Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera

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Estadio Ramón "Tahuichi" Aguilera is a multi-use stadium in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It is used mostly for football matches, on club level by Club Blooming, Oriente Petrolero, and Club Destroyers. The stadium has a capacity of 38,000 people and was built in 1939. It was also one of the official stadiums for the 1997 Copa America as well as a number of international regional tournaments, such as, Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. Initially, it was known as Estadio William Bendeck, but in 1980 it was renamed after the Bolivian player Ramón Aguilera Costas.

Every year, this stadium hosts one of the greatest youth football (soccer) tournaments in the world, the "Mundialito." Past participants of the U-15 tournament have included Real Madrid, Atlas FC, River Plate, Colo Colo and many youth national teams.

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