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As it was announced yesterday, at the Pan American Torch Lighting Ceremony celebrated in Teotihuacan, the Pan American Flame arrived today in Cuzco and so the two ancient American cultures united through a path of fire drawn in the skies: inside a lamp case, the Flame traveled by plane from Mexico, arriving to the other American historic Capital.
As proof of this union, the aircraft that landed at Teniente Alejandro Velasco Astete international Airport in Cuzco city, bore a painting by artist Joan Jiménez Suero –better known as Entes– that read: “Let's go Latin America”
The president of the Lima 2019 Organizing Committee, Carlos Neuhaus; the Mayor of Lima, Jorge Muñoz; Panam Sports President, Neven Ilic; and LATAM Corporate Manager, Antonio Olortegui, were all present to welcome the Pan American Torch.
“Yesterday, in Teotihuacan, we attended a great ceremony for the lighting of the Pan American Torch. Today, via the transfer of the Pan American Flame, we are uniting the two ancient American cultures out of the four worldwide. It will start its journey in Machu Picchu as an honor and an act of respect towards our traditions and to strengthen the union between peoples and all countries of the Americas. While the Games will be held in Lima, all of Peru will be playing.”, stated Neuhaus.
Chosen as starting point for the Torch Relay in our country. Cuzco embraced the Pan American Flame in the midst of celebrations. Cuzco’s main square is decorated with different torch representations for the pleasure of the locals as well as the hundreds of foreign visitors.
In this regard, the Mayor of Lima celebrated the relevance of the imperial city in such an important event to Lima 2019, like the Pan American Torch Relay, and highlighted the impact of the Games in the capital in terms of attendance.
“it's a pleasure to be with you and with all the directors for the Lima 2019 Games, this morning . It is an honor to be in this beautiful and historic city, starting the countdown towards the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games. Eight thousand athletes will be participating and 14 thousand people, including delegations and guests, will arrive to Lima. There will also be 75 thousand tourists.” he said.
Meanwhile, Ilic addressed the people from Cuzco and the Peruvians in general assuring great Games.
“It is a great honor to arrive to Cuzco with the Pan American Fire. We lit this fire in the emblematic city of Teotihuacan and today we start the road to the National Stadium of Lima on the 26. Tomorrow will be a historic day. I wish the best to Peru. You have worked so much and we all deserve huge success at the Pan Americans”.
The LATAM Corporate Manager, on his part, thanked Lima 2019 for the trust and assured the official Games airline is completely prepared to bring light to all corners of Peru with the Pan American Fire.
“We have been preparing for this day for months and I think will make Peru proud. We thank Lima 2019 for trusting us to be the official airline for such an important event.
PAN AMERICAN RELAY
The Pan American Torch Relay will start this Thursday 4 at noon from one of the biggest tourist attractions of the city, the Sacssayhuaman Temple, going through the main streets of Cuzco to end with a ceremony at the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Stadium, where there will be a symbolic lighting of a cauldron before resuming its way to Juliaca and Puno.
In total, the Pan American Torch will travel through 26 cities in the Andes, the Jungle and the Coast of Peru, visiting landmarks such as the Rainbow Mountain, in Cuzco; the Colca Valley, in Arequipa; the Nazca Lines, in Ica; the Titicaca Lake, in Puno; the Ruins of Chan Chan, in La Libertad; among others, during a 23-day journey. The journey will end on July 26 at the National Stadium, where the Opening Ceremony for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games will take place.
ABOUT LIMA 2019
The opening ceremony of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games will be held at the National Stadium in July 26, 2019. This continental event will gather 6680 athletes from 41 countries and delegations from the Americas.
There will be 17 days of competitions and ceremonies between July 26 and August 11, which will take place in 14 districts of Lima and Callao at various venues like VIDENA, Villa María Sports Center, Callao Regional Village, Villa El Salvador Sports Center, Punta Rocas, among others.
The Lima 2019 Pan American Games will include 39 sports and 61 disciplines, in which athletes will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. A total of 22 disciplines are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The Parapan American Games will gather 1890 Para athletes from 33 countries, participating in 17 sports and 18 disciplines. Competitions will take place from August 23 to September 1, 2019. Thirteen sports will be qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
