Estadio Pedro Marrero (Havana)

Cuba / Ciudad de la Habana / Havanna / Havana
Estadio Pedro Marrero, the home of CF Ciudad de La Habana, is a multi-purpose stadium in Havana, Cuba. It is now used primarily for football matches. The stadium holds 28,000 and was built in 1929. Originally named Gran Stadium Cervecería Tropical (or familiarly, La Tropical), it hosted the 1937 Bacardi Bowl and many Cuban League baseball games. After the revolution, it was renamed for Pedro Marrero, a young man who died in the attack on the Moncada Barracks.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Pedro_Marrero
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Coordinates:   23°6'26"N   82°24'46"W

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