Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte, Football stadium in Potosí, Bolivia
Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte is a football stadium in Potosí, Bolivia, with a capacity of 32,105 spectators. It has covered stands on all sides and a six-lane blue Polytan athletics track, the only one of its kind in Bolivia. The stadium sits at 3,890 meters above sea level, facing the silver mines that have long driven the local economy.
Built in 1991–1992 in the San Clemente zone for Club Universitario de Potosí's top-flight debut, it was first called Estadio San Clemente. It became Mario Mercado Vaca Guzmán in 2000, after his son funded the lighting towers and painted the stands. The 2008 remodeling, following Real Potosí's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana runs, raised capacity to 32,105 and gave it the name of Víctor Agustín Ugarte.
The stadium's nickname, "Nido de los Cóndores" (Nest of the Condors), comes from its position facing Potosí's silver mines. Since 2010 it has hosted Copa Simón Bolívar matches, with Nacional Potosí, Stormers San Lorenzo and 10 de Noviembre Wilstermann Cooperativas as hosts, while the older Estadio Potosí was left for the Potosí football association's first division.
The venue sits at a very high elevation, which can be challenging for both visitors and players and may affect physical performance. It is wise to allow time to adjust to the altitude and bring plenty of water before spending extended periods at the location.
The stadium sits at 3,890 metres, measured at the Plaza de Armas 10 de Noviembre, which lies higher than the ground itself. Brazilian site Impedimento.org ranked it second among South America's stadiums worth visiting in 2014, behind Montevideo's Gran Parque Central, noting its position facing the silver mines.
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