Costa Maya Festival Picture Highlights

Friday, Opening Night

Mario Mejia

Friday, August 6, was Opening Night of the Costa Maya Festival with performances by Nu Generation Dance Group (Belize), Ballet Folklorico de Quintana Roo. (Mexico), Mario Mejia (Guatemala) and concert by Yerbaklan from Honduras. Here are some picture highlights.

Ballet Folklorico de Quintana Roo.

Nu Generation Dance Group (Flag Ceremony)

Yerbaklan

Saturday, International Night

International Night, August 7, saw performances by Ballet Folklorico de Quintana Roo. (Mexico), The Belize Dance Company, Berne Velasquez (Belize) and the highlight performance of Angel Y Khriz (Puerto Rico).

Ballet Folklorico de Quintana Roo.

Belize National Dance Company

Berne Velasquez

"El Buki" (Karaoke Singer)

Sunday, Family Night

Family Night at Costa Maya was filled with laughter with the highlight performance of The Bilbao Show - deemed the "Craziest Show in Mexico". There were plenty of celebrity imitations, dancing and singing to make the crowd go wild with laughter. Other performances included Barbara's Dance Group, and KTV Karaoke Latino Finalists Desmond Berry, Oneida Shaw and Natalie Arceo. The evening was hosted by Belizean comedian Gwen Nuñez.

Chispin and Ozzy the Clowns entertain

Barbara's Dance Group

Desmond Berry

Oneida Shaw and Natalie Arceo

Yerbaklan from Honduras for Friday

They have already performed at the Costa Maya Festival a few years back, but this year Yerbaklan returns to San Pedro with better music, better style and better image. Since then Yerbaklan has become the best known duo in the urban genre of Honduras and are ready to bring something new to the festival.

More at:

Ambergris Today Online

International Costa Maya Festival Online

Miss Honduras Costa Maya in Music Video

I bet you still remember Miss Honduras Costa Maya, Ruth Arita Luna? She participated in this year's Costa Maya Pageant. Well her work as a model and beauty queen has extended to music video vixen. Ruth appears in the new music video of Honduran musical group Yerbaklan. The duo has performed at the Costa Maya Festival a few years back and now is rising to fame. Most recently, they performed during the opening act at the 2009 Latin Billboard Awards Pre-Show. View Yerbaklan's new music video Ahora Marchate, featuring Ruth Arita, below.