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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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Carnaval Spirit Runs In The Blood

Just recently upon the passing of Felix Ayuso Jr., he was highly associated with Carnaval. Some of his friends said , “He is Carnaval”.  This flashback reminds us that the spirit of Carnaval might

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A Taste of Nostalgia

GONE are those good old days when there were sandy streets all over San Pedro, like on back street and sand on Middle Street as seen in this Flashback. The sand has been replaced

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Everything Was Low Key in San Pedro

Everything, absolutely everything was low key in San Pedro during the days of this Flashback.  The political banner was one out of about ten (only) that was hung in San Pedro at the time. By the

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The Original Sands Hotel

It is not among the first hotels but certainly among the early hotels on Ambergris Caye. Sands Hotel was built by the owner himself, George Parham, a member of the very influential family, the Parham’s.

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The Little Clinic That Could

Back in 1975 when the San Pedro Lions Club was chartered, one of its first big projects was to build a clinic and equip it with a resident doctor and registered nurse. Three years later this

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The Quiet Beach of a Fishing Village

A Quaint Fishing Village, Paradise, Isla Bonita, Belize’s No. One Tourist Destination- these are some of the descriptive words that have been used to describe Ambergris Caye and San Pedro.  The peacefulness of the

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Early Days Of Tourism in San Pedro

At the right of this Flashback Picture is the towering first three story hotel on the Island, Sea Breeze Hotel belonging to the late Seferino Paz Sr. Directly in front is the Ambergris Lodge

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High School Students Build Their Town

You night have imagined that these kids are in detention serving time for some misconduct at school.  Former Principal of San Pedro High School played no jokes with unruly students and raking streets was

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A Different San Pedro

There are several things that are quite different from this Flashback of San Pedro to our San Pedro of today.  For one thing, you do not see small residential homes in the downtown; you

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