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. According to the 2015 mid-year estimates, the town has a population of about 16,444.[4] It is the second-largest town in the Belize District and largest in the Belize Rural South constituency. The once sleepy fishing village was granted the status of a town in 1984.[5]
San Pedro's inhabitants are known as San Pedranos and most of them originally came from Mexico. Most speak both Spanish and English fluently.[citation needed] Due to the influence of English-based Kriol, most San Pedranos can speak English, as well as an intermediate form between English and Spanish that is known as "Kitchen Spanish".[2] It is said one is not a true San Pedrano if one doesn't know how to fish.[citation needed]
In Madonna's early 2000's interview with the New York Times, she stated that the inspiration for the name of San Pedro in her song "La Isla Bonita" was likely her reading of an exit ramp on the way to the music studio. She wasn't a traveler then and had no knowledge of San Pedro. The town is said to be the inspiration for the song "La Isla Bonita" (which begins with the line "last night I dreamt of San Pedro"), written by Madonna, Patrick Leonard and Bruce Gaitsch.[6][7] Manuel Heredia, minister of tourism in Belize commented Madonna's musical theme has helped to attract tourists to land.[8]
^ abc"Northern Belize Caste War History; Location". Retrieved 21 February 2013.
^"Belize Population and Housing Census 2010" (PDF). Statistical Institute of Belize. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ ab"Mid-Year Population Estimates by Area and Sex 2008 - 2015". Statistical Institute of Belize. Retrieved 14 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
^"San Pedro Town Celebrates 33 Years of Township". Ambergris Today. 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
^Rooksby, Rikky (2004). The Complete Guide to the Music of Madonna. Omnibus Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-7119-9883-3.
^Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits. Billboard Books. p. 659. ISBN 0-8230-7677-6.
^Morales, Edgar (February 15, 2019). "Necesitamos una Madonna" [We need a Madonna]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
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