but

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Once The End Of The Village

For a long time Milo Paz’s property used to be the end of the village on the northern end.  It was so until Paradise Hotel was opened just past Milo’s and then the village

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The Looks of a Small Fishing Village

This Flashback clearly shows the elements of a fishing village versus a tourism destination. The seaweed along the beach indicates that there was no daily raking to impress our visiting tourists.  The short small

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Good-Bye To Trawlers In Belize

By now it is common knowledge that shrimp trawlers and all forms of trawling nets are illegal in Belize.  This flashback pays tribute to the days when Sanpedrano trawlers brought fresh shrimp from down

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Sandy Beaches And Backyards In San Pedro

One of the things Sanpedranos really enjoyed was the privilege of being bare footed all the time.  Ninety nine percent of Sanpedranos went about their day without shoes.  But that was only possible because

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A Sanpedrano Fisherman's Party

What’s going on here?  You mean Sanpedranos did not take their wives along when they are having a party?  Of course they did when they went to a dance or some social event.  But

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Destination to Paradise

Scenes like this one are the reason why so many tourists have been attracted to Ambergris Caye and San Pedro.  It is a scene like this that inspired Jerry McDermott to name his hotel

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Following His Dad's Footsteps

Mayor Danny Guerrero is presently serving his term as mayor which in Spanish is an “Alcalde”. Well, he is simply following his father’s footsteps as his dad, Mr. Efrain Guerrero Sr. was once the

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