Coliseo_Amauta

Coliseo Amauta

Coliseo Amauta

Indoor arena in Lima, Peru


Centro de Convenciones Agua Viva[1] (formerly known as Coliseo Amauta) is the biggest multi-use indoor arena in Peru, located in the southern zone of the Lima District in Lima, Peru. The arena has a capacity for 20,000 people, which can vary depending on use. It originally opened in 1946.

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It is the largest covered arena in Peru, today it is being renovated by its current owner, Agua Viva Church. In the past it hosted events such as a Soda Stereo concert in 1987, and it was the home of the children's TV program Nubeluz, who used the arena for the broadcasting of the show until 1995 when they moved to Panamericana Television studios in Santa Beatriz.

Events

The arena hosts sport events as basketball and volleyball. Today it is used for evangelic events and church services on Sunday.

In 1982, Amauta Coliseum was the site of three big events including the Miss Universe 1982 on July 26; the Women's World Championship of Volleyball, from September 12 to September 25); and the OTI Song Contest, on November 27.

On July 26, 1982, the date of the finale of the Miss Universe contest, the stadium was attacked with dynamite.[2]

Concerts


References

  1. Bendezú, Rider (26 September 2012). "Coliseo Amauta: De plaza de toros a centro religioso" [Coliseum Amauta: From bullring to religious center]. La República (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. "APENDICE: CUADROS CRONOLOGICOS SOBRE LA VIOLENCIA POLITICA". Violencia política en el Perú: 1980-1988 (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Lima: DESCO Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo. 1989. p. 85.
Preceded by Miss Universe venue
1982
Succeeded by

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