A promotional picture of Captain Ray Auxillou in his days as a stage magician,
Next to the legendary Emory King the most famous expat in Belize, Raymond Auxillou, also known as Captain Ray is the best known North American expat living in Belize. While Emory was shipwrecked in Belize and decided to stay, an ill wind allegedly blew Ray Auxillou into Belize in the 1960s. The British-Canadian lad eventually settled on Caye Caulker where he led the fabled life of beachcomber, ladies man, fisherman, tourism pioneer, educator, magician, investor, hotel owner, marine biologist and give-them-hell activist.
Captain Ray married a Belize Maya woman, settled down and became a family man – for a while. As is wont with free spirits the gentleman’s wondering eyes eventually sent him into exile to Florida where he did a fresh start. He married a young lady librarian from Colombia, and eventually ended up right back where he started – in Belize. But this time in a remote and hilly area of Western Belize, the Hillview area to be exact. Hillview is a failed government housing project for the poor that is now becoming a suburb for those seeking a secluded and picturesque area to retire.
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