[Venezuelanalysis.com's Chris Carlson reports on the opening ceremony of the South American football tournament known as Copa America which began on Tuesday in Venezuela with a colorful opening ceremony in the city of San Cristobal. Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez arrived at the Pueblo Nuevo stadium in San Cristobal on Tuesday accompanied by his friends and supporters ex-football star Diego Maradona and Bolivian President Evo Morales to inaugurate the first Copa America held in Venezuela in the 90-year history of the tournament. To see a video of the Copa America inauguration in Spanish click here. --Ed]
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