Stadium
Latin American Stadium
Hilltop ballpark where onshore winds knock down towering fly balls before the fences.
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Location
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Latin American Stadium in Havana starts with a woman calling the field beautiful as doves crossed center field in March 2016, then works backward to why the ballpark plays so strangely: a steady onshore wind off the sea that has been knocking down fly balls since it opened in 1946 as the finest stadium in Latin America. You'll hear how it grew from thirty-one thousand seats to fifty-five thousand by 1971, and who filled the front row on the day the doves flew. Stand in the outfield to feel the same wind that has shaped every game played here.
This audio guide was created using AI.