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Estadio Hernando Siles is Bolivia's largest sports complex. It has a capacity of 42,000 seated spectators and is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia 1926-1930. The stadium is located in the Miraflores borough of La Paz, at an altitude of 3,637 metres above sea level, making it one of the highest professional stadiums in the world. It is the home ground of three Bolivian league football clubs, Club Bolivar, The Strongest and La Paz F.C.. The stadium has been the site of the most glorious achievements in Bolivian football history, including Bolivia's victory in the 1963 South American Championship and Bolivia's 1993 defeat of Brazil in a World Cup qualifying match, which was Brazil's first loss in a World Cup qualifier.
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