The Chicken Drop, at the Pier Lounge in the Spindrift Hotel
| Several photos of the World Famous Chicken Drop, including a brief video and a story "Blow it up a chicken’s butt! Excuse me? (Early 1990’s)" |
| Miss Costa Maya 2007 does the honors at the 20th Anniversary of the World Famous Chicken Drop |
| Chicken Bus |
| Kneading Sapodilla Chicle gum into blocks, around 1936, and a bit on the history of the chicle industry in Belize. Also a 6 minute video by Channel 5 on the chicleros |
| Hauling chicle blocks downriver early 1900's |
| Transporting chicle by boat, men with barge-loads of chicle in Belize harbor. 1919 in Belize City |
| Blocks of chicle gum ready for export: The Chiclero that extracted the chewing gum that the world chewed with much gusto, short oral histories of Chicleros from Corozal, and a bit on the history of the chicle industry in Belize |
| Cayo Boat on the river, early 1900's: The Chicle Industry of Belize |
| Cooking the sapodilla resin to make chicle latex, around 1936 |
| Chico in an amazing costume in a monkey cage... Halloween at Holiday Hotel, about 1994 |
| The Smile of a Child |
| Two kids and their dog, on the beach long ago in San Pedro.... |
| Bashful children, in front of Curl Gordon's wood shop in Belize City |
| Children in cultural costumes, Xaibe Business Cultural Expo 2017 |
| Children carrying water in front of a thatch home, San Pedro 1910, also a bit about water wells in San Pedro 50 years ago |
| Group of children wanting to jump into the sea! |
| Group of Youth from the Children's Advisory Body (CAB) Board 3rd Annual presentation, December 2018 |
| Group of children smiling in their school uniforms in San Pedro |
| Four children at play, long ago... |
| Children on their way to school |
| Five children pose on a boat, long ago. |
| Junie & Brittany, Belize City |
| Open day at San Pedro RC School. The standard six class dressed in the traditional Mayan outfits |
| Crazy Day at San Pedro Pre-School |
| Young folks on the way to school in San Pedro |
| Kids changing the specials board |
| Caye Caulker Kids |
| Kiddo playing on the beach |
| Young man floating his truck |
| Four young girls getting ready for a special occasion, 1980's. Monica Prevett, Marlen Paz, Viannie Perez, Dilcia Trejo |
| Kids at play, supposed to be posing! |
| Young man by a fence |
| Embassy of Mexico rewards Belizean children |
| Little girls playing on the beach, also a bit on entertaining ourselves as children in Belize |
| Little girl sweeping Up |
| Little girl on the bottom of a fruit vendors cart in San Pedro, super cute |
| Young girls in San Pedro parade long ago... |
| Kids having fun, the ocean, sunset and the tropical colours of the benches capture the beauty of the Caye |
| Kids play in front of the Ambergris Lodge 1980's |
| Maya kids hanging out |
| Little girl playing under the dock at Amigo's Del Mar in San Pedro on Christmas Eve, 2007 |
| Six cute children dressed for Christmas in San Pedro |
| Children on the way to school |
| Children taking a break on the way home from school |
| Children from the Holy Cross school with a book from Wyoming |
| Li'l fellow in his buggy, with the Belizean flag flying in the wind |
| Children wearing ethnic costumes |
| Talented children in San Pedro, building Mayan ruins from sand on the beach |
| Children, special day of ethnic dress and food |
| Group of children in San Pedro, long long ago |
| Children at St. Peter's School |
| Dining Out |
| Children selling "coconut fudge" on the beach on Caye Caulker |
| School kids playing on the beach |
| Kids playing on the beach |
| Children on their bicycles |
| Child on bicycle on the way back from the store on Caye Caulker |
| Window children |
| Lynda and kids |
| Let me outta this tie! Children's graduation. |
| The newest addition to the Rojo Lounge Staff ... His name is "Shrimps" a 1.5 lb Chihuahua |
| Chinese junk in front of Ruby's Hotel, December 25, 1980 |
| Chino goes home |
| The Chiquibul Forest: Protecting this Jewel is our Responsibility |
| A view inside the Chiquibul Cave System |
| Misty clouds over the Chiquibul Forest |
| The great Chiquibul forest from the Mountain Pine Ridge |
| Moonrise over the Chiquibul |
| A low-lying misty river bank deep in the Chiquibul forest |
| Cave in the Chiquibul Caverns with intact pots |
| Canoeing in the Chiquibul |
| Tractor stuck in deep mud in the Chiquibul |
| Peering into Our beloved Chiquibul from the Mountain Pine Ridge, low clouds |
| Kayaking the Chiquibul River as it flows under the Natural Arch |
| The view from beneath the Puente Natural (Natural Arch), deep within the Chiquibul Forest |
| Ho'k'eb' Ha' Cave Mountain in Blue Creek Toledo, also called the Natural Arch |
| The Natural Arch in the Chiquibul |
| Chiquibul: Paradise of Unparalleled Beauty |
| Chispa Coqueta Magdalena ready to parade in national costume on Independence Day, 2008 |
| Chispa Coqueta Magdalena after the parade on Independence Day, 2008 |
| Maya Drink - Choco Sakan |
| Chocolate hanging out & relaxing on Caye Caulker |
| Lionel "Chocolate" Heredia and his wife Annie in February, 2013 |
| The boat Soledad, captained by Lionel Heredia aka Chocolate, docked at the Caye Caulker Water Taxi Terminal in Belize City |
| Lionel "Chocolate" Heredia relaxing on the porch a few years ago, and running a boat in the 80's |
| Chocolate Festival of Belize, May 23 - 28, 2013 |
| Juan Cho and his wife handmaking chocolate in San Felipe Village |
| Raw Chocolate - the cocoa plant with pod |
| Daniel, Andrea and Elena Choc, enjoying a Sunday afternoon |
| View to Cholo's, May 1993 |
| Cholo's basketball team, mid 80's |
| Cholo's basketball team, early 1980's |
| Looking past Front Street beside Lily's and on towards Cholo's to the sea, 1993. Also a drawing of Cholo's and a few other photos of Cholos over the years |
| Christmas tree and Santa in Central Park, Downtown San Pedro |
| Christmas tree in the sea at Portofino Beach Resort |
| The 2021 Christmas Tree in Central Park in San Pedro, resembling a sea shell |
| Walking in downtown Belize City, lit up for Christmas |
| Christmas tree and Manger scene in Central Park, San Pedro 2018 |
| Aerial view of downtown Belize City at night during the Christmas season, 2018 |
| Beautiful sky and the Christmas Tree at San Pedro’s Central Park, 2019. Also stories about Christmas in Belize, back in the day |
| San Pedro Drug Store dressed up for Christmas, also Jaguar's Night Club's new paint job, December 2021 |
| Merry Christmas from Casa Throw & Go in San Pedro |
| Gorgeous Christmas decorations at the home of Ms. Dawn Joseph and Mr. Dion Green on Caye Caulker |
| Corozal Town Christmas Tree, 2019 |
| Christmas tree on the beach |
| Christmas Colors in San Pedro |
| Christmas Lights in San Pedro |
| Christmas in Belize, Santa hats in the pool! |
| Children during Christmas performance in San Pedro, 1990-ish... |
| The Sea Grape Drive Roundabout got a touch of Christmas this year (2015) |
| Lighting of Christmas Tree at Central Park, 2013 |
| A Christmas tree that takes us back to Ambergris Caye's roots |
| Yes, we like Christmas! Tamara Sniffin, Jeremiah Sniffin, Yvonne Temsik and Tara Temsik on Ambergris Caye |
| The School Christmas Carol competition is a great hit at the Central Park Block party in San Pedro |
| Spreading the Christmas spirit in San Pedro, ScotiaBank toy drive benefits San Mateo |
| Spreading the Christmas spirit in San Pedro, Krista and friends present 420 gifts to students at Holy Cross |
| Woody and Helen of Corona del Mar celebrating Christmas on the beach, 1995 |
| Easy on the trigger guys, all is calm tonight |
| Christmas Lighted Boat Parade, 2007 |
| 2016 Holiday Lighted Boat Parade |
| Home in San Pedro beautifully adorned with Christmas lights, 2010 |
| Back in the Day '70-71, When we used Onion Sacks as our Christmas Stockings |
| Best overall boat winner to Coastal Express, annual Christmas Lights Boat Parade |
| Christmas lights in San Pedro, 2009 |
| 2015 San Pedro Christmas Boat Parade is TONIGHT! |
| Season's Greetings from the Belize Tourism Board, Lighted boat parade |
| Scuba diving Santas |
| Santa with his sleigh pulled by dolphins |
| San Pedro Town Council float in the 2016 Love FM Christmas Parade in San Pedro |
| 2018 LoveFM Christmas Parade, SPTC presented the Nativity Scene |
| Santa stuck in traffic in San Pedro |
| Scuba Diving Santa! |
| Santa Claus hanging out in downtown San Pedro at night in December, 2013 |
| Santa got stuck in Belize, kicking back with a Belikin |
| Jewels the crocodile wants to wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays |
| Downtown Christmas Tree and Central Park in San Pedro, 2021 |
| Christmas tree and coconut palm tree, side by side on the beach |
| Rainbows, toucan, and Santa! Season Greetings from Corozal! |
| Christmas & Jankunu Celebration, painting by Pen Cayetano |
| Christmas tree and coconut palm tree, side by side on the beach |
| Rainbows, toucan, and Santa! Season Greetings from Corozal! |
| Christmas tree in San Ignacio made entirely of empty rum bottles |
| Sand Christmas Tree |
| Coconut with a Santa hat, drink, and a view to the sea! |
| Christmas tree with conch shells for decoration, at Tranquility Bay |
| Amazing Christmas lights at the home of both Cuello's and Old Master's Rum in Orange Walk, December 2013 |
| Santa Claus and his reindeer pass through the full moon and over the island. Painting by Melody Wolfe |
| Scenes from San Pedro Town, Christmas 2008 |
| Christmas card from Colette and Maya with the sentiments of the season.... |
| Christmas is over, Alex, Jovan, and Trey head to the beach to relax. As usual.... |
| My Christmas Wish To YOU |
| Christmas tree worm |
| Christmas Tree Worms on coral |
| Christmas Tree Worm |
| Downtown San Pedro, Christmas 2005 |
| The stage is ready for the Christmas shows in San Pedro's Central Park, 2008 |
| Front Street San Pedro Christmas 2007 |
| Practicing for the Christmas show in downtown San Pedro |
| Merry Christmas 2007 from Belize!!!! |
| Merry Christmas 2010 from Belize |
| Christmas Eve 2006 |
| Christmas scenes from San Pedro |
| Christmas card by Island Dog, Mike Gvara |
| San Pedro getting ready for Christmas 2007 |
| Christmas lights on Middle Street in San Pedro, 2022 |
| "Corozal" sign along shoreline dressed up for Christmas |
| Conch covered Christmas tree at Ella's Cool Spot in Hopkins, 2021 |
| School of Chromis cyanea fish and coral |
| Chuck n' Robbie's dock to to Gonzalez's dock, 6pm, Pan American Day 2006 |
| Caving at Chukka Jaguar Paw Outpost |
| NO LEFT TURN: Church Street and West Street in Belize City, British Honduras, 1969 |
| Church parade at St. John's Cathedral when it had the inner fence, British Honduras, 1917 |
| Cicada emerging from its exoskeleton |
| Very colourful cicada |
| Clamshell chairs at the end of the pier, view out to the sea, gorgeous |
| Rough File clam |
| The Clarion Newspaper Office in Belize City, long ago |
| Sunday morning washing at Clarissa Falls |
| Beautiful Clarissa Falls on the Mopan river, San Jose Succotz |
| Classroom in San Carlos |
| SCA students conduct beach clean-up in northern Ambergris Caye |
| Caye Coffee Paul Claus does his Ernest goes to Belize impression at Sunday Jam |
| Trish Carters boat The Clementime with captain Freddie Waight in the left photo |
| Miss Trish Carters’s boat 'Clementine’ sheltered in a hurricane hole in mangroves off Ambergris Caye, long ago |
| My dear parrot Cleo snorkeling on her catamaran |
| Cleo (African grey) reads the San Pedro Sun |
| Cleo loves Belize! |
| Clerodendrum, or bleeding heart |
| The Cloisters |
| Clouds and Reflection, still water |
| Amazing clouds, stormy day in Hopkins Village |
| Beautiful clouds. Morning view from San Pedro, Ambergris Caye |
| The oceans of the sky await you. Wave after wave, clouds slowly drifting. |
| Driving the coastal highway |
| Coastal Xpress |
| Sunrise with Coastal Xpress |
| Coastal Xpress Rainbow Run |
| Belize Coat of Arms, from Honduras Almanack 1829. Also a link to the entire Almanack |
| Coatimundis |
| Cock spur, medicinal uses |
| Gabby "Fast Feathers" Gowan's, shows off his Talons. He is a very talon-ented cockatoo. |
| Robert Vogues putting Gabriella the cockatoo on the head of Louke van Noord |
| How many know the story of this plane wreck in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary? Dr Alan Rabinowitz |
| The landscape of the Cockscomb Basin by moonlight, looks "frozen" |
| Front building for the Jaguar Preserve, 1987 |
| Jungle in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary & Jaguar Preserve |
| Two young woman hiking jungle trail on Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Home away from home, Cockscomb edition: Soaking wet campsite in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary |
| The Kaway Swamp in the Cockscomb Basin |
| Moonrise over pine trees at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Trail in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary & Jaguar Preserve |
| Waterfall on the Tiger Ferns Trail at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary |
| View out across the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Beautiful waterfall in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary |
| The ancient weathered backbone of the Cockscomb Ridge looking east toward Victoria Peak and the rising sun |
| Coco Beach |
| Coco Beach Resort at night |
| The Tube at Coco Beach |
| Coco Beach Resort |
| Hammock view from Coco Caye Villa |
| Mr. Eluterio Cocom, also known as "King," in front of his house, San Pedro 2001 |
| Manuel Cocom pushing a little boy down Front Street in a wooden wheelbarrow, long ago in San Pedro |
| CocoNet & Paradise Found, one of my favorite hangouts |
| February sunrise from Sunrise Suite, Coconuts Resort, San Pedro |
| The coconut bud has split to reveal flowers... |
| Coconut Worm and an exotic meal - for some! |
| Epic mobile... Coconut cart on Caye Caulker |
| Coconut trees line up along Boca del Rio Drive |
| Natural cork screw coconut tree at Manatee Lagoon, long ago |
| Coconut with two sprouts... Twins! |
| Belize boat from about 1900, used for transporting coconuts, and a bit about the coconut industry in Belize |
| It's hot out! Perfect time for an ice cold coconut at the coconut stand! |
| Picking a coconut, north Ambergris, 2005 |
| Coconut on the beach at sunrise |
| Coconut Leo hanging upside down on a coconut tree by moonlight, Coconut gymnastics... |
| Coconut Leo ponders the world from on high |
| Coconut Leo giving me his best model poses |
| Coconut Leo offering some fresh and tasty coconut water to the kids, at Caribbean Villas Hotel |
| Chasing coconuts |
| Ziggy Smith is a Coconut Ninja! At Ella's Cool Spot in Hopkins Village |
| Coco plum |
| Coco plums |
| The Dresden Codex |
| Maya codex (plural codices) |
| Maya Codex (Codices), only 4 survive today |
| Granny Eladia from San Antonio Toledo toasting cocoa coffee beans |
| Cohune nuts |
| Garifuna women bagging cohune nuts into hundreds of Krucus sacks near the Stann Creek Valley railroad, 1910. Also information about TOPCO (Tropical Oil Products Co.) |
| Cohune nuts |
| NCLT "coin" depicting the Moorish Idol Reef fish with the date 1980 below |
| Old British coin featuring King Edward VII, used in British Honduras |
| Cojoba graciliflora: A very fancy way of spreading your seeds, on a red spiral |
| Jake and Cole catch the lobsters, staying at Coral Bay Villas |
| Edison Seferino Claudino Stanislaus Coleman, a Radio Belize legend |
| YaYa Marin Coleman’s protest of “piss house” |
| Awesome collage on Belize |
| "Iguana Jack" John Westerhold and Victoria Collins, 1990's |
| Group Portrait of Belize’s Colonial Establishment, 1822 |
| "Comedias", entertainment in San Pedro long ago |
| The Neowise Comet streaks toward a thunderstorm as seen from the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Daughter of Jorge the cab driver on her way to her first communion |
| A Comparsa Group |
| Concert on the beach |
| Fisherman in his boat with his conch catch, also a story with drawings, "Conch Season, 1985" |
| Conch eyes |
| Super-hero mascot Captain Conch (Hamerlin Flores) |
| Warning: Trained Attack Conch in San Pedro, 2005 |
| Discovering a conch pearl! |
| The crystalline style, part of the conch's digestive system, looks like a long winding straw! NOT a conch penis! |
| Conch pearls |
| Lone conch shell on the beach |
| Local Artist’s work: Conch Shell carvings |
| Long trail of a conch on the bottom of the sea. Also a photo of a conch burrowedd into the reef |
| Huge horse conch shell |
| A house built of conch shells on one of the small southern cayes |
| Conch shell BBQ |
| Conch, with eyes peeking out, plus another closeup view of a conch on the sea bottom |
| Gorgeous conch shell, also five types of conch found in the Caribbean: Mexico Fighting Conch, Florida Fighting Conch, Indian Fighting Conch, Milk Conch, and the Caribbean Queen Conch |
| Conch processing: Standardized conch meat weights, terms and definitions |
| Conch fishermen at work |
| Conch fisherman at work, photo from above |
| Conch shell |
| Cute conch peeking out of its shell |
| Overfishing of conch |
| Conch shell |
| Conch fisherman in his boat |
| Attack conch |
| Marshall Bowling and Jody Risser, conch harvest, 1973 |
| Queen Conch |
| Surveying the Queen Conch |
| Queen conch in a seagrass bed |
| Conch revealed |
| Conch face |
| Caribbean Queen Conch |
| Conch shells galore! |
| Photos by Conch Creative representing Belize in Europe at the Belize Hotel Association stand! |
| Conch Shell Inn gets a facelift! |
| Conch Shell Hotel, on the beach in San Pedro, 1997 |
| Conch Shell Inn & Cholo’s Liquor Store in San Pedro, 1987 - 1991 |
| Sign in front of the Conch Shell Inn |
| Support posts for concrete casting |
| Big group of concrete pourers with buckets over their heads! |
| Condomineeemum |
| House De-construction |
| Aristolochia is a vine, called contribo, very colourful flowers |
| Aristolochia grandiflora or Pelican Vine, one of the the world's largest flowers |
| Jesse Cope, with his assistant editor, Winnie, son of Frank and Joy |
| Erythrina, Coral tree, amazing red flower |
| Little truck made from black coral, long ago |
| Beautiful cluster of coral |
| Coral Outcrop at Flynn Reef |
| Large pillar coral off Ambergris Caye |
| Looking down the top of a bowl type coral |
| Don't stand on coral: If you have to stand, stand on sand! |
| Beautiful view of Clubtip Finger Coral and fish on the reef |
| Hons. Santiago Ricalde, George Price, Sir Harrison Courtenay, Lindberg Rogers, Simeon Hassock, Santiago Perdomo, Alexander (Sandy) Hunter, & Phillip Goldson in Mayfair, part of London, England at a Constitutional Conference. June 1-3, 1966 Also other photos of a Constitutional Conference in London in 1960 including Nicholas Anthony Pollard Sr. |
| Erythrina fusca - locally called Copna, Coastal Coral Tree or Coral Bean Tree |
| Hard Corals on the Belize Reef |
| View of coral just below the surface |
| Re-seeding devastated reefs with genetically robust, diverse and resilient corals that will mature to spawning age/size |
| Fragments of Hope: Re-seeding the Belizean Coral Reefs |
| Participant capturing excellent re-seeded coral growth planted 2 years ago — at Ray and Laughing Bird Caye. |
| Coral Reef Ed-ventures camp thanks Blue Water Grill |
| Coral reef, clear ocean water, tropical island, tropical skies, this is your Belize |
| Planting global warming resistant corals at Mexico Rocks |
| Growing and replanting elkhorn and staghorn coral |
| The super women of the Southern Environmental Association working to complete coral reef surveys |
| Flower corals |
| Sunrise by the new pool at Coral Bay Villas |
| Coral Beach Hotel, 1981. Also a drawing of it |
| Fun on the Coral Beach pier |
| Coral Beach Divers, 1973 |
| Coral snake (Micrurus spp.) |
| Closeup: Coral snake on Ambergris Caye. Also, learning to coexist with snakes |
| Coral snake, Micrurus diastema |
| Cluster of thasus acutangulus, coreid bug nymphs |
| Mating Cormorant - phalacrocorax auritus |
| Cool eyes on this cormorant in San Pedro |
| Double-Crested Cormorant and chicks on Rosario Caye |
| Jolly old Stuart Corn at the house on the soccer field 1987 |
| Rasta & a corn snake |
| Mr. Amador Tzib demonstrates how corn was shelled using a mechanical corn sheller |
| Linda Cornelison, founder of the Coconut Wireless Newspaper (1st newspaper on the island) - 1986 ish and a photo of the office. Also a bit about the history of newspapers in San Pedro, and a few front page copies of the Coconut Wireless |
| Main Street Corozal, mid 1900's |
| Wide angle drone view of a sunset over Corozal |
| Corozal Town, homes and road (or path), 1912 |
| Central Park in Corozal, July, 2018 and 2008. Also the history of Corozal Central Park and inauguration and a photo from that day featuring Santiago Ricalde |
| Corozal Town's Supreme Court, located at the corner of 4th Avenue and 2nd South, 1967 |
| Postcard of the Corozal School, British Honduras, long ago |
| Spectacular sunset this evening over our beautiful Corozal Town |
| Double rainbow over Corozal Bay with the "Corozal sign" in the foreground |
| Super wide angle view of downtown Corozal from Corozal Bay |
| Homes along Corozal Bay including the Schofield Residence on First Avenue in Corozal Town, early 1900's |
| Corozal Street Scene, c. 1878 |
| Entrance to Corozal, same view, three photos taken over the years |
| A beautiful view of our Corozal Bay |
| Rainbow over Corozal Central Park |
| Aerial views of Corozal Town, the town by the bay... |
| Boats at Corozal Town Public Pier, late 1800's |
| Corozal Town by air |
| Belizean history mural at the Corozal Town Hall |
| Group of children in front of the historical mural at the Corozal Town Hall |
| Family in front of their thatch home in Corozal, 1908. Also a bit about thatching |
| Painting the top of the steeple at the Corozal Museum, Corozal House of Culture, formerly Corozal Public Market |
| At the ferry, from Corozal Town towards Sarteneja |
| Beautiful Belize Historical mural in the Corozal Town Council, and a bit about the Caste War |
| The beautiful colors of Corozal Bay, "Christina" in the foreground |
| Corozal Bay in the early 1900's |
| Stormy Seas in Corozal Bay |
| The view when flying over Copper Bank and Chunox Villages in Corozal |
| Aerial of the waterfront in Corozal |
| Aerial views of Corozal |
| Corozal Town after Hurricane Janet, 1955 |
| Evening view of Corozal Town as the cold front passes over our country |
| Aerial views of Corozal after Hurricane Janet, 1955 |
| Aerial view of Corozal looking to the sea |
| La Bodega and the Rainbow Saloon in Corozal Town, 1962 |
| Corozal Methodist School, 1960's or 1970's |
| Corozal Police Football Finals |
| View of Corozal Bay from the The Sea Breeze Hotel |
| A historical mural inside the Corozal City Hall. |
| Corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) |
| Cortes tree or iron wood tree - shower of gold |
| Pier and view to the sea from Costa Blu Dive & Beach Resort |
| Miss Costa Maya Delegates 2019 in their Traditional Costumes |
| The 2018 Costa Maya Delegates say Hello from Ramon's Village Resort! |
| Michelle Estrella Nuñez, Miss Belize Costa Maya 2017 |
| Pretty Girls in San Pedro! Costa Maya Queens - 2007 |
| COSTAMAYALICIOUS |
| Laura and Jenny during the rain at Costa Maya 2009 for the Christian Castro concert |
| Costa Maya 2010 is coming.... |
| Miss Costa Maya Internacional 2009 - Maritza Riva, Miss Nicaragua |
| Maritza Riva: Miss Nicaragua and Costa Maya Queen 2009 |
| Michelle Nunez crowned Miss Costa Maya 2017 |
| Miss El Salvador Daniela Augspurg and Miss Guatemala Jennifer Chiong |
| Jennifer Chiong, La Reina de la Costa Maya Internacional 2008 |
| Bikini contest at the Costa Maya Festival, 2008 |
| Reina de la Costa Maya Delegates at Hurricanes Ceviche Bar & Grill, 2015 |
| Say hello to Miss Panama, Miss Mexico, Miss Belize, Miss Costa Rica, Miss El Salvador, & Miss Nicaragua. International Costa Maya Festival 2017 |
| Fishermen enjoying a chat with the 2015 Costa Maya contestants at Ruby's |
| La Reina de la Costa Maya delegates went underwater with the awesome crew of Sea Trek |
| The lovely contestants make their appearance on stage adorned in exotic traditional costumes during the "parade of nations" at the Costa Maya Festival 2009 |
| Costa Maya Festival 2007! |
| Beauty on the Beach |
| 2008 La Reina de la Costa Maya International pageant delegates in the Belize City Mayor's office |
| And the winner is ... Miss Guatemala Jennifer Chiong! La Reina de la Costa Maya Internacional 2008 |
| Miss Costa Rica Maria Quesada wins Miss Fido’s Bikini Competition 2008! |
| Winners of the 2008 La Reina de la Costa Maya International pageant |
| 2009 Reina de la Costa Maya Pageant Contestants |
| 2008 La Reina de la Costa Maya International pageant delegates looking out the window |
| Miss Costa Maya 2007 Maria Jeffery |
| Getting ready for the Costa Maya Festival 2005 |
| Costa Maya Festival, collage of the last ten years, 1996-2006 |
| Costa Maya Festival 2006 OPENS TODAY! |
| Costa Maya Festival 2006 Day 1 |
| Miss Honduras, Lissa Saenz, winner of the Reina de la Costa Maya Pageant 2006 |
| Contestants in the Reina de la Costa Maya Pageant 2006 |
| Seed pod from Mountain cotton or Maya poro poro. Also known as Wild Cotton or Savannah Cotton |
| Courtroom in San Pedro Town Hall, long ago. The current Town Board building, used to be the High School. Court Day and a town meeting! |
| The Cousins |
| Three cousins |
| Cow walking in the river at Crooked Tree |
| Giant Cowbird invading Montezuma Oropendula's nests at Caracol |
| The Cowfish, aka Trunkfish or Boxfish |
| Honeycomb Cowfish |
| Blue crabs and blue crab soup |
| Giant Blue land crabs on Ambergris Caye, how to cook em, how to chase them away! |
| Cool crab on Blackbird Caye |
| Crabs trading up at an estate sale |
| Walking your crab |
| Young girl holding a Spider Crab, also called Devil Crab |
| Crab waiting at the door, Caye Caulker |
| A nice sized stone crab, getting ready to put in hudut, yummy! |
| Mangrove Tree Crab |
| Craboo tree flowering, Maya Center Village |
| Clinton 'Junie' Crawford, Belizean piano player, 1970's |
| Crawl Caye aerial views |
| Crawl Caye, Turneffe |
| The Original Southern Crawl members at the first stop (SunBreeze) |
| Painting of Crazy Canucks Beach Bar, and some history of Playador and Crazy Canucks, bartender Rick the ruler |
| Crazy Canuck's, Dennis Wolfe on keyboards, with Drummer Dan |
| Coleen Creeden and Rick and their ever present cameras in San Pedro, August 2001 |
| Rass Creek, tour guide of Heritage Cruz, helping Angelo Kuylen enjoy a stingray at Shark and Ray Village in Caye Caulker |
| Gathering of the Kekchi congregation outside the church in Crique Sarco during the visit of Bishop Murphy in the late 1930s |
| Courtney Sage, and her love Captain Ron, a baby crocodile |
| Crocodile at the waters-edge looking at me |
| Beautiful eye color on a juvenile crocodile |
| American crocodile swimming in the mangroves |
| Crocodile bites down on turtle? |
| Crocodile jaws and teeth, also safe habits when living around crocodiles |
| Nighttime crocodile rescue by ACES, also a bit about swimming in an area where crocodiles live |
| A truly lazy Crocodile, riding on a floatie |
| It takes many men for ACES to relocate this huge crocodile |
| Crocodile eating from trash pile |
| Feeding the crocodiles south of town by WASA, 2008 |
| Head and face of American crocodile sticking up out of the water |
| Face of a crocodile, underwater... up close, also what to do if you hook a crocodile while fishing |
| A crocodile sunning at a ranch pond in Spanish Lookout |
| Crocodiles galore at the Caye Caulker bakery |
| Kate and I went croc hunting this week. (Chinchorro Banks) |
| Crocodile: I guess the new lot is in this guys's yard! |
| Morelet crocodile in the Chiquibul |
| Rescuing crocodile eggs |
| Baby crocodile |
| Wild mama croc at ACES near Punta Gorda |
| Christina Manzi and Chris Summers of American Crocodile Education Sanctuary relocate eleven foot crocodile |
| The foot and claw of a crocodile, also "Tips for Co-Existing with Crocodiles" |
| Crocodiles have by far the strongest bite of any animal |
| Courtney and a croc |
| Last night we had a skinny dipper! (Crocodile in the swimming pool) |
| Croc parts ... details ... |
| Lazy crocodiles |
| One week old baby crocodile, and cracked open crocodile eggs scattered about their nest |
| Capturing a crocodile with unconventional means |
| Crocodile eyes |
| Crocodile welcomes you home after a long days work. Hmmmmm. How to get into the front door? |
| Debbie, an American crocodile, is released into the ACES sanctuary habitat |
| Crocodile relocation |
| Mama crocodile, then eggs and a baby |
| Crocodile covered in ants |
| Crocodile expert Marisa Tellez |
| George, 25 year old 13 foot American Crocodile, retires to ACES |
| Feeding a crocodile, he's a little close if you ask me... |
| Face of a baby crocodile |
| Crocodile pastries at Pan Dulce |
| Stephanie De La Garza on an 8' crocodile, Foot of an 8' crocodile |
| Crocodile kickin' it on a log |
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Baby crocodile at rest at edge of the New River |
| Say hello to my little friend!, crocodile at sunset |
| Crocodile underwater, how long can they hold their breath? |
| Who stashed the crocodile in the back seat? Croc Craziness On Castle Street |
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Crocodile Research at Goldbutton Lagoon, Ebenezer is 10'5" |
| Sunrise over the lagoon, Crooked Tree Bird Sanctuary |
| Crooked Tree Village Reunion 2008, and a little history of the village |
| Surveying the Crooked Tree Wetlands |
| Crooked Tree Boardwalk |
| Crooked Tree Police Station |
| Get ready for your trip down memory lane at the Crooked Tree Village Reunion |
| Continue to ready for your trip down memory lane at the Crooked Tree Village Reunion |
| If only I could breath underwater, Callie Croughwell snorkeling... |
| Cruise ship, RCCL Enchantment of the Seas |
| Cruise Ship from an Astrum Helicopter |
| Cruzoob Maya with General Juan Bautista Chuc and Commander Aniceto Tzul (Dzul) meeting with Lieutenant Governor of Yucatan Teodocio Canto to sign a peace treaty to end the Caste War, 1884 |
| Cruzoob Maya rebels during the caste war |
| Crystal Cave at Jaguar Paw |
| Hiking in the Crystal Cave, in the Blue Hole National Park |
| Cuajilote (Parmentiera aculeata) |
| Cuban refugee boat |
| Cuban refugee boat, lands in San Pedro, 10 passengers |
| Thirteen Cubans arrive Monday morning |
| Sea cucumber |
| San Pedro High School fun and educational Cultural Day Exhibit, Nov. 2018 |
| The Great Curassow (Crax rubra) |
| Belize Customs Building and Wharf in early colonial days, long ago |
| Motorboat trip through the cut between Ambergris Caye and Mexico |
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| Irma at D and G's Gift Shop, 1980's |
| The Dabuyaba in Barranco |
| The construction of a dabuyaba in Barranco, 1996. Also Mrs. Jane Arana, assistant to the buyei, at the dabuyaba |
| Damsel or Hamlets... |
| Juvenile Cocoa Damselfish |
| Fishie not gonna kissee ... Damselfish |
| Damselfish with Soft Coral |
| Beautiful Damselfly |
| A damselfly, also known as mosquito hawks, at Bocawina National Park |
| Alux, dancer in traditional Maya wedding ceremony |
| Dancing ladies |
| The Corn Dance, performed by Raices Mexicanas- Retornos Belicenos Dance Group of San Joaquin Village |
| Maya dancing |
| Giovanina Castillo Nunez's dance group in San Pedro, 1993. Louis, Antoinette, Lisa, Barbara Anderson and two others |
| Robert "Bob" Reneau MBE, a leader in the cultural arts and known as the father of modern dance in Belize, with four lady dancers, Sandra Marsh, Leonie Felix, Bob, Linda Keller and Marilyn Panting, 1970's. Also a few articles about him. |
| The end of the Maya Deer Dance, and a bit about the history of the Deer Dance with a video |
| The Deer Dance, the Hoghead Dance, Bram and Brokdong, Warinay, Dance of the Moors and Christians, and Sambaiand, the traditional Cortes dance of the Maya, plus a bit about other Maya ritual dances |
| Dancing the U Óok'ostaj Pool and the Hoghead |
| Q’eqchi Maya in southern Belize doing a terrific dance performance with colorful costumes |
| Dancers at BETEX |
| Belize National Dance Company Performance at Astana Expo 2017 |
| Three ladies dancing, comparza! Victoria Collins in back, then Dulce Vasquez in the middle, the lady in front is Dione |
| Aerial views of Dangriga, and a bit about the history of Stann Creek now Dangriga |
| Authentic, beautifully wild - my Dangriga. Aerial view of Pelicans, great egret, horse and rider |
| Five boys diving off a pier in Dangriga, 2015 |
| Celebration on Empire Day, boats at the Stann Creek wharf 1930's, also a view of the O.C.L. at Stann Creek Dock |
| Folks walking in the village of Stann Creek (now Dangriga), about a hundred years ago. Also a bit about the photographer Avery |
| Pookie, a young girl in Dangriga Town |
| Dangriga: elevated view of the bridge over North Stann Creek to the sea |
| Aerial view from the sea of Stann Creek in the early 1970's |
| Stann Creek family, homes and road (or path), long ago. Also a brief overview of Stann Creek Town, 1950 |
| Court House and Hospital Stann Creek, British Honduras, long ago |
| A View Of Stann Creek Town (Dangriga) along the river next to the bridge, 1911 |
| Aerial views of Stann Creek Town, 1965 and now |
| Sunrise Over the Stann Creek Valley |
| Lots of folks among lots of boats along the shore in Dangriga, 1911 |
| Storm cell over Dangriga |
| "Dangriga" sign with a BIG moon over it |
| Aerial views of Dangriga, 2013, 2022 |
| Hanging out on a pier along the river in Dangriga Town |
| Aerial view of Dangriga: There is nothing contrived about the easygoing, friendly atmosphere of Dangriga life. Enjoy the authenticity! |
| This is Daniel, he got certified by Patojo Feb 14th. He is changing his nickname from snorkelboy to whale diver. |
| Dave (the fruit vendor), with his daughter |
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On a clear day ... Dave and Robert go diving |
| David the woodcarver and his shop |
| Davis Falls in Stann Creek |
| View from Debbie's Beach |
| Red Brocket Deer, Cockscomb |
| Red Brocket Deer, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Portrait of a deer |
| Delia, young girl from Placencia, 1971 |
| Beachfront dentistry |
| Group photo at the Belize Tourism Board Digital Marketing Summit 2015 |
| Collecting dirtbags. Do we fit this category? |
| ‘Discover How To Be,’ new BTB promotional video |
| Belize Tourism Board's New Belize Dive Map |
| Dive Shop on Caye Caulker, 1990 |
| Group of divers enter a cave.... |
| Diving contest in Boca del Rio |
| Dobson fly, Megaloptera Corydalidae and a video |
| Dobsonfly (genus Corydalus) in the Caves Branch River |
| Docks in San Pedro - 360 degree panorama |
| Relaxing on the Dock, San Pedro |
| Family walking on the dock |
| Dock Wobble on Ambergris Caye |
| Dockside Discussion with three ladies, Ambergris Caye |
| An old dive dock, just north of town where "Wet Willies" is today! |
| Unfinished dock near Banyan Bay |
| A View of the San Pedro Docks at Dawn - 360 degree panorama |
| Diachlorus ferrugatus, doctor fly |
| Market day lazy dogs in San Pedro, also a story by Jayson Forman "The Dog Days of Summer, 1989 |
| Smiling wagon guard. Rottweiler guarding a red wagon in San Pedro |
| Frannie our dog guiding a BOTE board through the mangroves |
| Dog on the pier under a beautiful sunrise on north Ambergris Caye |
| Four dogs on a surfboard off Caye Caulker |
| The Dog Whisperers Of Belize At Pampered Paws |
| A Maya boy walks his four dogs on a small trail |
| TV Tom's dog "Che" |
| Little dog heads down the path to the sea on a mixed weather day |
| Another Illiterate Dog or Just Another Day in San Pedro! |
| Dogs manning the dugout, on Monkey River |
| Crazed Astro playing shark. Caution is advised when throwing a line off our dock. A great white troll is known to hide there |
| Dog hanging out under the boat |
| Waterfall, dog, and peace |
| Power dog walk by the Belize Yacht Club |
| Nine puppies with their mama |
| Puppy at the park on Caye Caulker |
| Hey Fido, make sure no one's looking |
| Faces and scenes from the movie "The Dogs of War" |
| Looking down from a hilltop into the town of Dolores in Toledo, mid 1990's |
| Dolphin - Caverna Diablo I |
| Looking down on a dolphin near the boat |
| Happy dolphin with a lil sargassum in his mouth and fin |
| A dolphin escorting us up the Belize River |
| Dolphin just under the surface |
| Pod of playful Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins |
| Three dolphins swim under our boat |
| Juvenile dolphin learning to jump |
| Jumping for the joy of it. Dolphin on the Belize River |
| Pod of surfaced dolphins |
| Three dolphins cruising with their heads out of the water |
| Dolphins cruising by a boat |
| Big group of spinner dolphins |
| A dolphin escort at the finish of the Ruta Maya Race 2013! |
| Dolphin swimming near the top of the water |
| A pod of Bottle-nose dolphin off Gladden Spit during a dive for whale sharks in Belize |
| Dolphin cruising beside the boat |
| Dolphin aglow |
| Underwater closeup of a dolphin at Spanish Bay |
| Dolphin pod |
| Jumping Dolphin! Right by the boat... |
| Wild Spotted Dolphin |
| Rescued baby dolphin |
| Surfing lessons from the experts - Dolphins riding the waves into the shore |
| Bottle nosed dolphin, mother and calf |
| Male and female dolphins, which is the male? |
| Dolphins celebrating Christmas |
| Dolphins in the sunshine |
| A pod of Dolphins |
| Wild dolphins |
| Hugh Parkey's Belize Dolphin Experience |
| Dolphin cruising by |
| Larry Dombrowski on a boat. Larry went missing in early 1987 in San Pedro |
| Joey Dominguez of Corozal |
| Débora and Mrs Dora cooking and doing dishes in their front yard, San Pedro 1985ish. Mrs. Dora and her girls |
| Dorado Rodeo |
| Dorado Rodeo Fishing Tournament, 2009 |
| Reflections, Belize River dorey, Long ago |
| Before any bridge was built, doreys were the means of crossing from San Ignacio to Santa Elena. Long ago |
| The Red Dory |
| Sailing dories by Belize Old Market in 1910 |
| Placencia post office "Miss Doris" |
| White dove of peace |
| White wing doves frolicking in the bird bath, some on guard, some bathing |
| Sunrise and a swarm of dragonflies |
| Stunning closeup of a dragonfly |
| Dragon fly closeup |
| Beautiful Dragonfly |
| Dragonfly (Mosquito hawk) |
| Dragonfly up close |
| Dragonfly |
| Newly emerged dragonfly |
| The historic Dreamland Theatre in Orange Walk Town, late 50's early 60's |
| The Driftwood Bar, late 1970's |
| Incredibly beautiful dress worn by Miss Cherry Mae Lamb, curator of the Malate Museum in Progresso Village |
| Drummer Dan |
| Traditional drum making |
| Bobsy & Henry Nunez, children drumming in Hopkins, 1981 |
| Drummer in the 21st of September Parade in Dangriga, 2016 |
| Black-bellied whistling ducklings out for a stroll |
| Black-bellied Whistling Duck at Crooked Tree, Belize, July 2015 |
| A glimpse of the opening ceremony of the Dügü, the most sacred communal ritual of Garifuna culture, yet closed to outsiders, 1990's |
| Scene from a Dugu in Dangriga |
| John Dunlop (J.D.) on the gas dock |
| John Dunlop (J.D.), at The Niche across from Fidos. This is right before it turned into Island Perk. 2010 or so. |
| Archbishop Dunne talking to Nurse Elliot in front of her house and dispensary, Placencia long ago |
| The Duran children |
| Vianey Duran & her & Rudy's children |
| A black durgon, a bright coloured fish |
| Dutch door: Top and Bottom Back Doors were plentiful in Belize City, our Towns and Rural Areas long ago |
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| Passenger sailboat, the E.M.L., at the Punta Gorda Pier (Big Waaf), 1917 |
| Bottom view of an eagle ray |
| Looking down on an eagle ray |
| Eagle ray that had a bite taken out of it by a hammerhead shark |
| Eagle ray leaping from water |
| Rays of sunlight bath a spotted eagle ray over the Belize Barrier Reef |
| "Spot the Difference" a pair of Spotted Eagle Rays at Aquarium Dive Site at Lighthouse Atoll |
| Nice close photo of a spotted eagle ray |
| A large gathering of Spotted Eagle Rays near docks on Ambergris Caye, video of an eagle ray feeding |
| The spotted eagle ray, symmetrical and graceful from any angle, great view of its face |
| Three eagle rays at South Water Caye |
| Spotted Eagle Ray ballet |
| Eagle rays are so beautiful! |
| Eagle rays cruising along... |
| Spotted eagle ray cruising by barrier reef in Belize |
| Spotted eagle ray off the dock at Ramon's Village |
| Spotted Eagle Ray |
| School of spotted eagle rays |
| Eagle ray face |
| Eagle ray cruising low over the reef, you can really see his face! |
| Spotted eagle ray cruising the bottom |
| Spotted eagle ray |
| Eagle ray having dinner |
| Solitary Eagle in the Mountain Pine Ridge |
| A young ornate hawk eagle in it's nest |
| Juvenile Ornate Hawk-Eagle |
| Gliding Eagle ray from below |
| Solitary Eagle in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve |
| Ornate Hawk Eagle |
| Earth Star fungus, Astraeus on the beach |
| Earthship Belize |
| East Indian family home in British Honduras, 1910 |
| Las Brisas House Easter appetizers |
| 2017 Central Park Easter Bash, also some history and stories of Easter in Belize |
| Artist Jose Luis Gonzalez recreates The Last Supper in sand, 2003 in San Pedro |
| Easter morning with a friend |
| Eat or Be Eaten! Green Vine Snake (Oxbelis fulgidus) vs. Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) |
| Ebbe Weile and CarbunkleTrumpet were having a couple beers on Beale Street |
| Eco-Challenge Kayak Race on north end |
| Eden Isles diveshop on Caye Caulker, late 1970's latest |
| Edith's Hotel on Caye Caulker – the building in front of that used to be the pool room at the time; ~ 30 years ago, 1982ish |
| "Peek a Boo," Spotted moray eel |
| Moray eel at Hol Chan, straight on nice face photo |
| Green moray eel up close |
| Green moray eel venturing out from his hidey hole |
| Moray eels look meaner than they actually are |
| Face up with an eel, 1980's |
| Dancing with an eel |
| Speckled Moray warning me off |
| Moray eel at Hol Chan |
| Spotted Moray eel |
| Moray eel says "Hi!" |
| Face of eel |
| Great Egret |
| Spring plumage of a great egret |
| Great egret chicks in their nest with their mama |
| Great egret chases ibis off a tree |
| Great egret flying at sunrise, amazing reflection of the sunrise colours on the sea |
| Great egret feeding at sunrise, Crooked Tree Lagoon |
| Great egret catches and eats a river shrimp |
| Snowy Egret on top of a water Buffalo, Wrestling water buffalo in Guinea Grass Village |
| Cattle Egret |
| Reddish Egret at Los Salones Bird Sanctuary, Corozal Bay |
| The lovely and charismatic Reddish Egret |
| Dance of Egrets |
| Great Egret Feeding on Shrimp |
| Snowy Egret Sentinel, Crooked Tree |
| Snowy egret on Ambergris Caye |
| Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens |
| The Eiley Brothers, Tony, Norman and George, about 1980! |
| Susana Eiley (the Heartbeat of El Fogon) on her birthday last June |
| Norman Eiley aboard the Royal Piper, 1997 |
| Deni and Lincoln Eiley's daughter Deli Eiley when she was little big girl holding a big snake |
| George Eiley & Rum Punch, 1980's I think |
| John Eiley standing in front of his house on the beach where he built boats |
| John Eiley (notice the spelling of Ely) making canoes taken in Placencia long long ago |
| Tony Eiley (Tonio) of Placencia and Mrs. Jennifer Alexis Hyde nee Gentle, dancing in 1969 |
| Sisters Darlene & Pearl Eiley, 1971 |
| Ek Tun, a private retreat providing an exotic, jungle experience for folks who enjoy active, challenging travel in an invigorating, spectacular natural environment. |
| Killer and spider monkey, at Ek Tun |
| El Embarcadero in San Pedro, circa 1986 - 1990 |
| The El Gato, with Capt. Geraldo Badillo |
| Grupo Divash on the El Gato |
| El Patio Restaurant & Lounge in San Pedro |
| Road to El Pilar, Cayo District, Belize - Aprit 2013 |
| Exploring the El Pilar Archaeological Site, Cayo District - April 2013 |
| Michael Keaton and Tom Brokaw fishing with Captain Cesar and El Pescador |
| Old El Ronel Dance Hall building in Corozal just before it was torn down in 2020. Later Blue Dahlia's Restaurant and Bar then Mangales |
| Nazianie Vasquez and Miss El Salvador 2007, Martha Elena Vidal |
| View to the sea from El Secreto |
| Hammock view from El Secreto |
| Walking the farm of Eladio Pop, San Pedro Columbia |
| Eladio Pop walking through a corn patch on his farm |
| Coconuts and Cacao at Eladio Pop's Farm |
| Eladio Pop at his Agouti Cacao Farm, also a video of the harvesting of cacao |
| The Belizean flag is planted on Peak Elbrus, the highest European peak |
| Elections: If You Don't VOTE ... Then Don't Complain! |
| Voters waiting in line in San Pedro, 2012 Elections |
| The Elijio family, mid-eighties |
| Naomi Elizabeth at Six Lounge |
| Elkhorn coral inside the reef at Tuffy |
| Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) |
| Monitoring the nursery, these elkhorn coral are ready for placement on the reef! |
| Baby elkhorn coral |
| Elkhorn Coral with a few fish |
| Underwater scene, elkhorn coral |
| Fiona Elliot at the Miss San Pedro Pageant the year she won, 1987 |
| La Elsa boat in San Pedro, 1980's. Loaded with rebar |
| Elvi's Burger Isle, 1974. Also a drawing of it |
| Elvi's Kitchen back in the day when there was no traffic on middle street. Also a little of the history of Elvi's Kitchen |
| Elvi's Kitchen in the 1980's |
| Building the roof of Elvi's Kitchen, 1993 |
| Elvi's Kitchen, 1986, and Mr. Enrique Staines |
| Maya Buffet at Elvi's Kitchen |
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The gang at Elvi's Kitchen, Alberto, Elena & Luis |
| Embolites dance group at the Chocolate Festival of Belize, 2018 |
| Emeliano never wonders why he became a PADI Instructor |
| Painting of the boat Emeline, drawn up on the shore |
| Miss Emma And Her Organic Farm |
| Painting of a woman carrying a watermelon, by Chris Emmanuel. Also a story about eating watermelon back in the day... |
| Emory King Enterprises on Regent Street in Belize City, November 1986 |
| Aerial view of English Caye |
| English Caye lighthouse in the 1950's, description of touring Belize's lighthouses |
| Stalk eyed Fly: Entomologists Visit the Rainforest in Belize |
| Epping family picture in the mangroves |
| Ernest, our Guide and Bartender |
| Beach erosion on South Water Caye, sea-level rise and climate change is no joke |
| Wil and Rose Escalante on their wedding day, 1955 |
| Casa Escalante, the beautiful home of Wil and Rose Escalante |
| First escalator in San Pedro goes into Wings |
| View from the patio of Estel's Dine by the Sea restaurant in San Pedro |
| Drinking coffee and wishing for more days, life at Estel's |
| Estel's dine by the Sea, 1997, and a little history about Estel's |
| The menu at Estel’s Dine By The Sea |
| Moonlight dining at Estel's Dine By the Sea in San Pedro |
| 360 degree beachfront panorama outside Estel's |
| Early breakfast at Estelle's |
| Breakfast at Estel's Dine by the Sea |
| Joyjah Estrada gilnetted for Oceana Belize "Are We Drowning Our Future" campaign |
| Rainbow eucalyptus, Eucalyptus deglupta |
| See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil |
| The Histomap of Evolution |
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| FAB pics of the FAB Ball (Furry Animal Ball) |
| Faithful Beauty (Composia fidelissima) caterpillar on host plant Devil's potato (Echites unbelata) |
| Laughing Falcon |
| A pair of Orange-Breasted Falcons at their usual Thousand Foot Falls lookout, in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Preserve |
| Bat falcon in the early morning, doing its daily routine, stretching and getting ready for it's day |
| Aerial view of False Sittee Point |
| Family walking along the shore on north Ambergris Caye |
| Tall Fanta clock in downtown Belize City by the market, 1990-1992, also view down Albert Street including the Fanta sign, 1980's |
| Fatima at Christmas |
| Jacob Fayad grocery shop in Belize City, early 1940's |
| Fayads Store, later Melilla's Store, Queen St and Handyside by Cattouse in Belize City, long ago |
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Welcome to the FEET TOUR! Various footwear worn throughout a visit |
| Happy feet! Taken on a boat ride from Guatemala to Belize. |
| My Feet, Morning view |
| I remember when Ken Fellure was the San Pedro Easter Bunny |
| Ken Fellure and Ralph were birthday entertainment for TJ at the Paradise Hotel in 1982 (nice bikini tops!) |
| Caye Caulker fence using some chairs for fencing! |
| I'm a grandpa. Feona LeAnn McNeill. was born the 23rd at 2am. She is a beautiful perfect little girl |
| Feona hits the beach downtown |
| Fer de lance or Tommy Goff |
| Bothrops asper (Yellow-jaw Tommygoff, fer de lance) using a coconut as a comfy bed |
| Juvenile (possibly even recently birthed) Fer-de-Lance sunning |
| Small Fer-de-Lance - Tommygoff - Barba Amarilla |
| Fer de Lance skin |
| Beautiful fern, Vittaria graminifolia or Grass fern |
| The old hand pulled ferry in San Pedro Town, long ago |
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The Old and The New: Passengers disembarking the hand-pulled ferry in San Pedro |
| Full Load! The old hand pulled ferry that crossed the cut in San Pedro. 2006 |
| The old hand pulled ferry in San Pedro, 2005 |
| Inauguration of ferry to cross into the Placencia peninsula, 1968 |
| Hand Cranked Ferry on the Mopan River, San Jose Succotz, Cayo District, Belize - April 2013 |
| Huge tree: Ficus insipida, also called Ficus Glabrata and Amate |
| Fido, at his bar. 1976 |
| Fido's dressed up for Christmas |
| Fido's Courtyard long ago, 1985-ish, before Karen had the Pizza Place. Also a view of Fido's Pizza and other photos taken over the years |
| View down the dock to Fido's when it had a sea wall, late 1980's in San Pedro |
| Inside Fido's during a rainstorm, 2001. Also shows Also Elisabeth Ouvrard's Ambar Custom Jewelry shop |
| Fido's Courtyard 1996, Lane Llewellyn and Claire Kelley, Belizean Arts, Reality Cafe, Sunsations |
| Coca Cola truck in front of Fido's Courtyard 1993, along Front Street |
| Timothy Budd, Dale Wallace, Tony Buono, Joe Miller, Ebbe Wiele, Dale Wallace Sr. and Pineapple Willie at Fido's, circa 1995 |
| Remember Fido's back then? and it's inhabitants? left to right are Linda Cornelison, Beverley Mercier Ward and Daniel Nunez, about 1982-83 |
| Chillin at Fido's in San Pedro... long ago... The boy is Rudy Orio Jr. |
| Fido's from the sea, mid 1980's |
| Fido's area in 1997, looking out towards the pier |
| Fido's long ago |
| Beautiful view out to the sea from the alley between Mayan Princess and Fidos in San Pedro |
| Enjoying the sun on the Fido's dock, 1988-ish |
| Fido's Sandbar aka Fido's South |
| Large Strangler Fig |
| Juvenile white spotted File fish |
| File fish mimicking leaves to avert predators |
| Slender Filefish Juvenile |
| Juvenile File Fish (about 2 inches) during a night dive |
| La Finca (aka Los Renegados) - December 1992 |
| Fingers on the edge of the dock... |
| Omar Swallowing Fire: Maya Resistance Movements During the Colonial Period |
| Old time Belize City fire engines, The Old Fire Station Building in Belize City, long ago |
| One of the older fire engines from the 1960's at the Belize City Fire Station, now located on Cleghorn Street |
| Belize International Airport fire station, 1982 |
| A firefly sits on a leaf in Belize's Cockscomb jaguar reserve |
| Cockspur (Acacia cornigera) |
| Bearded fireworm, Hermodice carunculata |
| Fireworm or Bristle worm |
| First Church of the Nazarene Caravan March on Independence Day 2008 |
| San's fishing boat, mid 80's |
| Fishing boat at sunset |
| A vintage photo of a fishing boat called a "smack" as it leaves Caye Caulker, circa 1950's |
| Surgical Precision & Focus in cleaning fish |
| Early morning fishing on Ambergris Caye |
| Fishing in the river along the highway at sunset |
| Fishing boat on the beach of Ambergris Caye, 1980's |
| Two young boys fishing off the Dangriga Town Pier |
| A fishing boat in the lagoon, mid 80's |
| Fishing on Caye Caulker |
| The Outsider, there is always one fish in school who doesn't fit in |
| It’s always fun to watch the little fish hiding close to the coral for protection. |
| Photographing fish under the boat in sea grass beds |
| Fishing for sea turtles, a collection of photos from the Belize fishing industry in the 1960's |
| Gone Fishin! |
| Corned fish (fish treated/cured with salt) before the days of refrigeration. San Pedro, 1919 |
| Fish Market with dories, Belize City long ago |
| Belize City Fish Market, painting by Colin Wu |
| Selling fish at the old main fish market in Belize City, long ago |
| Casting for sardines for the fisherman in the morning off Ambergris Caye |
| Dangriga fisherman with cast net |
| Fisherman proudly shows his catch at the usually busy Conch Shell Bay fish market in Belize City |
| Fisherman's shelter over the top of the sea |
| No it is not a piñata - It is a fish sculpture of recycled plastic bottles and material!! Some R & R at Mahahual |
| Joe Warning "The one that got away!" |
| Fishermen at sunrise in San Pedro |
| Fishermen headed out at sunrise, looking out to sea. Between Cholo's and Conch Shell Hotel, early 1982 |
| Two fishermen and the conch they caught |
| San Pedro fishermen cleaning their catch by the Holiday Hotel, long ago. Manuel Ancona, Eduvijes Ancona, and, Capt. Abel Guerrero |
| Dangriga fishermen at work |
| Artist creating colorful wooden fish |
| Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) deployed |
| Li'l fellow picking up some fish to help with the weigh in at a fishing tournament |
| Casting the net... |
| Fishing at Turneffe on a beautiful calm day: rod and reel and beautiful blue water |
| Fly fishing the flats in Belize! |
| Fishing the flats |
| Fishing off the dock |
| Lots of action offshore, 6 wahoo, barracuda, dorado and blackfin tuna in one day |
| Winners of the Blue Water Spectacular Fishing Tournament, Nov. 17th and 18th |
| A good day fishing |
| Guys fishing with "company" |
| Flyfishing in the flats behind Ambergris Caye, what a view! |
| little fish, BIG FISH |
| Amidst a school of fish |
| Schools of fish on the reef |
| Life on the reef: It's a busy morning below the waterline, schools of fish! |
| A small school of an assortment of juvenile chromis, wrasse and damselfish dance above an assortment of hard and soft corals |
| Carlos at work! One of my favorite sensations is to be surrounded by schools of fish. |
| A school of fish, a mixture of french grunts, dogsnapper and chub |
| Cleaning the fish, feeding the birds! |
| Fishing cabin, south of San Pedro |
| Fish drying at the co-op, 1974 |
| Fishtail palm, golden locks |
| Five Blues Lake with almost no water |
| Waterfall View Cabana at Five Sisters Lodge |
| Five Sisters waterfalls |
| Five Sisters Waterfall in the Pine Ridge |
| Flags of Belize in History, The History and Evolution of the Belize Flag, Evolution of Sub-Umbra Floreo |
| The Flag and Coat of Arms of San Pedro, Belize |
| Morning flag raise at The Island Academy |
| Beautiful blooming flamboyant tree in Sitteen River |
| Flamboyant Tree Flower |
| Flamboyant tree or "Flame tree" |
| Gorgeous flamboyant blossoms up close |
| Flame lily, Gloriosa superba |
| On the flight to Corozal from San Pedro |
| This was a view on a flight from Placencia to Punta Gorda! |
| Eccentric 'flints' used by the Maya |
| Colorful glass floats hanging on a tree in the Santelmo area of San Pedro, 1997. Near Spanish's house. |
| Flooding in Cayo, 2008 |
| Innovative ways to get around when it's flooding |
| Bridge between San Ignacio and Santa Elena, Cayo, during flooding in November 2015 |
| Flooding in October 2015 |
| When they are good... they are good. Even the flooding won't stop this man from getting his tacos in Orange Walk |
| Flor and kidlettes.... |
| Pretty red flower found in the jungle |
| Mandevilla subsagittata Var. Goodwiniana, beautiful small flower |
| Beautiful red and yellow flower, Abutilon hirtum, also pictures of the seeds and seed pod |
| Flowers |
| Pretty little flowers! |
| Beautiful flowers surround the entrance to a home in Punta Gorda |
| Lots of different flowers |
| Flower in the Maya Mountains of Belize |
| Vermilion Flycatchers, lunch time! |
| Vermilion flycatcher mom feeding the chicks and dad watching over them |
| Male Royal Flycatcher, what a beautiful crest |
| Female vermillion flycatcher, how wonderfull she looks in her nest |
| Who Said Flying Isn’t Possible? Flyboarding on Caye Caulker |
| I Love El Fogon Restaurant |
| Children from El Fogon. Jhan Eiley, Luis Dominguez, Elijah Eiley, Valeria Miron, and Olivia Dominguez at Christmas, 2020 |
| Lip smackin' fun at El Fogon: Yoli Ayuso Marthita Leslie enjoy the best part of the special Mother's Day turkey dinner at El Fogon |
| Beautiful foliage |
| Jungle foliage |
| Food stand at the Belize City bus terminal |
| Belize Gold Cup Football Team |
| Belize All Star Football Team, 1940, and some Belize Sports history |
| San Pedro F.C. Football Team, 1995 |
| Belize’s National Football Team 1997 |
| San Pedro football team, years ago |
| San Pedro Roman Catholic Primary School Female Football Team, June 2016 |
| Boys playing football on the basketball court |
| Maya Eagles Five-A-Side football team in San Pedro, long ago |
| The house once owned by Captain Richard Elsworth Foote, the first exporter of lobsters in Belize. Also a bit of his biography and some history of the lobster industry in Belize |
| Footprints in the sand, leading to the shoreline, Ambergris Caye |
| Footprints in the sand, Ambergris Caye |
| Model T Ford was first automobile to visit Cayo, mid 1940's. Also, where did the name Cayo come from? |
| Harrison Ford at the Paradise Pub, also relaxing in a small boat |
| Harrison Ford's boat when he was filming Mosquito Coast in Belize |
| Forest fires burning strong in the Pine Ridge tonight |
| A view looking up through the forest canopy |
| The Belize Forest Quilt |
| San Pedro Police Cadets and Foreva Fancy spread Holiday Cheer |
| Foreva Fancy's Christmas Fashion Show |
| Allan Forman and Benito on the dock, 1998 |
| Allan Forman and his wife Helen, early 1980's |
| Allan Forman and JD Schulz Lowe, starting up Coral Beach Divers Limited in 1972 |
| Allan and Helen Forman and family, 1973 |
| Fishing and diving with Allan Forman, 1973 |
| Allan Forman in 1997, in the doorway of the Tackle Box. Also a drawing of him and a photo of him in front of an American flag |
| Mary Forman and her dad Arden Forman, about 1967 |
| Fort Barlee Corozal, 1880s |
| Remains and photos of Fort Barlee, Corozal and a bit of its history |
| 1898 West Indian Regiment at Fort Barlee Corozal |
| At Fort George, United Fruit Company office on right, 1930's |
| Painting of Fort George looking across to Belize City, long ago, also other photos of Fort George plus a little history of Belize City |
| Fort George Area being filled with a Dredge, 1922 |
| The Fort George Area in 1967, including the old Customs Headquarters and the office of the United Fruit Company. Also a few other photos of the area taken over time. |
| Belize City Land Reclamation map, and Fort George area after the reclamation and joining of Fort George Island and the mainland |
| Fort George Hotel from the sea in the 1950's, also site of hotel before it was built |
| Front of Fort George Hotel, 1957 |
| Pool at Fort George Hotel before it became the Radisson Fort George. Also an old brochure for the hotel and various photos of the hotel over time, and some history of the hotel |
| Richard Foster swimming with a tapir, long ago. Also a video tribute to his life, a Dewar's Profile on him, and a letter he wrote in 1978 to the Belize government |
| David, Muttley, Mr. Big, & Bimbo: Mr. September 2010 FOTHS Calendar |
| Four-Points on the Paradise pier |
| Four Amigos |
| Fourth of July Celebration on Caye Caulker |
| Mr. Henry Fowler, British Honduras Colonial Secretary, and his exploring party, 1878 Expedition across the interior of British Honduras |
| Met this gray fox at Cockscomb Jaguar Reserve |
| Grey Fox - ch'omak |
| Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) |
| Don Francisco and Wil and Dale, videos of his visits to San Pedro, Lamanai, and Belize in general |
| Sari Frank with her dogs, the live one is Pooh Bear, the stuffed one is Phoo Bear |
| Mr. Fransisco and his wife Maria's house on Tarpon Street in San Pedro, June 2001 |
| Flashback! Lane Llewellyn, Michelle Torres, Claire Kjorlien and Sari Frank |
| Nice sign at Freedom Tours, Hillyboo's Fishing Unlimited |
| Freddy |
| French angelfish swim above the reef |
| A pair of french angelfish glide gracefully above the Belize Barrier Reef |
| French angelfish next to a jar coral |
| Friends |
| Frigate bird and a big moon |
| The Magnificent Frigate |
| Frigates cruising over the lagoon side of Ambergris Caye |
| Magnificent frigate birds at sunrise |
| Fishermen with frigate birds around them in the lagoon on the backside of Ambergris Caye, beautiful scene |
| Feeding a female frigate bird |
| Frigate catching breakfast off Caye Caulker, locally named scissor-tail |
| Group of frigates hovering over swimmers |
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Frigate bird in flight with Dimitri |
| Frigate birds near Snake Caye |
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| Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae |
| Red eyed tree frog eggs |
| Tiny white tree frog |
| Red eyed tree frog |
| Yellow Tree Frog on Water Hyacinth |
| Closeup of red-eye tree frog |
| Little tiny frog in the palm of a hand |
| Red-eye tree frog eggs |
| Pepper tree frog |
| Red Eyed Tree Frog |
| Frog that looks like a plucked chicken, Mexican Tree frog (Smilisca baudinii) |
| Big Eyed Tree Frog |
| Tree Frog Painting |
| Veined Treefrog - Pepper Treefrog |
| Sleeping red-eyed tree frog. Amazing eyes... |
| Teenie tiny frog |
| Ranidae frogspawn |
| Little tiny frog |
| Sargassum Frogfish |
| Looking north on Front street in front of the Coral Beach Hotel, 1980's |
| Front Street in front of Holiday Hotel, San Pedro 1995 |
| The end of Front Street in San Pedro, 1970's. Milo's Hotel |
| Paving the streets in downtown San Pedro: Working on the new cobblestone pavement on Front Street |
| Front Street in San Pedro early 1990's, looking south, Lion's Den on the right |
| A busy Front Street in San Pedro, 2001 |
| Front Street in San Pedro, looking north from Holiday Hotel, 1982 |
| Looking down Front Street in San Pedro, long long ago |
| Front Street in San Pedro by the house painted with daisies, mid 1980's |
| Sunny morning on Front Street, San Pedro |
| Front street in San Pedro, 1982 |
| Front Street San Pedro, 1987 |
| Golf cart driving down the streets of San Pedro at dusk, 2001 |
| Front Street in San Pedro, 1990's |
| San Pedro Front street, long ago. 2 photos taken from the Central park area, one looking north, the other looking south |
| Walking on Front Street in San Pedro, early 1970's |
| "Main" street San Pedro 1995, in pencil |
| The Colours of Front Street, 1991 |
| Unloading the fruit boat |
| Bringing in the fruit & vegies!!! |
| Fruit stand in San Pedro |
| Fruit Vendor in San Pedro, List of exotic and popular Belizean fruits of old |
| Maria's produce stand at Fido's in the 1980's |
| The early bird gets the best produce, produce vendors on Ambergris Caye early in the morning |
| Funeral service participants wait with casket as gravedigger finishes his task, San Pedro long ago |
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| George Gabb, a great sculptor, and his wood working workshop in Belize City, November 1973 |
| Dr. Frederick Gahney Memorial town clock at the intersection of Barrack Road, Victoria Street and Freetown Road in Belize City, late 1970's and 2021 |
| Looking down on the waterfalls at Gaia Riverlodge, formerly Five Sisters Lodge |
| All ah we dah one! Galen’s Community Engaged Art mural in San Ignacio ... the final project for a 2016 Art course |
| The channel between Southern and Northern Lagoon, Main Creek, Gales Point |
| Southern Lagoon, Gales Point |
| Village of Manatee, now Gales Point, 1940's. Also a map of Gales Point Manatee from well over ten years ago |
| Caye Caulker girls at play, 1980's. Deanna and Georgia Gallego (now Georgia Gigi Bowen) |
| Purple Gallinule, incredibly coloured bird |
| Farm in Gallon Jug, Belize |
| Reef at Gallows Point in Belize |
| Father Marion M. Ganey, founder of the Credit Union Movement in Belize. Long ago... |
| Melissa Garcia - 2005 Hoops Dancer |
| Garden Fete and Mestizada, July 12 1940, Belize City |
| Garifuna presentation at the San Pedro Town Library |
| San Pedro House Of Culture Celebrates Garifuna Awareness Day |
| Garifuna monument in Dangriga, the rainbow signals sunshine at the end of the storm |
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| Garifuna family in Stann Creek in 1910, making cassava |
| Garifuna drummers, and about Garifuna Drums |
| Garifuna drummers |
| Happy Garifuna Settlement Day 2014! |
| Happy Garifuna Settlement Day in Punta Gorda, 1910 |
| Mrs. Tanis Servio at Garifuna Settlement Day celebrations in Dangriga, 1970's |
| Reenactment, Garifuna Settlement Day 2018 in San Pedro |
| Garifuna Settlement Day celebration in San Pedro, 2019, also "Lessons from the experiences of our Garifuna ancestors" |
| Large group of folks celebrating Garifuna Settlement Day in Stann Creek, 2015 |
| Yurumei re-enactment, the “landing” of the Garinagu in Belize, Garifuna Settlement Day Celebration, long long ago |
| Capturing the essence of Garifuna Settlement Day, Belize |
| The Garinagu people re-enact the settlement of their ancestors by boat, Garifuna Settlement Day 2006 |
| Young lady at Memorial Park on Garifuna Day last November |
| Having fun on Garifuna Settlement Day |
| Parading back from the landing, Garifuna Settlement Day 2010 and 2011 in Punta Gorda |
| Jon Kanu, a Garifuna ceremony, circa 1950's |
| Garifuna settlement landing reenactment in San Pedro |
| Orlando Garrido and friends at his son Felipe's baptism |
| Beach painting by Orlando Garrido |
| Sailboat by tiny atoll in the starlight, painting by Orlando Garrido |
| Garifuna community greeting a visitor at the shore, painting by Orlando Garrido |
| Drumming and dancing on the beach, painting by Orlando Garrido |
| A Paradise Island, small home with laundry blowing in the wind, painting by Orlando Garrido |
| Pondering the sea, Garifuna painting by Orlando Garrido |
| Bonfire and celebration on the beach, Garifuna painting by Orlando Garrido |
| Shell gas station in front of the Belize Yacht Club in San Pedro, 1990's |
| Bill Gates was vacationing in Belize, and here you see his yacht anchored just north of Laughing Bird Caye Atoll |
| Gato and the Big Shell |
| A Gecko sitting on his front porch |
| Gecko eggs and iguana eggs |
| There's a gecko in my coffee cup (Aristelliger georgeenis) |
| Yucatan Banded Gecko seen on a night walk at BFREE |
| Banded gecko in a woodpile |
| My Grandfather, Mr Edgar "Bally" Gegg will be turning 100 years old this January! Also some history of Belize scuba diving by David Gegg |
| General Workers Union gives the Independence Movement Full Support, in the 1950's |
| The founding of Georgeville, 1960 |
| Georgia & Parrot Survivor |
| The kids attending Georgie's christening party... |
| From deep inside Giant Cave, Caye Caulker |
| Entrance to Ojo de Pescado, underwater cave off Caye Caulker |
| Giant Cave, Caye Caulker Belize. A highly decorated beautiful cave! |
| Scuba diving in Giant Cave, map of Caye Caulker cave system |
| My friends' gibnut in Christmas attire |
| Belize's famous "Royal Rat," Gibnut or in Spanish pepesqint |
| The late Emma Gill in the window of a dive shop on Caye Caulker, late 1980's |
| Albert Gill and his Band, 1996 in San Pedro |
| Maralyn Gill's Rasta Pasta Rainforest Cafe on Caye Caulker, 2002 |
| Maralyn and Albert Gill, at Rasta Pasta in 1996 when it was upstairs above Crazy Canuck's at Playador (and a few other photos of Albert) |
| Maralyn Gill, Albert Gill, Shanti, and Her Excellency American Ambassador Carolyn Curiel during dinner at Rasta Pasta, 1998 |
| Maralyn Gill of Rasta Pasta, in high school! |
| Melonie Gillett in the water |
| Beautiful red and white shell ginger flower |
| Red Torch Ginger Flower |
| Shampoo/Bee hive Ginger |
| "Gino and the Shack Shakers", the star attraction at Oceanside Bar & Grill |
| Little girl taking a refreshment break |
| Lil girl in a swing |
| Girls trip in Belize! |
| Girls playing on the dock |
| Girls Trip at Grand Caribe Beach Resort |
| Li'l girl with her dog, 1996 |
| Girls selling tamales, Succotz, Belize |
| San Pedro Girlfriends |
| What's in there? Little girls at play. |
| The Give and Take Palm (Chrysophila argentea), it has huge spines |
| Gladden Spit on a whale shark trip |
| Painting of Ramon's Glass Bottom Boat, 1980's |
| The old Glenthorne Manor on Barracks Road in Belize City |
| Glovers Atoll |
| Aerial view of Long Caye in the Glover's Atoll and adjacent to it the smaller North East Caye |
| Glover's Reef Atoll from 10,000 feet |
| Aerial view of Glover's Reef Atoll |
| Aerial view of Glover's Atoll |
| One of 850 patch reefs within the lagoon of Glover's Atoll |
| Glover's Reef |
| Early morning start for a day of filming at Glover's Reef, Belize |
| Aerial view of Glover's Atoll Resort on North East Caye |
| A few of the many species of fish that inhabit Glover's Reef Marine Reserve |
| Villamar Godfrey diving, 1971 |
| The gods must be crazy, Belize art |
| Wedding ceremony at Goff's Caye |
| Elderly Couple walk the beach at Goff's Caye, early 1990's |
| Aerial view of Goff's Caye |
| A very quiet Goff's Caye in 2002, before the cruise ships started stopping there |
| Goff's Caye from an Astrum Helicopter |
| Aerial view of Goff's Caye |
| Goff's Caye off Belize City |
| British soldiers on Goff's Caye, 1986 |
| Aerial view of Goff's Caye |
| Freediving off Goff's Caye |
| Goff's Caye |
| Goffs Caye |
| Goffs Caye prior to cruise ships |
| Goff's Caye |
| Golden Frog, or Poison dart frog |
| Golden orb spider |
| This orb spider blended in perfectly with the tree it was sitting on |
| The Golden Stream, in the Toledo district |
| View along the river in the Golden Stream Corridor Preserve |
| Philip Goldson campaigning in front of the Billboard office, 1965. Also Wilfred "Shubu" Brown, Murphy, Jaime Staine, Sabino Savery, and Charles Woods |
| Flat tire? No problem. This is the way how someone choose to take his golf cart to mechanic |
| Golf cart freeway, long weekend drive home from BC's II |
| Row of golf carts at the Truck Stop |
| Police golf cart in San Pedro, long ago |
| Fun on the golf cart |
| Ryan Casado learning to drive on a golf cart, Marty Casado supervising the lessons, 1999 or so |
| Golf cart in the sea: I guess I had too much fun in Belize. I better put my parking brakes next time lol |
| Golf cart hanging precariously over the water |
| Golfing, San Pedro Style |
| Golfing on Caye Chapel |
| Jerry McDermott, Chris Aycock, Josh Buettner, and Dave Childs on the green at Caye Chapel, 2004 |
| The General Manager of International Services Ltd., Mr. Santiago Gomez, around 50 years ago. |
| Chico Gomez & Pele Easter 2008 |
| Chico Gomez: it was cold and so he decided to wear something that would make people laugh, long ago |
| Gilberto "Chico" Gomez, first Mayor of San Pedro Town, and the Father of Township, long ago |
| Kung goes fishin with the boys! Jose comes through with a great dinner catch! Don Streiler's son David Streiler, Kung Childs, Jose Gonzales, Byron Warren, Betsy Streiler, and Don Streiler |
| Gonz Saloon in Belize City, awesome food, corner of Barrack Road and Hyde’s Lane, late 1990's |
| Tony Gonzalez, 1980's |
| Jose Gonzalez Sr., a born San Pedrano and a Jack of all Trades |
| Kimberly Dooley Gonzalez and her Dad in front of old Police Station in Central Park in San Pedro, about 1988. Also an old article about her, and also a picture of her son with Chichi Regina, mother of the Gonzalez boys, and a photo of Chichi's son Florentino |
| Mary Gonzalez does glamour nicely, on her birthday (Halloween) |
| Mary Gonzalez (aka Tia Chocolate) as a child |
| Mary Gonzalez and her aunt (Olga Tzib) waiting to board the Tropic Air flight to San Pedro, Municipal Airport, 1987 |
| Tamara Sniffin and Mary Rodriguez with pretty smiles! |
| Mary Gonzalez at The Truck Stop in front of Papo's amazing mural! |
| Mary Rodriguez and Ben Popik being "Facebook Friends" at the San Pedro Holiday Hotel Halloween Party, 2015 |
| Mary Gonzalez (Tia Chocolate) relaxing in the sea |
| Courtney Sage and Mary Gonzalez last Halloween |
| Mary Gonzalez with a scarlet macaw during her first visit to The Belize Zoo!! |
| Caricatures of Mary Gonzalez and Robin Acosta |
| Tia Chocolate: Night Night Little Pookie |
| Robin (Acosta) + Mary (Gonzalez) + pink cupcakes = a PERFECT 30th birthday! |
| Stormy sky, sunny face: Mary Gonzalez |
| Nita Gonzalez and Feita Trejo on the beach in San Pedro, 1972 |
| Tony "Gutzy" Gonzales and Robbie Guerrero - 1986 ish |
| Reymundo Gonzalez Sr. (Barber) & Narcisco Reyes, early to mid 1980's |
| Don Secundino Gonzalez of Ambergris Caye, long ago. Grandfather of Armando Gonzalez |
| oooh how i love this fruit Belize Gooseberry (AKA Sapra) |
| Woodcarver Curl Gordon in Belize City |
| Lenny Gotter and his lady, a hammock portrait |
| Mira Gottlieb resting at Xaman Ek Resort |
| Government House after its restoration in 2020 |
| Entrance to Government House, 1940's. Facts about Government House, photos from over the years |
| Government House in Belize City, long ago, photos from over the years. Also an overview of some of the men who served at Government House and some history of the building |
| Government House after Hurricane Hattie (1961). Two views, one aerial |
| Government House in Belize City as seen from the sea, 1920. Also a policeman guarding the house |
| The Government Executive Council, chaired by the Governor from 1961 to 1963 |
| British Honduras Executive Council 1895 |
| The Governor of Belize coming down Albert St. towards the swing bridge |
| Birding at Gra Gra Lagoon |
| Aerial view of Gra Gra Lagoon National Park |
| The 'Grand Belize Bridge,' Belize's first known bridge built across the river mouth of Belize, long ago |
| Grand Caribe Belize |
| My awesome view of the sea at Grand Caribe. What a hotel! |
| Sunset aerial view of Grand Caribe Belize on Ambergris Caye |
| Aerial view from the sea looking down on the Grand Caribe Resort on Ambergris Caye |
| Grand Caribe from above! |
| A beautiful sunny day at the Grand Caribe Belize |
| The fruit called Grandpa balls or huevo de chucho |
| Alfonso Graniel on a Li'l Alfonse tour! |
| Alfonso Graniel, about 1997 or so.... |
| Armando Graniel Jr, Marisa Graniel, and Marty Casado, 1996 |
| Delsie Anadely Graniel arrives by the office with her crew during Carnaval! |
| The March, nymphal grasshoppers |
| Colorful grasshoppers |
| Grasshopper looking right at you with nice looking eyes |
| Grater that would be found commonly in Garifuna, Creole and Maya villages in Belize 20 years ago |
| Greasy Pole contest at a River Regatta in Belize City, 1910 |
| "Greasy pole" contests in San Pedro (1980's) and Punta Gorda (1970's) |
| Least Grebe feeding her young |
| Green headed tree snake |
| Back end of a Green Heron in Corozal Town |
| Photos from the Green Hills Butterfly Ranch |
| Original Green Parrot Bar, Stuart Corns |
| Green Parrot Bar, 1990's |
| The Green Parrot (now Portofino Resort) there is Norman Evanko, Trish Carter, Stuart and Bev Corns and Bruce Johnston, about 1994 |
| Elbert Greer, 1987 |
| Elbert Greer and Bubba at Mata Grande, 1989 |
| Aerial: Elbert Greer's place in Mata Grande in 1990, next door is Jim Wade's house |
| Celi Jean Greif (CJ) modeling in 1980 |
| John Greif Sr., Mercy "Malu" Trejo, Vanessa Greif, and Rosita Portillo at a birthday party in San Pedro, long ago |
| John Greif Sr. and Darryl Cloud |
| CJ (Celi Jean Greif) in the early 1980's on one of our photo shoot adventures |
| Painting of Celi Jean Greif (CJ) looking HOT from the 1980's |
| Corner "saloon" grocery store, Belize City, 1975 |
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Grouper Don't eat me - I won't eat you |
| The red hind is a common small grouper on our barrier reef |
| Grouper in the shade under a boat |
| Grouper at the dentist: WIDE mouth |
| Grouper and a school of Horse-eyed Jack, at the overhang at Hol Chan |
| A large Nassau grouper inspects my dome port with school of jacks in the background |
| Grouper emerging from fans on the reef |
| Black grouper with snorkelers |
| Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) |
| A Grouper gone bad. |
| Grouper is the big boy in the school |
| Saturday at Turneffe - had a little tug-o-war game with a shark over a grouper |
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Grouper and nurse shark |
| Catherine and her new grouper |
| Golden edge grouper |
| 57 pound Mystic grouper, and Chris Berlin |
| Trophy 76 pound Mystic Grouper |
| 130 pound mystic grouper caught off Ambergris Caye |
| 80 pound Mystic grouper caught in deep water |
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Juvenile Grouper with an attitude |
| French Grunt |
| French grunts, a nurse shark, sea rods and brain coral |
| French grunts in elkhorn coral |
| A school of blue striped grunts |
| Big school of blue striped grunts |
| South Water Caye, undersea vista, school of French Grunt |
| Swimming through a school of striped grunts on the Belize Barrier Reef |
| Crested Guan |
| Crested guan rescued from Gold panners |
| RCNR Rangers Stevan Reneu and Reynold Cal looking out over jungle outside Guardian Cave, Runaway Creek Nature Reserve |
| Guatemalan rug ladies walking through Banana's beach |
| Guatemalan lady with big bundle on her head |
| Captain Abel Guerrero proudly displays a prize Tarpon caught in the channels of Ambergris Caye. Photo 1989. Also a bit about fishing in San Pedro long ago with a photo of Don Fash single haul of some 1000 pounds of fish |
| Angie, Capt. Abel Guerrero, and Laura |
| Captain Abel Guerrero and his son Abel Jr. on the beach in San Pedro about 1968 |
| Martha Guerrero, with her husband Captain Abel in 2020 |
| Pablo Guerrero working on his fishing net, long ago in San Pedro |
| Severito Guerrero and Maggie, who married Jose Pacifico, better known as Spanish. 1980-81 |
| Don Severito |
| Mr. Efrain Guerrero Sr. |
| Efrain Guerrero Sr, Nano Gomez, Mr. Tavo Alamilla, Honourable Louis Sylvestre, Mr. Sandy Hunter, Mr. Dimas Guerrero Sr., and Mr. James Blake |
| Dimas Guerrero with a model ship, long ago, Elvi and DJ's dad! |
| Dimas Guerrero looking good! Long ago... |
| Goly, Padrino Dimas and baby Dimas James Guerrero, long ago in San Pedro |
| Gach Guerrero looking out the window of the plane |
| Gach Guerrero with Nellie Gomez, Noche Buena 2018 |
| Gach Guerrero with Susana and Norman Eiley, birthday breakfast for Gach, 2019 |
| Fresh Catch of the Day, Captain Abel Guerrero doing the work |
| Efrain Guerrero Jr., Roberto Guerrero, Efrain Guerrero Sr., Jose Gonzalez, Daniel "Danny" Guerrero and Arturo "Tuli" Lara, 1980's |
| Mr. Abel and Mrs. Martha Guerrero from San Pedro, and Costa Maya Festival Delegates for Noche SanPedrana 2009 at the Lions Den. |
| Alvaro Guerrero of The Rock Fishing Team, with a nice 20 lb Blackfin Tuna |
| Ovidio and Elia Guerrero from San Pedro, long ago |
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Severo Guerrero as painted by Spanish, at CaribeLandia in San Telmo |
| Marcie Guerrero and Tony Brown at Fido's, about 1987 |
| Guinep/'Kinep' fruit (Melicoccus bijugatus) |
| Rhinobatus lentiginosus, Atlantic guitarfish |
| Peeling bark on a gumbo limbo tree (Bursera simaruba) |
| Mexican Gun Boats |
| Chantae Guy |
| "Island Dog" Mike Gvara drawing along the beach in San Pedro |
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| Lindsey Hackston, Walter Castillo and their two children, Justin and Chantel, 1990's |
| Hair |
| Aerial view of Half Moon Caye Natural Monument |
| Stars over Half Moon Caye, Lighthouse Reef |
| An incredible aerial view of the blues surrounding the Half Moon Caye Natural Monument |
| Stunning aerial views of Half Moon Caye |
| Belize in Belizean blues, the beautiful water and reef off Half Moon Caye |
| Aerial view of Half Moon Caye, 2020. Also a view from the ground from long ago |
| Aerial view of Half Moon Caye and the Belize Barrier Reef |
| South shore at Half Moon Caye |
| Half Moon Caye, Feb. 2005 |
| Cool and calm at Half Moon Caye Natural Monument, view out to the sea |
| Waves crashing onshore at Half Moon Caye |
| Flying by Half Moon Caye Natural Monument at Lighthouse Reef Atoll |
| Aerial view of The Majestic Half Moon Caye |
| Ryan Casado, Becky Casado, Marty Casado, and Tonya Haworth Quinn on Half Moon Caye, about the year 2000 |
| Aerial view of Half Moon Caye Natural Monument |
| I'm always amazed by the many shades of blue that Halfmoon Caye has to offer. View of beach and waters off the caye |
| The first lighthouse in Belize at Half Moon Caye. Also a bit of the history of this lighthouse and other lighthouses in Belize |
| Palm trees on Halfmoon Caye |
| Oceana wavemakers celebrate “World Ocean’s Day 2014” at Halfmoon Caye |
| Over Halfmoon Caye while doing the aerial Blue Hole Tour with Tropic Air |
| Halfmoon Caye on the Lighthouse Reef Atoll |
| Approaching Half Moon Caye |
| Waking up on the Offshore Express at Half Moon Caye, 1998 |
| Half Moon Caye |
| Half Moon Caye |
| Wide angle view of Half Moon Caye |
| Half Moon Caye, the beginning of the path to cross the island once you leave the beach |
| Trail on Half Moon Caye |
| 'Surf' on Half Moon Caye |
| Half Moon Caye from way up high..... |
| Aerial views, laying back quietly on the beach of Half Moon Caye, also a video walking tour |
| Eddie Halliday and Keppy (a Miligold Macaw) |
| Happy Halloween! Melody Wolfe looking scary.. |
| Children in Halloween costumes long ago in San Pedro |
| Boy in a Jaguar Warrior costume for Halloween |
| Happy Halloween from Saga! |
| Madison Pearl at the Saga Humane Society's Annual Halloween Bash, 2017 |
| Pirate dog at the Saga Halloween Spooktacular Party in 2019 |
| Halloween 2015: The crew from the Tres Cocos neighborhood with a message! Trash goes in the can! |
| Halloween at Island Academy, 2016. Mia Kanabar, Parker Alexander, Alexander van Noord, and Fernanda Trejo |
| Witch at work, magical photo by Olivera |
| Witch flying near a Tropic Air plane |
| Halloween Roach in San Pedro, long ago |
| 14th Annual Saga Halloween Party & Costume Contest is tonight! |
| Pirates of the Caribbean, Halloween in San Pedro, 2016 |
| It's Halloween and islanders come out to play!! A chicken at Lions Club Bingo! |
| Four lovely mermaids, Holiday Hotel’s Halloween Bash 2015 |
| The Dominos! Halloween at the Holiday Hotel, 2015 |
| Cute pirates... 12th Annual Saga Spooktacular is tonight! |
| Fun times at the Holiday Hotel Halloween party |
| The annual Holiday Hotel Halloween Bash is tonight! |
| Alex Rodriguez, the ‘Snow Queen,’ winner of the 2018 Holiday Hotel Halloween Most Creative prize |
| ‘Friki Tiki,’ Manager's Favorite costume at the Holiday Hotel Halloween Party, 2015 |
| Hot dancing couple at the Holiday Hotel Halloween party last Saturday night |
| Group of Halloween revelers at the Holiday Hotel party last Saturday night |
| Melody Wolfe and Ariadne Antal Trejo at Halloween |
| HAPPY HALLOWEEN!, from Nathalie Manuel, Kainie Manuel, and Mary Gonzalez |
| Annual Halloween party at Holiday Hotel is coming up! |
| Halloween 2018 Spooktacular at San Pedro High School |
| Do you know all your hand signals for Marine Animals? |
| Britain's Prince Harry meets enthusiastic Belizeans |
| Holiday Hotel Halloween Party tonight! |
| Julie Acosta, Dymra Vasquez, and Mary Gonzalez at the Holiday Hotel Halloween Party, 2011 |
| Louke van Noord and friends on Halloween 2009 |
| Halloween 2007, San Pedro style... |
| Doug, Emma and Noele McLarin on Halloween, 2011 |
| Beach at Hamanasi |
| View towards the sea from Hamanasi Resort in Hopkins. Also a walking tour of the resort |
| Relaxing on the beach surrounded by palm trees, aerial view at Hamanasi Adventure & Dive Resort |
| Indigo Hamlet |
| Scalloped Hammerhead shark at Hol Chan |
| Hammerhead shark at Half Moon Caye |
| Hammerhead Shark |
| Great Hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran), also a few videos of hammerhead sharks off Ambergris Caye |
| Toes up in the hammock |
| Relaxing on the beach in a hammock |
| Hammock... ...wanna get OUT! |
| View from the former Hammock House |
| Hammock House - August 2004 and a few other photos |
| Peter and Peggy Hancock, and their children Natalie and Michael, 1960's & 70's |
| The Harbour of British Honduras in 1885 |
| Belize Harbour showing Fort George Island, long ago. Also a photo of the harbour from 1910 |
| Paintings of Fort George and the Belize Harbour in early 1800's |
| Harleys Store in downtown Belize City, also stores of Krug & Co., and John Harley & Co., long ago |
| The majestic Harpy Eagle at sunrise |
| Harpy Eagle |
| Harpy eagle in the trees |
| Young Harpy Eagle on it's nest |
| Da Queen: Harpy Eagle |
| The Magnificent Harpy Eagle at the Belize Zoo |
| Harpy eagle looking back over his shoulder |
| A British Aerospace Harrier II hovers above Belize City keeping the air space safe, 1980's |
| Harrier jets over San Pedro 20-30 years ago |
| Harriers based at the Airport Camp's hangars, 1980's. Also other photos and videos of the Harriers in Belize, and final official 1417 Flight photo before closing down the Harrier hides, RAF Belize 1993 |
| Frank Redmond and Mike Fox flying in Macaws, RAF (Royal Air Force) around 1978-80 |
| Two RAF GR3 Harriers on the left/Northside of International Airport-1980 (Not far from Raul’s Rose Garden ;) ) |
| Harrier jet flying past the Great Blue Hole, early 1980's |
| Hatchet Caye |
| Aerial view looking straight down on Hatchet Caye |
| Welcome to Hattieville, Belize District - 360 degree panorama |
| Marva and Carla walking the bridge outside of Hattieville Jungle |
| Construction of the first Haulover Bridge, 1942. Also other photos from other times including the second bridge, and the old ferry that was there before the first bridge was built. |
| Haulover Bridge aerial view |
| Quiet Haulover Creek in Belize City, long ago and more recently |
| Singer Richie Havens in San Pedro, late 1980's |
| Black/Hawk Eagle or Common Black Hawk |
| Common Black Hawk |
| White-tailed Hawk and a pair of "angry birds" (Fork-tailed Flycatcher's), Rio Bravo |
| Zone-tailed Hawk |
| Black-collared Hawk in flight |
| Aerial view of the Hawkesworth Bridge in San Ignacio, 1969, and a photo of Sir Hawkesworth |
| Artist's view of the Hawkesworth Bridge in Cayo, and surrounding |
| Hawkesworth Bridge El Cayo, British Honduras, long ago, and a few photos from over the years. Also a bit of the history of the bridge including when the British Scimitar tanks crossed it to defend Belize from Guatemala |
| View off the Hawkesworth Bridge in San Ignacio/Santa Elena |
| Samuel Alfred Haynes (1899-1971) |
| The ancient Maya elite with colourful headdresses |
| Richard Headrick of Ramon's Village Resort and his wife Gina |
| My Kind of Heaven |
| When all heck breaks loose, here's how we will handle it. |
| Wide view of a helicopter over the reef |
| Old British Honduras Police Force Hat (Pith Helmet with badge), the evolution from the system of Magistrates to Legislative Assembly |
| Hermit crab. Big one |
| Large (9-inch shell) hermit crab |
| Caribbean Hermit Crab (Coenobita clypeatus) in a West Indian top shell (Cittarium pica) |
| "Red Reef" hermit crab |
| Hermit crab with a recycled home |
| A Tiny Hermit Crab Close-up |
| Hermit crab closeup |
| Hermit crab half out of its shell |
| Well attended Hermit crab shell swap party! |
| Hermit crab in a can |
| The Heron H. passenger and freight boat, long ago. Lots of photos and history, also a story "My Last Coastal Journey on the Heron H." by Nick Pollard |
| Carlos Hernandez, 2018 Belize Tour Guide Of The Year, with Marty Casado in 2001 on a Caves Branch tour |
| Dr. Karl Stanislaus Heusner |
| Gorgeous hibiscus, brown, red and orange |
| Beautiful red and tan coloured Hibiscus hybrid |
| Incredible red hibiscus |
| Unusual Hibiscus Flower |
| Gorgeous hibiscus |
| Stunningly colored hibiscus |
| Painting of Red Hibiscus |
| Red Hibiscus with view towards the beach |
| Huge hibiscus, 8 inches wide |
| Red hibiscus by the sea |
| Hibiscus Coast, painting by Barry Launius |
| Hicatee Turtle Hatchling |
| Drawing of a Hickatee Turtle, October is Hickatee Awareness Month |
| Furrowed Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys areolata) |
| Started your morning right? Toucans, Coffee and Trogons, Birding in the jungle at Hickatee Cottages |
| Hidden Falls in the Pine Ridge |
| Jan and Miles Casado at Hidden Valley Inn |
| Aerial views of the Hidden Valley Inn and surrounding lands, also a short video of the property |
| Hungry? The spareribs at Hidden Treasure Restaurant |
| Hidden Treasure Restaurant on Ambergris Caye |
| Cuban Music at Hideaway Bar |
| The Hideaway Sports Lodge in San Pedro, 1997, and a bit about their amazing chairs and Jerry Jeff Walker there in 2002 with Linda Leach. Also various photos at the Hideaway |
| Hiking in Belize, on the trail... |
| The Histomap: 4000 years of World History |
| Fabulous Hobie Cat Sailing at Banyan Bay! 2003 |
| Hobie Cat Training!! 2004 |
| Hofius Hardware store in Belize City over the years, also the Hofius-Hildebrandt Store and the Colosseum, located in the same place in the late 1800's |
| Hogfish, Before and After |
| The Hokeb Ha Vase, and a bit about the art of the Maya |
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| Astrum helicopter view of the Hol Chan cut in the reef and snorkel site |
| Mariko Wallen exploring Hol Chan, beautiful coral patch |
| Time to go in! Scuba diving at Hol Chan |
| Snorkeling at Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley, 2010 |
| Diver surrounded by fish at Hol Chan |
| Poster for Hol Chan Marine Reserve, from early 1990's |
| Hol Chan Marine Reserve Extension Presentation |
| Hol Chan Marine Museum |
| Hol Chan Marine Reserve |
| Awesome aerial of the Hol Chan Marine Reserve |
| Two aerial views of the Hol Chan Marine Reserve |
| Snorkeling at Hol Chan |
| Snorkeling at Hol Chan |
| View from the pool at Hol Chan Reef Resort |
| Hol Chan Reef Resort & Villas |
| Richard Holder's new exhibition, entitled Project Poverty, opens October 9th, 2008 at the Mexican Institute |
| Richard Holder's new exhibition, entitled Project Poverty, opens October 9th, 2008 at the Mexican Institute |
| Holey Rock, Bladen Nature Reserve |
| The Holidays are coming ... this year, why not make it a tropical one? |
| Perfect Path: At the Holiday Hotel in San Pedro |
| Article from 1967 in the Chicago Tribune by Jim Woodman, a travel writer and the first guest of the Holiday Hotel in San Pedro |
| The Holiday Hotel in 1987, plus price list and list of services from 1985-1986 |
| The Opening of Holiday Hotel, June 16, 1965, San Pedro's first hotel, San Pedro's first hotel. Pictured are Celi Nunez, Teacher Palacio, Premier George Price, Village Chairman Fido Nunez. Also a bit about the history of the San Pedro Holiday Hotel |
| Holmes Caye, long ago. Now known as Simmonds Caye |
| The new Holy Cross School in San Pedro held it's first Christmas Pageant. |
| Dedication of the new Special Education Center at Holy Cross |
| Holy Cross classmates take helicopter ride |
| Dawn, an occupation therapist on a mission trip to the Holy Cross School with Jaymin Stuart |
| Holy Cross Anglican School in San Pedro |
| Holy Cross Anglican Primary School, gets ready for their first Independence Day parade, 2006 |
| Front view of Holy Redeemer Church in Belize City, 1908 and 1915, video from 2020 |
| Celebration at Holy Redeemer Church in Belize City, North Front Street in Belize City in 1890 |
| Children waiting to receive their daily dose of Milk Powder at Holy Redeemer Primary School, 1965 |
| Holy Redeemer with a chicle and coconut warehouse opposite, Belize City long ago |
| Holy Redeemer, 1940's, banners saying "God Save the King." Also Holy Redeemer Cathedral and Rectory in Belize City from the 1930's |
| Holy Redeemer Confirmation photo (1962-ish) |
| Filming interview with wonderful teachers at Holy Redeemer School, Belize City |
| Small home over the water line |
| Ocean-front property! Tiny house on the reef, aerial |
| Home sweet home, children in front of their home, painting by Alex Sanker |
| Ferry crossing Hondo River at the Chetumal border in 1960s, another photo from about 1920-1940 |
| Crossing the Noh Ucum (Rio Hondo) to go to Ramonal (Mexico), 2016 |
| Both sides of the international border (Rio Hondo) of Belize and Mexico, circa 1940 and 1960's |
| Hood's Bakery on Queen Street in Belize City, 1908 |
| Hoop Dreams in Hattieville, 2001 |
| Hope Bridge Town, painting by Walter Castillo |
| Bishop Frederick Charles Hopkins and St. John's College Students, Circa 1916 |
| Resort Strip of Hopkins Village, Belize |
| Big group of folks on the beach, Seine Bight or Hopkins in the 1950s |
| Beach view to the sea in Hopkins Village, Southern Belize |
| Aerial photos of Hopkins Village |
| Looking down the beach in Hopkins |
| Two buildings of the Sandy Beach Women’s Cooperative in Hopkins Village, late 1980's |
| Sunrise, Hopkins Bay in Belize |
| Crowded Beach at Hopkins Point |
| Hopkins beach, more rain this morning |
| Mural at the entrance to Hopkins Village, Stann Creek |
| In Hopkins, even the public toilet is a work of art |
| Early morning sunrise in Hopkins Village, with fisherman |
| Hopkins Village School Garifuna dancers |
| Palm trees and a boat next to a palapa, view out to the sea from Hopkins Village |
| School of Horse-eyed jack |
| Young green turtle meets a school of horse-eyed jacks |
| Horse eye jacks at Hol Chan |
| School of jacks over the barrier reef |
| Diver surrounded by a school of Horse-eye Jacks |
| School of Horse Eyed Jack rising up from coral |
| Horseback riding at duPlooy's |
| #belize #horseback #swim |
| Horseback riding in Cayo with Hanna Stables |
| Isolated showers on a warm afternoon in Dangriga. The horses know where to stay cool. |
| Horseback, looking out over 1000 Foot Falls, horse POV |
| Horseback riding with Chaa Creek in Cayo |
| Horseback riding in Cayo |
| Horse balls tree, or Cojones de Caballo |
| Holden Memorial Hospital, long ago. Also lots of photos of it as the Chateau Caribbean and a bit about the fire that destroyed the building in 2016. It was the Biddle's and McLeary's house before it was a hospital |
| The Old Public Hospital in Belize City, erected in 1820 |
| The old Belize City Hospital, long ago and now. Lots of photos of the old hospital |
| The Belize City Hospital, 1975 |
| Old Belize City Hospital |
| The administration building at the old Belize City Hospital long ago. (Only the shell is still standing today) |
| Old Cayo Hospital, San Ignacio, plus its 98th birthday celebration! |
| Panoramic sunrise view to the sea from the roof of Hostel La Vista (formerly The Sands Hotel). Looking out over Central Park. |
| The flower "Hot lips" fruiting, Psychotria poeppigiana |
| View from the Hotel del Rio out towards the reef |
| View to the sea from Hotel del Rio, San Pedro |
| Rules on the wall at Hotel Marin in San Pedro, 1979 |
| Colorful house on Caye Caulker |
| Interesting San Pedro house just north of town |
| A traditional Maya style house still in use in San Pablo Village, Orange Walk |
| San Pablo Cultural Day, with participants Lol'ha from San Pablo & visitors from Yucatan and Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| San Pedro house, painting |
| A San Pedro House |
| House of Representatives meeting under the Leadership of the first Minister, Hon. George Cadle Price, 1961 |
| The 18 members of the House of Representatives in the 1965 general elections, British Honduras (Belize) Cabinet 1965 |
| British Honduras, (Belize) Cabinet 1969 |
| Howler Hill at dawn during the Blancaneaux Lodge Birdathon |
| "Bartje" our resident Black Howler Monkey has discovered the Cecropia tree right next to the veranda |
| Family of howler monkeys in a tree at Caves Branch, 2007 |
| A howler monkey playing Peek-a-boo from the roof! |
| Howler monkeys at play |
| If we look at the ancient Maya story of origins, the first howler monkey and spider monkey originated from human-like entities |
| Nice close up view of a howler monkey howling! |
| Young howler monkey enjoying breakfast at Lamanai Archaeological Reserve |
| My small howler monkey Alvin and me on a sailing dory heading to Laughing Bird Caye, early 1970's |
| Howler monkey relaxing in the foliage, at Ian Anderson's Caves Branch |
| Baby howler monkey being loved at Wildtracks |
| Young howler monkey hangs on a tree |
| Howler Monkey at Xunantunich, Cayo |
| Hobbes and his girls, calling in pre-release. Howler monkeys |
| Newborn howler monkey falls from the tree |
| Howler monkey watching the photographer |
| Baby Howler monkey at Lamanai |
| Peanut, one of this year's released howler monkeys |
| Howler monkey howling |
| Now this is real high fashion. Young orphaned howler monkeys and keeper |
| Opening the pre-release cage doors at Wildtracks to let this year's howler monkey troops go free |
| Baby Howler monkey hanging out |
| Howler monkey up close and personal |
| Da monkey has a monkey on his back |
| Black Howler Monkey feeding in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Baby howler monkey Little Pea (Chicharito) enjoying exercise and sunlight after her feed. |
| Baby howler howling... Mother howler monkey with her lil one |
| Howler monkey at Lamanai Outpost Lodge |
| Howler monkey facial features |
| Face of a howler monkey |
| Spotlight on howler monkey |
| Black Howler Monkeys, called 'baboon' in the local Creole dialect |
| Howler monkey at Lamanai |
| Black Howler Monkey |
| Howler monkey in the trees |
| Baby Howler Monkey |
| Family of howler monkeys |
| Howler Monkey |
| Howler Monkeys |
| Howler monkey |
| Hummingbird at Ian Anderson's Caves Branch |
| Amazing photos of hummingbirds |
| Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird in my backyard |
| Hummingbird nest in cacao tree |
| White-Necked Jacobin |
| Some assorted hummingbirds from our Garden at Green Hills Butterfly Ranch |
| A female Green-breasted Mango hummingbird is feeding on the Pito flowers (Erythrina sp.) |
| Male Green-Breasted Mango hummingbird in the nectar bar |
| Long-Tailed Hermit (large hummingbird), Cockscomb Basin |
| Green Breasted Mango Hummingbird |
| Purple-crowned Fairy Hummingbird |
| Rufous-tail Hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl |
| Neighbors: A pair of hummingbirds has their nest in the same almond tree from the seating area. |
| Hummingbird |
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird sitting on its nest, Maya Legend of Hummingbirds |
| Hummingbird |
| Baby Hummingbird waiting for dinner in San Pedro |
| Cinnamon hummingbird dancing in the rain |
| Long billed Hermit, a Hummingbird |
| Hummingbird in its nest, Lime Caye |
| Representing the beauty of Belize. (Hummingbird Highway) |
| Old concrete bridge on the Hummingbird Highway |
| Bus traveling through the Maya Mountains on the Hummingbird Highway |
| View of Hummingbird Highway from the tower at Billy Barquedier. Also a bit about the first vehicle down the road in 1953 |
| Driveway in Springfield along the Hummingbird Highway |
| Hummingbird Highway overlooking Melinda, Stann Creek District |
| Hunters construct these structures to climb and shoot wildlife |
| Aerial of Hunting Caye, part of the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve |
| Huracan Diving Lodge at Lighthouse Atoll |
| Hurricane Dean approaches Belize |
| Preparing for Hurricane Dean |
| Downtown Belize City the day of Hurricane Dean |
| Winds near peak of Hurricane Dean in Corozal |
| 14 Aerial images of San Pedro and Caye Caulker after Hurricane Earl taken August 6, 2016 |
| Effects of Hurricane Mitch and Hurricane Keith in downtown San Pedro |
| The morning after Hurricane Dean |
| Majahual, Mexico after Hurricane Dean |
| Assisting the victims of Hurricane Hattie, HMS Londonderry, 1961 |
| Hurricane Hattie in October 1961, including an article in "Soldier," the British Army Magazine |
| Ration line in Belize City after Hurricane Hattie, 1961 |
| Mehetibel and Hawtence Underwood (Gillette) looking at a line of soldiers in Belize city after Hurricane Hattie, 1961 |
| Family living in what was left of their home after Hurricane Hattie. Belize City, 1961 |
| "Hattieville" workmen completing the first of the hutments at the new emergency village after Hurricane Hattie |
| No matter how many times you see this picture from Hurricane Hattie in 1961, it always leave an impact on you |
| Hurricane Hattie damage in Belize City |
| Photos and stories of Hurricane Hattie, 1961 |
| "The calm before the storm," called Hurricane Felix, 2007 |
| Football lives on amidst the damage from Hurricane Iris, San Marcos/ Big Falls area, October 2001 |
| Outer bands of Hurricane Iris October 09, 2001 |
| Marty and the boyz, pumping up the soccer ball after Hurricane Iris |
| Convent in Belize City, 1931, after hurricane |
| Hustler Tours, San Pedro Town in May 1993 |
| The Hut, best family "Home Cookin" restaurant in San Pedro in 1986! |
| Mary Hawthorne at the restaurant "The Hut" in San Pedro, about 1982 |
| Timo and Shelley Huber, owners of The Hut Restaurant, in front of their restaurant, early 1980's |
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| White ibis in flight |
| Dueling ibises, white ibis sparring for a nesting spot, stuck in the mud getting the shot |
| White Ibis of Ambergris Caye |
| A good day to reflect. American white ibis, Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Ibis in flight, Ambergris Caye |
| A morning for white ibis at Gra Gra Lagoon |
| Ibis in flight |
| Mangrove full of ibis |
| Flock of White Ibis of Ambergris Caye, Eudocimus albus |
| Ice Cream Bean, Inga Edulus |
| Amazing face of a Laemanctus serratus (iguana) at the Fireburn Reserve in Corozal District |
| Corytophanes cristatus (iguana) within one of the Twin Caves in the Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve |
| Beautiful iguana closeup, sunning in the mangroves |
| A few shots of Green Iguanas taken in the San Pedro area |
| Jade head (Closeup of the face of a green iguana) |
| Seventeen wish willies (iguanas) on a wood pile in San Pedro |
| Male Green Iguana at the Eco Iguana Corner Foundation in San Pedro Town, also a sun sparkling shot of an iguana in the trees |
| Iguana, up close and personal! |
| Iguana hiding in the rocks at Coco Beach |
| Iguana watching swimmers in Vaca Lake area |
| Green iguana with its tongue out! |
| Iguana sculpture by Jack Westerhold |
| Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) ~ called "wishwilly" by Belizeans |
| Very bold wish-willy! |
| Iguana emerging from its egg |
| Green Thumb: Iguana arm on a branch, close up |
| Modern Dinosaur |
| Large iguana sculpture by "Iguana Jack" Westerhold |
| One of Iguana Jack's best works, a ceramic iguana burrito yum, plus one of his business tshirts |
| Yellow and orange iguana on a blue plate, ceramic by Iguana Jack (John Westerhold) |
| Reflections of a Fat Boy, painting by Iguana Jack |
| All dressed up and nowhere to go, painting by Iguana Jack |
| Ceramic iguana by Iguana Jack |
| "Iguana Jack" Westerhold outside San Pedro's first art gallery, 1980 |
| Iguana on deck of palapa |
| Iguana Caye |
| Iguana in flowery foliage |
| Resident Iguanas |
| Iguanas |
| Iguana in the jungle |
| Iguana face |
| Green Iguana |
| The Green Iguana - A threatened species in Belize |
| Imantodes cenchoa (snake) on Tinamou loop, Cockscomb Wildlife Basin |
| Happy 25th Independence Day Belize! |
| Belizean flag on the beach, Happy Independence Day! |
| Belize's first Independence Day: Prime Minister George Price accepts constitutional instruments for Belize from Prince Michael, Duke of Kent, on Independence Day for the world newest nation in Central America, September 21, 1981 |
| Fireworks at the Independence Day Eve Celebrations and video of Parade, San Pedro, 2016 |
| Independence Day Fireworks on Ambergris Caye, 2018 |
| Independence Day 1981 in San Pedro! Lots of photos! |
| Independence celebration in Belize City, September 21, 1981 |
| Celebrating Belize's Independence in Belize City, long ago |
| Young lady celebrating Belize's Independence in San Pedro, 2019 |
| Gorgeous dancers, Independence Day Parade, September 21, 2011 in San Pedro |
| Independence Day, Downtown Belize City near Albert and King Street. 1981 |
| 34th Independence Day anniversary |
| Happy Independence Day 2016! |
| Young lady wishing Belize a Happy 30th Birthday, Independence Day Parade, September 21, 2011 in San Pedro |
| Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Prime Minister of Belize George Price and Governor General of Belize Dame Minita Gordon, September 21, 1981, Belize Independence Day |
| Children in a float, Independence Day 2006 |
| Tico and Sara's kids at the Independence Day parade on Caye Caulker |
| San Pedro Independence Day Parade, 2009 |
| Happy Birthday Belize! Flag monument at the main roundabout in Belize City |
| Belize Independence Gala Dance, September 27th, 2009 in New York City |
| Parade on the beach in San Pedro , Independence Day 2006 |
| Party On Girls!!!!, Independence Day, 2006 |
| View from Indigo |
| Indigo construction progress |
| Two Black Tailed Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon melanurus), at Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve |
| Very long seeds, the bri-bri species called Inga edulis |
| Big Insect! A hitch-hiker in the Chiquibul on the park ranger gear |
| Insects near Anthuriums and Catasetum orchids |
| Isla Bonita Elementary School students visit the town council Council |
| Aerial view of Isla Marisol Resort |
| Approaching a small island in Belize |
| A Promise.... |
| Beautiful Islands with Paved Runway for sale in Belize |
| Treasure Island Academy: Pirates wreaking havoc! |
| Big hug with lots of children, Island Academy Christmas Pageant 2013 |
| Island Academy Colouring books! |
| Schools On! Most of the Infant II class at the Island Academy |
| Children performing at the Island Academy 2019 Christmas Show |
| Island Academy Christmas Pageant Presents The Nutcracker |
| Island Ferry / Fido's dock, 2001 in San Pedro |
| Beautiful island painting |
| Small island on the reef, aerial view |
| Island Tackle Bar & Grill |
| Beautiful Islands with Paved Runway for sale in Belize |
| Islands In the Sun Club - newsletter from 1959 (or 1958) |
| Making chocolate at IXCACAO Maya Belizean Chocolate, grinding the beans by hand. San Felipe |
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| Portrait of the Jabiru while on the boat tour on the Crooked Tree Lagoon |
| Jabiru Stork |
| Composite showing a jabiru stork taking off into flight. Also an aerial video looking down on a jabiru flight |
| Parade of jabiru, on the edge of the Crooked Tree Lagoon |
| Two jabiru at their nest, near Belize River Lodge |
| Fledgling jabiru in it's nest |
| Belize’s Jabiru stork is the largest flying bird in the America with a wingspan of 2.5m |
| Jabiru stork flies past a group of roseate spoonbills. |
| Jabiru stork nest, mom with 4 babies |
| Jabiru storks wing flapping, a courtship display |
| Love is in the air! Courting Rufous-tailed Jacamars at Cockscomb Basin |
| The beautiful rufus-tailed jacamar |
| Jackfruit |
| Radio gaga Jackson |
| Jade Garden in San Pedro, about 1998 |
| The original Jade Garden at Barrier Reef with Mama Sue... Soulan Wong |
| Beautiful mural of the Jade Mosaic Mask |
| Jade necklace found in the tomb of the seventh ajau (ruler), nicknamed Ruler G, of Pusilha (Toledo District) |
| The Altun Ha Jade Head - Crown Jewel of Belize, goes on tour |
| The Pectoral Jade (Wind Jewel) dating around A.D. 672 |
| I Saw The Crown Jewel Of Belize - The Jade Head of Altun Ha |
| Jadeite death mask from Santa Rita |
| Chiqui, a 13 week old jaguar born and orphaned in the Chiquibul Forests |
| The Jaguar Underworld: Male jaguar in a cave, caught by camera trap |
| Two jaguars on the access road at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Jody Risser takes his jaguar for a walk into the sea, San Pedro, Christmas 1989 |
| Black Jaguar, Ek' Balam |
| Painting depicting a ritual Mayan jaguar sacrifice |
| Happy jaguar rolling around, viewed from camera trap |
| Maya jaguar effigy, probably a whistle |
| Jaguar walking along near the temples at Lamanai, also the Maya Legend of the Jaguar |
| Juvenile jaguar along the Southern Highway |
| Jaguar taking a pause to refresh |
| The elusive and powerful jaguar (Panthera onca) well camouflaged |
| Kissing each other inside the mouth of the giant jaguar mouth front door of Jaguar's Temple, a little on the history of the building (Teatro Arena, Tarzan's Night Club) |
| Jaguar and cattle coexisting peacefully |
| High Five from Rocky, the largest jaguar in the zoo, Up close and personal, inside the cage in his cage |
| Jaguar face mural |
| Feisty wild kitten - the orphaned jaguar cub Chiquibul |
| Jaguar on the road entering Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary |
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| Jaguar Romance |
| Baby jaguar "Hero" at the Belize Zoo |
| Jaguar tracks along the side of the road |
| Junior the jaguar being playful |
| Junior (the jaguar) Yawns, shows his tongue... |
| Jaguar Shaman |
| San Pedro's Jaguar King |
| Rylan (3 years old) hand feeding Junior the Jaguar |
| Jaguar Crossing the Western Highway |
| Two jaguar cubs |
| Junior the playful Jaguar at the Belize Zoo |
| Tikatu the jaguar at Banana Bank Lodge |
| Jaguar |
| Maya jaguar glyph |
| The face of a jaguar |
| Junior (the jaguar) takes a drink |
| Jaguar Temple dismount |
| Jaguar Temple at Lamanai taken from a helicopter, cover of Joshua Berman's upcoming Moon Guide to Belize |
| Sitting on the edge of the top of the Jaguar Temple at Lamanai |
| Tikatoo, jaguar at Banana Bank |
| Black Jaguar |
| Jaguar taking a catnap |
| Painting of a Jaguar in the Forest, by Curvin Mitchell |
| Jaguar in the window |
| Jaguar Reef Lodge & Spa lit up at night |
| Jaguarundi with its cub |
| Portrait of a predator. The jaguarundi, Belize's smallest wildcat. Also jaguarundi footprints on Ambergris Caye and a short video |
| Jaguarundi seen at a camera trap |
| Old teeter totter and Jambel Jerk Pit, Central Park in San Pedro, 2002 |
| James Bus Line on the mainland |
| Dan and Eileen Jamison |
| Dan and Eileen Jamison |
| Jane & Jet |
| Janelle with papaya |
| Jankunu Festival in Dangriga |
| Jankunu, painting by Alex Sanker |
| Jankunu 1950's |
| Jankunu Dancers, the dance also known as The Wanaragua, long ago |
| Wanaragua (Jonkunu) dancers on Front Street, Punta Gorda, Christmas 1938 |
| January Jones filming a PSA for Oceana regarding the whale sharks |
| Two Japanese ladies explore the dock |
| Jauncy Vase, excavated at Buenavista del Cayo, Belize |
| Jawfish - these guys live in little burrows in the sand and are very shy |
| Jungle Jeanie's German shepards surfing, Hopkins |
| The Jéets Méek ritual done by the Yucatec Maya people of Belize |
| Holding a jellyfish off the coast of Barranco |
| Translucent Spot Winged Comb jellyfish |
| Comb jellyfish (family Ctenophora) |
| Swimming jellyfish |
| Blue Button Jellyfish, (Porpita Porpita) |
| Portuguese man o' war jellyfish, also a drawing of one by Jayson Forman |
| Snorkeler with moon jellyfish (and yes that is Cobie Smulders) |
| The Sun, The "Moon" and the Star: Jellyfish with Cobie Smulders |
| Blue Button jellyfish |
| Cannonball Jellyfish, Stomolophus meleagris |
| Jellyfish, Warty Moon, Pelagia noctiluca |
| Moon jellyfish |
| Man o' war empanadas |
| Jerry's Crab Shack in San Pedro, 2003 |
| Captain Jerry’s Most Excellent Beach BBQ |
| Jesus lizard |
| Jet and Jet's Bar, at the International Airport |
| Cartoon of Jet of Jet's Bar in Philip Goldson International Airport |
| Jet (Mr. Holland) at his bar at International Airport |
| Dave Childs, Kung and Jet |
| Making jewelry |
| Jewfish, painting by Rose Escalante |
| Large jewfish (goliath grouper) caught long ago |
| Pou with a huge jewfish, 1988 in San Pedro |
| Mouth of a huge jewfish caught in the early 1990's |
| Skip Berlin with a 250-300 pound jewfish... Venezuela 1968 |
| 70 pound Goliath Grouper, also known as Jew Fish |
| The Jew Fish |
| 600+ pound jewfish caught in 1994 (or so) |
| Jimbo at Big Daddy's, around 1986 |
| Joe of Joe's Bike Rental |
| Joe of Joe's Bikes, San Pedro - December 2010 |
| Joe Habaneros |
| Coleen Johnson, the owner of Fido's with her husband Howard, long ago! |
| Angela Kinsey from "The Office" and Rashida Jones of "Parks and Recreation" |
| Rashida Jones and Angela Kinsey snorkeling above the coral reefs of Belize |
| Jose and his mama Yolanda |
| A beautiful morning at Journeys End, sunrise |
| Journey's End from the air |
| Chef Scotty at Journey's End on Ambergris Caye for a Christmas buffet, pre-1998 |
| Julie on the road from San Pedro to Journey's End resort |
| Sunrise at Journeys End |
| Belize Jouvert 2012 – Making the Mud! |
| Juan, dive instructor at White Sands Dive Shop |
| Nelcito Juarez with a drawing of himself as a baby |
| Nigel Juarez with his design for a tattoo |
| Rosemary Smith and Kate Devine at The Juice Bar in San Pedro, 1999. Kate is with Tariq and Rosemary with Daniel |
| Happy 4th of July from San Pedro |
| Dense jungle, with a little bamboo! |
| Aerial view of Jungle Camp in southern Belize |
| Working deep in the jungle |
| Sign: Welcome to Juvines Bar in San Pedro, about 2000 |