Better than Arlington
Stephen shared these photos of the Estadio Municipal, in amazing El Alto, Bolivia (which has rapidly become the country’s second-largest city, with just under a million people).
The stadium’s elevation is 4095 meters or 13,435 feet. More or less. (I’ve seen slightly different figures on different websites.) La Paz’s feared Hernando Siles Stadium is more than a thousand feet lower. The Azteca in Mexico City – itself renowned for altitude – is only fifty-four percent as high.
The stadium’s chief tenant is Club Always Ready, which has enjoyed success in recent years.
The capacity is 20,000 to 25,000 spectators. The grass is fake.
Some people dream of viewing a match in the Bernabéu, the Bombonera, or Wembley. I dream of going places like El Alto.
Have I mentioned that I once rather seriously contemplated working in sports journalism, traveling to Ciudad del Este, Cusco, and Manaus to report on CONMEBOL tournaments for dedicated English-language readers? The demand for that service would have been approximately the same as the demand for what I do now.
The stadium’s elevation is 4095 meters or 13,435 feet. More or less. (I’ve seen slightly different figures on different websites.) La Paz’s feared Hernando Siles Stadium is more than a thousand feet lower. The Azteca in Mexico City – itself renowned for altitude – is only fifty-four percent as high.
The stadium’s chief tenant is Club Always Ready, which has enjoyed success in recent years.
The capacity is 20,000 to 25,000 spectators. The grass is fake.
Some people dream of viewing a match in the Bernabéu, the Bombonera, or Wembley. I dream of going places like El Alto.
Have I mentioned that I once rather seriously contemplated working in sports journalism, traveling to Ciudad del Este, Cusco, and Manaus to report on CONMEBOL tournaments for dedicated English-language readers? The demand for that service would have been approximately the same as the demand for what I do now.