Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega in Cusco

The Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega is Cusco's principal stadium and the home venue of the local team Cienciano. The stadium was named after the Peruvian mestizo Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and inaugurated in 1950, with an initial capacity of 30.000. It is owned by the Instituto Peruano del Deporte. Cusco is a city in southeastern Peru in the Huatanay Valley (Sacred Valley), of the Andes mountain range. ... Cusco is a city in southeastern Peru in the Huatanay Valley (Sacred Valley), of the Andes mountain range. ... The Athens Olympic Stadium Typical stadium seating consists of terraces, such as shown here at Sarajevos Stadium Kosevo. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The increase in specator capacity came after CONMEBOL chose Peru to host the Copa América 2004, prompting the Peruvian government to invest in a 5-million renovation program for its stadiums, including the Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega. Its renovation cost approximately $1.720.000, which helped boost its official spectator capacity to 42.000. The stadium ended hosting the third place game of the Copa América 2004. Thanks to the event the city of Cusco received even more tourists than what already receives as Peru's top tourist destination. CONMEBOL (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL - South American Football Confederation) was founded July 9, 1916, thanks to Uruguayan Héctor Rivadavia Gómez who materialized his project of uniting football around the continent. ... The Copa América 2004 was a held in Peru, from July 6 to July 25, 2004. ... Cusco is a city in southeastern Peru in the Huatanay Valley (Sacred Valley), of the Andes mountain range. ...

See also

• Peru national football team
• List of Peruvian Stadiums

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External Links

• Peruvian Soccer Federation (in Spanish) (http://fpf.org.pe/)