Map of San Pedro Town
San Pedro is a town on the southern part of the island
of Ambergris
Caye
in the Belize District of the nation of Belize, in Central America.
Link: Large Birthview of San Pedro Town
San Pedro Town is the second largest city in the Belize
District and largest city in the Belize Rural South constituency.
San Pedro was granted the status of a town in 1848. Its inhabitants are
known as San Pedranos.
One of the primary industries in the town is tourism,
most notably scuba diving. So many visitors are divers that there is
even a hyperbaric decompression chamber on the island, despite its
small population.
San Pedro is rumored to be the inspiration for the song La Isla Bonita
by the pop singer Madonna. The song's title has become the island's and
town's favorite nickname.
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