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The Polideportivo Cachamay or Centro Total de Entretenimiento Cachamay is a stadium of professional soccer located in the city of Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. It served as 1 of the 9 venues of the Copa America 2007. For this, US$160,000 were invested for the expansion of the stadium for 41,300 persons. The stadium has multiple uses like a special kids area, an indoor gym, basketball and volleyball courts, a racing track, ten media station booths and three enormous parking lots. The stadium is surrounded by the river Caroní and the waterfall of the Cachamay park.
[edit] The Name
The real name of the stadium years before its actual form, was Gino Scarigella, named by the referee who died in a game in the same stadium. After the first referesment, the local press named the stadium Cachamay, making the population forget its original name. After its most recent referesment (2006 - 2007), the named was changed finally to Centro Total de Entretenimiento Cachamay (Cachamay Total Entertainment Center)
[edit] Copa America 2007
The stadium was one of the venues for the Copa America 2007. The following games were played at the stadium during the Copa America 2007:
Coordinates: 8°17′55″N 62°42′45″W / 8.29861°N 62.7125°W / 8.29861; -62.7125
Ecuador
Chile
Brazil
Mexico
Argentina
