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Huaral Huaral is a town in central Peru, capital of the Huaral Province, Huaral Province in the Department of Lima. It is located within the jurisdiction of the Regional Government of Lima-Provinces and is located on the central coast of the country. Et ...

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. It is currently used by

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.Oliver, Guy. ''Almanack of World Football 2007'', p. 666 (Headline Book Publishing). The stadium holds 6,000 people. The stadium is named for Julio Lores Colán, born in 1908, who was a

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/ref> Built in 1952, the stadium has an official capacity of 5,962 spectators in its four stands (less than the actual capacity of 10,000), distributed as follows: *North and South stands: 1,650 spectators *East stands: 1,176 *West stands: 1,270 *Box: 216 The

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, located in the West, has four booths for radio and television transmission. The stadium is located five minutes from the city center, on the road to

Chancay Chancay is a small city located north of Lima. Its population is 63,378. The Chancay culture was a pre-Columbian archaeological culture, later part of the Inca Empire. The small city is the site of the Chancay Mega-port, a deep water port buil ...

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Buildings and structures in the Department of Lima Sports venues completed in 1952 1952 establishments in Peru {{Peru-sports-venue-stub