International Costa Maya Festival

When: Aug 2009

Where: Belize

Spectacular dance, music, pageants and more celebrate the reuniting of the ancient Mayan Empire in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, off the coast of Belize. Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Belize join together for the annual International Costa Maya Festival.

First held in 1991 as the Sea and Air Festival, the event was created to promote goodwill between the Central American countries. The Mayan civilisation that spanned their territories was itself a series of warring city states, so there isn’t too much historical back-up in this endeavour…

The festival is a carnival of pageants, parades and nightly entertainment shows. There are stalls selling everything from arts and crafts to clothes and food, and fairground rides to keep the kids amused.

A special attraction on the first night is the crowning of the Reina de la Costa Maya. The queen is chosen from a multitude of beauties who parade before their enthusiastic audience in a series of evening gowns, traditional costumes and swimwear.

During the evening performances, entertainers offer festival-goers a wide array of music including punta, reggae, soca, salsa, meringue, cumbia and traditional Mayan music.

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Come and enjoy International Costa Maya Festival!