Costa Maya Rewind in photos

The Costa Maya 2008 festival is now only a fond memory of four great nights of dynamic performances, cultural exchange and fantastic display of country pride. The festival grounds were decent with a crowd on all nights but was expecially in full blast as fans showed up for the big international night - Saturday in anticipation of the mexican band Bryndis. On Sunday the much anticipated show of El Chupitos had people in a belly busting mode with her all out crazy antics and jokes! Let the pictures speak for itself, enjoy the collage!

Grupo Krash....
Krash were dynamic on stage...
hip swaying, fanstatsic high energy moves kept the crowd entertained..
Faby Rojas hynotized the crowd with her steller performance.
the crowd turned up in mass numbers on Saturday night.Backstage with Grupo Bryndis
Guadalupe Guevara (singer/percusions), belted out the best Bryndis hits..

Mauro Posadas (guitar)..

Juan Guevara (drums)

Claudio Montaño (keyboard)..
Gerardo Izaguirre (bass)..

the crowd went wild with enthusiasm and amazed at the performance of the band.Guadalupe and his band played hits like Amor Prohibido, Te Esperare, Vas a Sufrir, Te Vas con El, Quizas Si, Quizas No, Olvidemos Nuestro Orgullo, y Te Juro que Te Amo, just to name a few.

LOS CHUPITOS SHOW!

Costa Maya Friday's Cultural Night

Friday Night is reserved for Culture at the Costa Maya Festival. This year was no exception - and the acts brought in were brilliant. Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras showcased their talents through a variety of different acts. Here is just a peek at what happened:

The San Pedro Dance Company opened the show with the dance of the eight flags.

Mexico followed with a most dramatic and colorful act depicting incredible moves and great storylines.

Beautiful and colorful costumes graced the stage.

Faby Rodas of Guatemala blew everyone away with her incredible pipes! She is scheduled to perform tonight (Saturday) for a full hour show, so be on the lookout!

Supa G pumped up the crowd...

Ye-Ye! Our favorite dancer hits up the stage to show off her moves and maybe teach Supa G a thing or two. You go girl!

The fans were absolutely enjoying themselves at the concert.

Mmmm...a snack!

Klan-Destinos - In the HOUSE! Honduras' Musical Group livened the stage once more, keeping everyone entertained with their great beats.

And the winner is...

The San Pedro Sun and the entire community congratulates Ms. Jennifer Chiong, Guatemala, the new Reina de la Costa Maya Internacional, 2008-2009!

Miss Guatemala, 25-year-old Jennifer Chiong won the hearts and votes of the judges in this year's La Reina del La Costa Maya Pageant 2008 with her poise, beauty, and grace. A full house turned up at the Old Football Field in anticipation of a great evening filled with entertainment, cultural exchange, food and all out fun. Masters of Ceremonies were Senator Eiden Salazar alongside Gloria Alejandra Lopez, a representative from TV Azteca Cancun. Let The Sun take you back and rewind the best moments of the La Reina de La Costa Maya Pageant 2008! ENJOY!

Opening act..

Hosts Eiden Salazar and Gloria Alejandra Lopez, a representative from TV Azteca Cancun.
NATIONAL COSTUMES!

Miss Panama, representing the God of Seduction.

Miss Nicaragua

Miss Mexico respresented her natal soil.

Miss Honduras won Best National Costume with her depiction of the marine life.

Miss El Salvador represented the Sun God.

ENTERTAINMENT!

And the winner is....

Top three winners..

Second runner up, Miss Honduras Alejandra Mendoza.

First Runner-up, Miss Costa Rica Maria Elena Quesada.

WINNER! Jennifer Chiong representing Guatemala.

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Special Costa Maya Edition! Volume 18 #31

Maria Cordoba is Miss Fido's Bikini Model

A full house turned up at Fido’s Courtyard on Tuesday night to take part in the La Reina Fido’s Bikini Competition 2008. The eight gorgeous Costa Maya delegates put on a run way show like no other with four segments of bikini changes. Hosted by Leila Pandy and Jorge Aldana, a panel of judges consisting of Dustin Bowen, Ramon Nuñez Sr., Debbie Wade, Brian Cooke and Nancy Nida had the arduous task of choosing a winner based on their performance on the run way. After four rounds of stiff competition, the judge’s score were tied amongst two contestants and the top five were called out once more for another round of modeling. Based on the audiences’ reaction and the individual majority vote of the judges, Miss Costa Rica Maria Quesada ultimately was crowned as Miss Fido’s Bikini model. Be sure not to miss the real night of pageantry tonight (Thursday) at the Old Football Field, gates open at 7:00pm and show starts at 7:30pm.

WINNER!! Maria Quesada, Miss Fido's Bikini Model!

Mis Mexico, Natalia Ruiz.

Miss Belize, Jessie Medina.

Miss Costa Rica, Maria Quesada.

Miss Honduras, Alejandra Mendoza.

Miss El Salvador, Daniella Augspurg.

Close up of Daniella

Miss Guatemala, Jennifer Chiong.

Winner of the night, miss Costa Rica.

Final five contestants..

Read more and check out more photos on our special Costa Maya edition of The San Pedro Sun!