Estadio Latinoamericano, Baseball stadium in Cerro district, Havana, Cuba.
Estadio Latinoamericano is a baseball stadium in the Cerro district of Havana, with a broad curved grandstand of faded green seats rising in tiers beneath a flat metal-framed roof canopy held up by thin columns. A low green wall runs along the front of the stands, and the field has a green outfield, a brown dirt infield and a curving dirt path. Capacity is about 55,000.
The stadium opened in 1946 as Gran Estadio de La Habana, beginning as a venue for local baseball games. A major renovation in the 1970s doubled its capacity and established it as one of the country's largest sports facilities.
Fans call the stadium El Coloso del Cerro, and its most devoted supporter was Armandito el Tintorero, who cheered from the stands until his death in 2004. A statue by Cuban artist José Villa Soberón now sits in his usual seat. The stadium is home to Industriales, the most debated team in Cuban baseball.
The stadium sits in the Cerro municipality and is home to the Industriales team. Outfield dimensions are 325 feet down the left and right field lines and 400 feet to center, where a fence about 4 metres high stands. Cushions were fitted to all outfield fences in 1999 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles series.
A statue by Cuban artist Jose Villa Soberón sits in the seat where Armandito el Tintorero, the stadium's most devoted fan, watched Industriales games for decades; it was erected after his death in 2004. Sources also debate who hit the longest home run here, with unofficial accounts holding that no ball has cleared the sun stands.
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