Estadio Garcilaso, football stadium

Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, known as Estadio Garcilaso, is Cusco's main football ground, owned by the Peruvian Sports Institute and home to Cienciano, Deportivo Garcilaso and Cusco FC. It sits at 3,362 metres above sea level and holds 45,065 spectators, making it Peru's second-largest stadium. Its field is natural grass, and 168 LED floodlights are run by the Interact Sports system.

Inaugurated in 1958 with a capacity of 22,000, the stadium was expanded for the 2004 Copa América, which Peru hosted after CONMEBOL's selection. A renovation costing about $1,720,000 raised the official capacity to 42,056. In 2013 it closed for a planned 52-million-sol upgrade that was never completed; it reopened in mid-2014 with a partial capacity of 14,000.

The stadium is named after Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, the Cusco-born mestizo chronicler of Inca and Spanish descent. Its stands are shared by three Primera División clubs: Cienciano, Deportivo Garcilaso and Cusco FC. Cienciano's 2003 Copa Sudamericana title, won while playing here, is the reference point local fans still cite.

The stadium sits at 3,362 metres above sea level, so allow time to acclimatise before climbing to the upper tiers. It is owned by the Peruvian Sports Institute and lies within Cusco's urban area, reachable on foot or by taxi from the centre. The 2013 renovation added a new entrance, luxury boxes and new seating, and the field was switched back to natural grass before reopening in mid-2014.

The stadium's floodlights use the Interact Sports system, controlling 168 LED lamps with instant switching, dimming and custom light shows before, during and after events. It was the first stadium in Peru with this smart lighting.