Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
Stadium in Santa Cruz, Bolivia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Estadio Ramón "Tahuichi" Aguilera Costas is a multi-purpose stadium in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.[2] It is used mostly for football matches, on club level by Blooming, Oriente Petrolero, Destroyers, and Royal Pari. Inaugurated in 1940, the stadium has a capacity of 38,000 people and was one of the official stadiums for the 1997 Copa America.
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El Tahuichi | |
Full name | Estadio Ramon Tahuichi Aguilera Costas |
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Former names | Estadio William Bendeck (1972–1980) Estadio Departamental de Santa Cruz (1940–1972) |
Location | Avenida San Aurelio
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
Owner | Santa Cruz Department |
Capacity | 38,000 35,180 (international)[1] |
Field size | 105 x 64.7 m |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 28 January 1938 |
Built | 1938–1940 |
Opened | 25 May 1940 |
Renovated | 1995–1996 2014–2020 |
Tenants | |
Oriente Petrolero Blooming Destroyers Royal Pari Universidad Cruceña |
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Organized by the Tahuichi Academy, every year during January this stadium hosts one of the greatest youth football tournaments in the world, the "Mundialito Paz y Unidad." Past participants of the U-15 tournament have included Real Madrid, Benfica, Vasco da Gama, River Plate, Colo-Colo and many youth national teams.