Chupitos & Grupo Bryndis Arrive

Hundreds made their way to the airport as Comedian La Chupitos arrived to the island on board Tropic Air. The crowds rushed to get a peek at the famous comedian who will perform Sunday, August 10 at the Costa Maya Festival.

An hour after the arrival of La Chupitos, Grupo Bryndis arrived with Maya Island Air. An even larger crowed gathered and mobbed the band members, rushing to get pictures, autographs and quick glimpse of them. Grupo Bryndis Performs tonight at the Costa Maya Festival.

One fan lucky enough to get her CD and Fesitval Ticket autographed

Miss Guatemala Crowned Miss Costa Maya 2008

It was a pageant that broke all the barriers and proved to be the best one up to date. Everyone who attended the pageant had a great time with a pageant that did not disappoint. The judges had the most difficult task of selecting a new queen, as all the eight delegates proved to be gorgeous, poised, elegant and smart on stage. In the end only one could be the winner and that was Miss Guatamala, Jennifer Chiong. Coming in second was Miss Costa Rica, Elena Cordoba and Miss Honduras, Alejandra Mendoza placed third and won best cultural dress. More on next week's issue of Ambergris Today. Gallery of Miss Costa Maya Contestants coming soon!

Vote For Miss San Pedro Internet

The poll is now open to vote for your favorite Miss San Pedro Contestant. The one with most votes wins a dress and accessories at Moondancer. Click on poster for more details.

Meet the Miss San Pedro Contestants

Pageant to take place on Saturday, August 30, 2008

Six beautiful young ladies will be vying for the title of Miss San Pedro on Saturday, August 30, 2008. The six attractive San Pedranas who will be on center stage at this year’s pageant are Rosely Castillo, Anna Haylock, Daisy Menjivar, Tanya Rejon, Roshany Rivero and Lizette Vasquez. Read more at AmbergrisToday.com

Miss Fido's Costa Maya Bikini

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Costa Maya Festival is finally here and to get things started Fido’s Courtyard held a bikini contestant with the lovely contestants of the Costa Maya International Pageant on Tuesday, August 5.

Everybody was out at Fido’s supporting their favorite beauty contestants as they got everyone on their feet and cheering them. The contestants modeled three different swimsuits; the judges for the event were Debbie Wade, Dustin Bowen, Ramon Nuñez, Brian Cook and Nancy Nida.

The competition was hot, hot, hot as the girls walked the run way and received a warm applause from the crowd. At the end of the night there was a tie between two of the lovely contestants that was broken with a final walk-off.

Miss Costa Rica, María Elena Quesada Córdoba, took the prestigious title of the first-ever Fido’s Costa Maya Bikini Contest. This bikini contest will have no influence on the results of the Costa Maya Pageant being held tonight, so come on out to the Old Football Field and cheer for your favorite contestant!

Miss San Pedro Photo Shoot

Photos will soon be available of the Miss San Pedro contestants as they traveled to Cayo District for an exotic photo shoot that included a day of exploring caves, cave tubing and exploring San Ignacio. Here are two pictures of behind the scenes of the photo shoot done by Luis Zapata.

Memorial Mass for Richie Woods

There will be a Memorial Mass for Richard Loring Woods, better known as “Ritchie”, which will take place on Wednesday, August 6, at 5:30p.m. at Holy Redeemer Cathedral, in Belize City. . Ritchie passed away on July 19, 2008. He is survived by two sisters, Lynnie Woods Sullivan and Patty Woods Wotton. All friends and relatives are invited to attend.

Costa Maya Delegates Visit Shark Ray Alley

After their early morning photo shoot in San Pedro on Sunday, August 3, the Costa Maya Pageant contestants were treated to a day out at sea aboard Seaduction Catamaran of Seaduced. Their first stop of the trip was at Shark Ray Alley where all the girls were more than excited to jump in the water. They were amazed by all the sites and creatures they encountered at the reef.



Their next stop was at Caye Caulker where they were hosted by Rainbow Restaurant for a magnificent lunch which included fresh fish and skewered shrimp. DELICIOUS! They were able to take a short walk along the beach and greeted locals as they headed back to the catamaran for the ride back home. The day concluded with dinner at El Patio Restaurant in San Pedro.

Noche Sanpedrana Celebration with Costa Maya Delegates

The Costa Maya Pageant contestants were hosted by the San Pedro Lions Club at the Noche Sanpedrana dinner and cocktail social on Saturday, August 2. The evening was an enjoyable one as the eight contestants introduced themselves to San Pedro and had a wonderful time mingling with the island folk and dancing the night away.

Everybody had a wonderful time as they got a first glimpse of the pageant contestants and was entertained by dances perfored by Take the Lead, a skit by Lion member Mel Spain and Kainie Manuel, performance by Natalie Arceo and music by Rompe Raja. More on Noche Sanpedrana in this week's edition of Ambergris Today out this Thursday, Pageant Night at Costa Maya Festival.

Costa Maya Delegates Enjoy Day in the City

Ambergris Today was at hand when the delegates of the Costa Maya Pageant arrived in Belize City, yesterday, August 1st. The four contestants who arrived early in the morning toured the city and were hosted by Riverside Tavern for dinner and a cocktail mixer.

Photo shoot at House of Culture

Night out at Riverside Tavern Restaurant

At KREM Radio TV Morning Show

At Love FM studios

Interview with Channel 7 & 5 News

At Ramon's Village Resort with Manager Ramon Nunez

Early the next day they were hosted by both KREM Radio and Love FM in their morning television show and then visited the City Council and were greeted by both Mayor Zenaida Moya and Deputy Mayor Anthony Michael. The rest of the day included a photo shoot and lunch at Harbor View Restaurant. All eight contestants from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Belize are now in San Pedro where they will be hosted by the Lions Club at a dinner and cocktail party called Noche Sanpedrana. Their busy schedule leading up pageant night on Thursday, August 7, starts now!

Seagrapes in Season

Debbie wait! Those are still green.

Those delicious seagrapes that come in season only once a year are plentiful at the moment. The season for the exotic tropical fruit is on and everybody is picking all that they can. Once bountiful on the island, seagrape trees are now very scarce and can be found mostly in the outskirts of town and up north. Even the quantity of grapes that the tree produces every year has gone down a bit. Plus, the time of year the seagrape trees bloom has been later during the year. Before the trees used to bloom in late May, early June. But they are still great fruity treats that we enjoy year after year.

BEL Clearing Branches

While delivering yesterday we stumbled upon these guys working for Belize Electricity Limited clearing large tree branches that have gotten in the way of power lines. Branches looming over the street and hanging on power lines can be potentially dangerous and BEL is just making sure accidents don't happen in the future. Keep up the good work, guys!