Coliseo Amauta
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The Coliseo Amauta is the biggest multi-use indoor arena in Peru, located in the southern zone of the Lima District
in Lima
-Peru
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The arena has a capacity for 20,000 people, which can vary depending on use. It was the most important arena in Peru, today it has been left to its luck, no one gives care to this arena. On its good times it hosted events such as a Soda Stereo
concert in 1987, and it was the home for one of the most important children tv program in the world: Nubeluz
who used the arena for the broadcasting of the show until 1995 when they moved to Panamericana Television
studios in Santa Beatriz. The arena hosts sport events as basketball
and volleyball
. Today it is used for evangelic events and also to host circus
during July.
Lima District
Lima is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is not where the inner city zone of Lima, the country's capital city, is located, San Isidro District being such area in Lima....
in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
-Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
The arena has a capacity for 20,000 people, which can vary depending on use. It was the most important arena in Peru, today it has been left to its luck, no one gives care to this arena. On its good times it hosted events such as a Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo were an Argentine rock band who are recognized as one of the most influential and important Latin American and Ibero-American bands of all time...
concert in 1987, and it was the home for one of the most important children tv program in the world: Nubeluz
Nubeluz
Nubeluz was a Peruvian children's show airing from 1990 to 1996. The show was produced by Panamericana Televisión and aired through Perú's Channel 5, was directed by Luis Carrizales Stoll and written by Alonso Alegria, Maritza Kirchhausen, Catalina Lohmann, Clara María Cavagnaro and Fernando...
who used the arena for the broadcasting of the show until 1995 when they moved to Panamericana Television
Panamericana Televisión
Panamericana Televisión, Panamericana Television or Pantel is a Peruvian television network founded in 1959 when television first arrived in Peru. It initially broadcast on Channel 13, but later moved to Channel 5 in metropolitan Lima. This network was followed by a second private television...
studios in Santa Beatriz. The arena hosts sport events as basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
. Today it is used for evangelic events and also to host circus
Circus
A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists...
during July.
1982
In 1982 the Amauta Colysseum was seat of three big events:- Miss Universe 1982Miss Universe 1982Miss Universe 1982, the 31st annual Miss Universe pageant, was held at Coliseo Amauta in Lima, Peru on July 26, 1982. 77 contestants competed in the pageant and 18-year-old Karen Dianne Baldwin of Canada was crowned Miss Universe 1982.-Placements:...
, on July 26. - Women's World Championship of Volleyball1982 FIVB Women's World ChampionshipThe 1982 FIVB Women's World Championship was the ninth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held at Coliseo Amauta in Lima, Peru from September 12 to September 25, 1982.-Teams:Group AGroup BGroup C...
, from September 12 to September 25. - OTI Song ConstestOTI FestivalOTI Festival was an annual singing competition, held between 1972 and 2000, among active member countries of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana .- Venues and Presenters :- Winners :-By country:...
, on November 27.
Concerts
- IndochineIndochineIndochine is French for Indochina. It may refer to:*Indochine , a French new wave/rock band, formed in 1981.*Indochine , a 1992 Academy Award winning French film that tells the story of a young Indochinese woman named Camille....
played 4 nights in May and June 1988 in front of 45 000 people - Soda StéreoSoda StereoSoda Stereo were an Argentine rock band who are recognized as one of the most influential and important Latin American and Ibero-American bands of all time...
- MenudoMenudo (band)Menudo was a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in the 1970s by producer Edgardo Díaz, releasing their first album in 1977. The band achieved much success, especially during the 1980s, becoming the most popular Latin American teen musical group of the era....
- Arena HashArena HashArena Hash was a Peruvian rock/pop band.This band originated from the early "Paranoia", a band formed at Maria Reina School, a Peruvian school in 1984. Arena Hash became famous in 1988 with their local hit "Cuando La Cama Me Da Vueltas". Arena Hash became very popular in Peruvian radio...