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GUATEMALA’S FRIENDLY DERBY

Kieran Guilbert and Elmer Chavajay enjoy a special occasion in San Pedro La Laguna...

INA village in south-west Guatemala, the aptly-named Estadio Bella Vista boasts views rivalled by few other football stadiums in the world -with several volcanoes, picturesque villages and the vast Lake Atitlan stretching across the horizon.
The stadium is also home to what must surely be one of the newest and most unusual derbies in football, where fans of the two recently-formed local clubs regard each other as friends rather than foes and no matter which side triumphs, it is the village of San Pedro La...

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