2019 Pan American Games torch relay

The 2019 Pan American Games torch relay is a 23-day torch run, occurring from July 4 to July 26, 2019, being held prior to the start of the Games. The relay brought the torch from Machu Picchu to the Pan American Ceremonies Venue for the opening ceremony after a lighting ceremony at the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico on 2 July 2019.[1][2][3]

Host cityLima, Peru
Distance5,500 km
Torch bearers1,200
Start dateJuly 4, 2019
End dateJuly 26, 2019
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Route
Day Date Department Cities
1 July 4 Cuzco Machu Picchu,[4] Ollantaytambo, Maras, Sacred Valley, Cusco, Vinicunca
2 July 5 Puno Juliaca, Puno, Lake Titicaca
3 July 6 Moquegua Moquegua
4 July 7 Arequipa Arequipa
5 July 8
6 July 9 Ica Nazca, Ica
7 July 10 Ayacucho Ayacucho
8 July 11 Junín Huancayo
9 July 12 Huánuco Huánuco
10 July 13 Pasco Cerro de Pasco
11 July 14 Huánuco Tingo María
12 July 15
13 July 16 San Martín Tarapoto
14 July 17 Amazonas Bagua Grande
15 July 18
16 July 19 Piura Piura
17 July 20 Lambayeque Chiclayo
18 July 21 Cajamarca Cajamarca
19 July 22 La Libertad Trujillo
20 July 23 Ancash Chimbote, Huaraz
21 July 24
22 July 25 Callao Callao
23 July 26 Lima Lima

References
  1. "Lima 2019 announce Torch Relay to start at Machu Picchu". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. "Lima 2019 invitó a gobernadores electos a participar de relevos de la antorcha panamericana | Ovación Corporación Deportiva". ovacion.pe. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  3. "Los organizadores de los Panamericanos Lima 2019 detallan la ruta de la antorcha y la apertura | Deportes | Edición América | Agencia EFE". efe.com. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  4. "Pan American Games Torch Relay underway after flame is ignited in Machu Picchu ruins".
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