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The Ever Popular "Las Chinitas"!
February 20, 2012 - 15:28
So what is your favorite Carnival Group or theme? Could it be Doña Flora’s, Felix’s, or Cholo’s Dance Gang? They are all good. Back in time, the favorite groups which showed up dancing on the streets every year were Los Negritos, El Torito and Las Chinitas. Every boy and girl wanted to be a part of these three comparsas.
Carnaval Back In The 1970's
February 13, 2012 - 00:00
There is so much history and colorful memories in this flashback pic. The carnival dance is one organized by Jose Pacifico better known today as Spanish, and is wife Maggie behind the guitar. They were mostly gringo dancers who enjoyed Carnival. Why not? But look at San Pedro High School right in the center of town, I mean the village.
Lights, Camera, Music, Carnival Time!
February 6, 2012 - 00:00
The men’s Comparsa or dance group has always been a traditional favorite going all the way back to Mr.
It Is Siesta Time!
January 30, 2012 - 13:49
You have heard it in many forms that San Pedro is a laid back place both for tourists and locals.
A Tiny Sleeping Village
January 23, 2012 - 15:07
This is the second hotel to be built on Ambergris Caye after Holiday Hotel. This is Paradise Hotel located just past the cemetery. The main building had a few rooms on the first floor and the restaurant downstairs.
San Pedro 1970’s
January 16, 2012 - 16:26 
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Look carefully at this Flashback of San Pedro Village in the 1970’s captured by Kay Scott. There are so many things that come to mind. Hey look carefully. Stop reading and look carefully once more. Alright, now that you have focused, what did you notice? Did you see that there was a house permanently located in the middle of the street at the very end of Middle Str
A Cozy Paradisaical Tourist Destination Forever
January 6, 2012 - 16:41 - 3 comments
They say a photo is worth a thousand words. This one is worth a lot more. This photo clearly shows us how much San Pedro has grown.
The Beginnings Of The Lions Clinic
January 3, 2012 - 00:00
After the San Pedro Lions Community Clinic was built by the Lions of San Pedro, Lion Otto Rodriguez was hired as the first resident doctor. He manned the clinic almost all by himself, but it was strictly as a general practitioner. Occasionally there were visiting tourists who were doctors and they offered their free services at the clinic. What we had plenty of were dentists.&
Las Posadas
December 21, 2011 - 15:33
Las Posadas was very popular in days gone by in San Pedro as they still are all over Mexico. Las Posadas is the re-enactment of the Holy Family looking for a place for Mary to deliver her firstborn. All you need are Joseph and Mary, a doll, a stable with a manger, shepherds, the Angel Gabriel, three Wise Men or the Magi, and a group of singers to sing the traditional Posadas song.&n
Old Fashioned Christmas & Dolls
December 13, 2011 - 16:50
The old fashioned Christmas is different for different ages-hams, wine apples, and live Christmas trees. However for the young girls, the old fashioned Christmas meant a huge doll. “My doll can cry and say mama” boasted Chabby cheerfully as she tilted her doll in a horizontal position so it would cry.
Highly Spiritualistic
December 5, 2011 - 16:00
A community that prays together stays together. In this regard, our Island Community of San Pedro is highly Christian with some ninety percent Roman Catholic and ten percent other denominations. A few of the sacraments that carry a lot of weight in the Roman Catholic doctrine are Baptism, Holy Eucharist (also called First Holy Communion), Confirmation and of course Matrimony.
San Pedro Friendship Park
November 21, 2011 - 13:49 - 2 comments
This site known as Friendship Park has always been a busy and popular spot. In the 1950’s and 60’s, it was just an empty lot behind Daddy’s and in front of the Roman Catholic Church and in this spot the children of the village had the best softball and soccer friendly matches. It was also the village spot where children played evening games of all kinds. Then in 1985 the very
The Center of San Pedro 1973
November 14, 2011 - 00:00 - 2 comments
This is how the village of San Pedro looked back in 1973. The main pier and wharf, located in front of Daddy’s, was a wooden pier not suitable for vehicles. But of course, there were no need for the few land rovers to go up the pier.
The Living Rosary
November 7, 2011 - 00:00
The living Rosary is as old as Dia de San Pedro or some of those other religious traditions. This rosary is prayed in the open, usually the park, and each bead of the rosary is represented by children of the schools. The girls represent the “Hail Mary” and the boys represent the “Our Father.
First Demonstration In San Pedro
October 31, 2011 - 11:51 - 1 comment
This is perhaps the very first demonstration in San Pedro and it was staged by San Pedro High School. It was a peaceful demonstration soliciting help to commence the construction of a new building for San Pedro High School. It was not a demonstration of thousands, but the entire student population which was about 90 boys and girls at the time in 1981. The Government of Belize
Harrison Ford In San Pedro Filming Mosquito Coast
October 24, 2011 - 09:41 - 1 comment
Who is this weary looking, sun-baked fisherman with no shoes, no shirt and of course, no problems? Surprise, it’s no fisherman! It is Harrison Ford in San Pedro during the filming of a famous movie, Mosquito Coast in 1986. This movie employed some 100 Sanpedranos to dig canals, build structures and backdrops against which scenes of a tropical storm were filmed. This scen
The Great Epidemic In San Pedro
October 17, 2011 - 11:45
Take a good look at these bones as they could be those of one of your ancestors if your great grand parents lived in San Pedro before 1918. You see right after World War I there was an epidemic which started in the war trenches and it soon it infected people from Great Britain, Germany, France and Spain.
The Village in the 1960’s
October 11, 2011 - 16:40
Let’s scan this flashback from right to left. The white picket fenced property belonged to Mr.
President Jimmy Carter Visits George Price
October 3, 2011 - 00:00
Former President of The United States of America, Jimmy Carter became a very close friend of the late Right Honorable George Price. They travelled to many countries to oversee the conduct of national elections and Price became a member of the Jimmy Carter Foundation. On one such visit to his friend, Jimmy Carter also visited San Pedro simply to know la Isla Bonita and to relax.
Two Big Benefactors
September 27, 2011 - 10:41 - 1 comment
For those of you who did not have the pleasure of meeting or even knowing the famous John Greif II, (Rest in Peace) here he is in his short pants. He was very influential in the opening of the first airstrip in San Pedro and today it has been named in his honor. And for those of you who did not have the honor of knowing Mr. Al Felly, here he is in his white pants. Mr.
Mayor Paz As Miss San Pedro
September 19, 2011 - 16:01 - 2 comments
Just a few years before Independence 1977 to 1978 San Pedro was right into the swing of Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageants. In 1977 it was Miss Elsa Paz our present mayor who took the coveted title of Miss San Pedro. In 1978 she passed on the crown, cape and scepter to Miss Yolanda Gutierrez Henkis after a big change in the format. When Miss Elsa contested, there was no swimsuit c
September 21, Independence Day in 1984
September 12, 2011 - 00:00 - 1 comment
Independence Day is Independence Day; big or small parade, it is still Independence Day.
Our Loyal Patriots Parade
September 5, 2011 - 00:00
There are those people who love to join a patriotic parade and those who love to enjoy from their verandas. Independence Day parades have been jump up parades in San Pedro.
Monument of Fisherman
August 22, 2011 - 00:00
For close to fifty years San Pedro was known locally and internationally as a fishing village. In fact it is fishing that brought about the revolutionary changes that transformed the island community into a prosperous town. It was fishing that brought about the change from thatch houses to wood and concrete houses. It brought the change from dory to sailing boat to speed boats.
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