--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Doug Murray Productions"
<doug@d...> wrote:
>
> More info from my buddy who lives in Belize. Some additional
details on the BZGT football field:
>
> Yes, El Arenal is right near the western border at Benque Viejo
del Carmen
> (Belize)/Melchor (Guatemala). It's easily accessible, and yes it
is
> believed that the border runs through the field. A perfect
Borderland
> story would be a Sunday afternoon football match played in the
context of
> an emotional dispute over territory by the 2 nations.
now would you be making up the disputes as well as the stories
Also nearby is the
> illegal settlement of Juda where Guats have established a
village clearly
> inside Belize territory. The Mayor of Melchor was reported to be
handing
> out parcels of land to Guats to settle in Juda, and the
Guatemala Army was
> patrolling the area treating Belizeans who were in the village
as illegals
> entries into Guatemala. Another story in the area is the
hundreds of
> Guatemalan kids from Melchor who cross the border (legally)
to go to school
> in Benque.
>
> -- Doug
>
>
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