River will visit a town historically complicated by its geography, but it is not the highest in its country.
The city of Peace It has traditionally been presented as a ghost for foreign teams, given its geographic location and elevation above sea level. In fact, it is the highest national capital in the world: the average altitude, which is the result of calculating the difference between the highest and lowest areas, is 3625 meters.
In any case, the seat of the National Government and the Bolivian Legislature is not only far from “the roof of the world”, as the area of Tibet is considered, or La Rinconada, a small mining town located in the Peruvian Andes zone that Reached 5100 meters. It’s not even the highest city in the country behind El Alto (4,150 meters), Potosí (4,070, although with a maximum of 4,200) and Oruro (3,735), among the most important in the state.
Concerning the Hernando Siles Stadium is located exactly in Miraflores district 3577 meters above sea level. The place in Bolívar and The Strongest’s house faced multiple complaints from the Plains’ teams, even described as “inhuman”. For this reason, at its 2007 congress, FIFA had decided to veto and ban official competitions over 2,500 metres. someone who participated Diego Maradonathe agency has decided to exempt it so that it can continue to be used.
Source: Goal