.... and some that fight!

In Guatemala, the Boxing match /Show of the year is happening tonight -- or at least that´s what the publicity says! For most Guatemalans it´s a disgrace. So let me fill you in on the background.

Imagine your local mayor verbally squaring up to a political opponent, or with the mayor of a neighbouring (or even faraway) town, which he happens to have beaf with!. I guess that´s becoming normal in these days when politics is loosing some of it´s previous decorum. We would generally brush off this sort of grandstanding and just wish that they would get on with the real job of helping the ordinary people in their constituencies right? These things tend to blow over.... or so you might think. 

Well now imagine that the verbal posturing turns into something more physical.... an armwrestle for the cameras.... comparing the size of their muscles.... and then in a blink of an eye, there is a full blown boxing match / showpiece planned with television coverage and a phone app to make sure that nobody misses any of the action. And of course they plan it a few months in advance to make the most of run up to publicise all the training that they´ve been doing. 

And all this time, of course these 2 mayors have not been sorting out the water shortage issues in Mixco, or the collapsed drains, or working on improving literacy rates in Ipala.

Yep.... that´s local politics, Guatemalan style!
Here´s a few pictures to give you a taster.... just an hour until I tune in to watch. (maybe not!)