Present-day images of the Gimnasio Luis “Lumumba” Estaba · contributed to the CMTK Archive. They are not period photographs: they show the venue as it stands today.
Temple · Temples of a Culture
Gimnasio Lumumba (Luis «Lumumba» Estaba)
The first sound clash of Puerto La Cruz
The covered gymnasium of Puerto La Cruz where the city's 1st Guerra de Minitecas — the sound clashes of the movement — was fought in 1982, won by Best Music.
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Of this venue we want to gather the memory of its nights: the minitecas that set up here, the crowd, the posters and the tickets. Do you have photos of events at Gimnasio Lumumba (Luis «Lumumba» Estaba)? Send them to us and we publish them with your credit.
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The Gimnasio Cubierto Luis “Lumumba” Estaba is a sports facility in Puerto La Cruz, in the Sotillo municipality of Anzoátegui state. It owes its name to the former Venezuelan boxer Luis Alberto “Lumumba” Estaba, world light-flyweight champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC) between 1975 and 1977. The venue remains active as a sports center and was reopened after a refurbishment in 2025.
Note on the spelling (external correction)
The magazine writes “Lubumba”; the correct spelling of the venue and of the boxer who gives it its name is “Lumumba”, confirmed by multiple independent sources. The correct form is adopted and set down as a note.
Source consulted on July 10, 2026
80s · Minitecas · Rumbas
