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Originally Posted by Locke
I also recall one of the South American teams regularly holding matches at a pitch with insane altitude, which they're no longer allowed to use.
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Games in La Paz and Quito were very unfair for the visitors. That is the only reason Bolivia ever qualified for a World Cup. Mexico City is high altitude too. It is a chore to climb a set of stairs in Quito.
Bolivia: La Paz - 3,600m (11,811ft)
Peru: Cuzco - 3,400m (11,154ft)
Ecuador: Quito - 2,800m (9,186ft)
Colombia: Bogota: 2640m (8,661ft)
Mexico City: 2,240m (7349ft)
Denver: 1,609 m (5,280 ft)
Calgary: 1,048 m (3,438 ft)
To put this in perspective, the highest peak in Alberta, Mount Columbia, is 3,747 m (12,293 ft).