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Parque Kukulcán Alamo

1982 establishments in MexicoBaseball venue stubsMexican League ballparksMexican sports venue stubsMérida, Yucatán
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Kukulcan Alamo Park Sunset
Kukulcan Alamo Park Sunset

Parque Kukulcán Alamo (Kukulcán Alamo Park) is a stadium located in the city of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Leones de Yucatán (Yucatán Lions) Mexican League baseball team. It holds 14,917 people and was opened in 1982. The stadium is named for Kukulkán, the Maya feathered serpent deity.

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Parque Kukulcán Alamo
Circuito Colonias, Mérida

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Parque Kukulcán Alamo

Circuito Colonias
97174 Mérida
Yucatán, Mexico
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Museo Conmemorativo de la Inmigracion Coreana a Yucatan

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Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida, Yucatán

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