PAN AMERICAN TORCH ARRIVES IN MOQUEGUA AND REJOICES LOCALS

Moquegua. The Pan American Torch arrived for its traditional relay tour amid a great celebration in the main streets and avenues of the city of Moquegua.

In total, 72 torchbearers of different ages participated with a shared motivation: to carry the Flame lit in Mexico and in the citadel of Machu Picchu, whose final destination is the city of Lima.

After a six-hour journey starting in the city of Puno, the Pan American Torch started his tour at 25 de Noviembre Stadium, Moquegua, and passed from hand to hand through different landmarks of this beautiful city such as the Cathedral, where folk dance groups delighted the Pan American delegation; the Cristo Blanco, located in the city’s impressive viewpoint, and finished at the Municipal Coliseum of Moquegua, where hundreds of citizens of all ages experienced the tour as a real celebration.

Here, the cauldron was lit and after a protocol ceremony, more than 30 teenagers, wearing the Peruvian national team shirt, made sure the celebration ended on a high note.

The Pan American Torch will travel through 26 cities across Peru before arriving in Lima, host city of the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games, to be held in Peru for the first time ever.

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.