Sports Venues in Cuba - Baseball Venues in Cuba, Football Venues in Cuba, Horse Racing Venues in Cuba, Estadio Latinoamericano (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Baseball Venues in Cuba, Football Venues in Cuba, Horse Racing Venues in Cuba, Estadio Latinoamericano, Oriental Park Racetrack, Estadio Augusto Csar Sandino, Estadio Guillermn Moncada, Estadio Pedro Marrero, Estadio Cristbal Labra, Estadio Panamericano, Estadio Capitn San Luis, Nguyen Van Troi Stadium, Cinco de Septiembre Stadium, Palmar de Junco, Calixto Garca iguez Stadium, Victoria de Girn Stadium, Julio Antonio Mella Stadium, Jos Antonio Huelga Stadium, Estadio Cndido Gonzlez, Estadio Nelson Fernndez, Jos Ramn Cepero Stadium, Mrtires de Barbados Stadium. Excerpt: Estadio Latinoamericano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaCoordinates Coordinates: Estadio Latinoamericano (Spanish for Latin American Stadium) is a stadium in Havana, Cuba. It is primarily used for baseball. Gran Stadium, a spacious pitchers' park with prevailing winds blowing in and boasting a playing surface and lighting system of major-league quality, was built in 1946 as the top baseball park in Latin America. Located in the Cerro neighborhood, it opened with the name Gran Stadium de La Habana and currently holds about 55,000 people. In 1999, it also hosted an exhibition series between the Cuban National Team and the Baltimore Orioles. The Estadio Lationoamericano is popularly known in Cuba as "The Colossus of Cerro." Initially it was called Gran Stadium de La Habana (Great Stadium of Havana) but later it was called Estadio del Cerro (Stadium of Cerro) until 1961, when it was renamed as Latin-American Stadium when Cuban professional baseball was stopped. It was constructed in 1946 and debuted on October 26 before a crowd of 31,000 fans. It displaced La Tropical Stadium as the best stadium in Havana. The stadium debuted on October 26, 1946 before a crowd of ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2300102