Ramon's Burned to the ground last night

[AWMIII]

http://www.sanpedroscoop.com/2013/08/horrific-fire-ravages-ramons-village-san-pedro-belize.html

My First Pictures of the Devastating Fire at Ramon's Village: Small Fires Still Burn - San Pedro Scoop

This is a huge loss to the island's economy. I wonder how many were employed there.

 

[lthomas132]

Stayed there our first trip to San Pedro years ago. Real shame but it was a matchbox. Here's some more pics: Massive fire destroys Ramon?s Village Resort

 

[beaverdivers]

WoW! We just had a group there in May. So Sad!

 

[Downing]

Wow!

Hopefully they can rebuild.

 

[driftwood]

It great that there are no mentions of people getting badly hurt. Hope all the guests got their passports and travel docs out in time. Lot of people are going to be out of a job for sometime. Lot of vacation plans will be changed.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Very sad and shocking turn of events.

Owner and the manager have both said would be rebuilding even better than before and quickly. Also said they would be taking care of guests present and future. I guess that works as long as all their reservations etc. have been backed up outside of the resort. I've also been led to believe that there are still some guest huts standing and usable. Can't imagine who would want to stay in them at this point, the grounds will be ugly gross and huts must smell of smoke. How the thatch didn't catch on every building is still miraculous. Also fortunate? that the wind was not blowing as per usual, or the whole town may have gone up.

Ramon's doesn't have the New Year's parties anymore, but I'll never forget what they were like. Haven't experienced anything like that before or since those years.

 

[lthomas132]

Sounds like it will try a "room & dive" until they rebuild:
Ramon's Village Resort speaks to media about devastating fire - The San Pedro Sun News

 

[AWMIII]

Ambergris Today | Stories | Ramon's Village Resort Plans Reopening After Devastating Fire

 

[love2fishfork]

We were just there in May. It's amazing how fast they can rebuild. I'm guessing it will be back up and running in a month. Went to Cozumel just a few weeks after Wilma, and was amazed at how fast everyone pitches in and rebuilds.

 

[jlevine]

I was staying on the north end of town when this happened. The power went out (or was brought down) shortly thereafter. Since I was literally in the dark, I went to Caramba's and found out what happened. Ambergris Caye has a lot of challenges with its rapid growth. It receives so much tourism but the infrastructure really needs to catch up to support the number of residents, businesses, and tourists. I know that's easier said than done.