Gimnasio Regional Manuel Herrera Blanco

The ground you are looking for is not a football stadium. It is a basketball venue in the Chilean city of Talca. Gimnasio Regional Manuel Herrera Blanco sits at the junction of Calle 18 Oriente and 2 Norte, a location distinct from the city’s other main sports hall, Gimnasio Cendyr Sur. The latter opened in 1996 and holds 3,200 seats; this facility is larger, though the exact figure is debated, with sources citing either 4,000 or 4,500 spectators.

The building has stood since at least 1996, when it hosted a concert by the local band Cachureos, proving its utility extends beyond the court. For years it carried the name Gimnasio Regional del Maule. That changed in 2022 when Law No. 21.447 formally renamed the arena in honour of the local athlete Manuel Herrera Blanco, a ceremony that took place a year later on April 29, 2023.

It is the most important basketball venue in the Maule Region. The local side, Club Deportivo Español de Talca, plays its home games here. The facility is managed by the Corporación Municipal de Deportes de Talca, which operates under the municipality. There is no standalone website for the arena itself, but it is linked to the municipal portal.

The surface type is not recorded in available sources. Attendance records are similarly absent. It is a regional hub for the sport, distinct from the older Cendyr Sur hall.