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From Tiwanaku to Santa Fe: the South American Fire Lit that Will Illuminate the South American Games

Exactly one month after the beginning of the 13th South American Games Santa Fe 2026, and in an act loaded with symbolism and tradition in Bolivian territory, the South American Fire was lit up that will accompany the road to the multi-sport continental event. The ceremony brought together authorities of the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR) and the Organising Committee [...]
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The fire of the South American Games arrived in Rosario this Thursday and began a tour that will take you throughout the province. This Sunday you will arrive in the capital city to accompany the ignition of the South American Portal, but first you will pass through San Lorenzo and Coronda. The countdown towards the XIII South American Games Santa Fe 2026 [...] La entrada La Torcha Suramericana arrived in the province and will tour all departmen…

The countdown to the 13th South American Games Santa Fe 2026 added on Thursday one of its most symbolic moments with the arrival of the South American Torch in Rosario. The fire arrived from Bolivia and began a tour that will cover the 19 departments of Santa Fe with the aim of extending the climate of the Games beyond the three cities that will be official headquarters: Rosario, Santa Fe and Rafaela. The competition will take place between Sept…

On September 12, the backdrop of the great sporting event of the last decades will be lifted for Santa Fe. The history, the enormous works, the ten sports in action, the thousands of athletes who will arrive from all over South America and other details to understand the significance of this competition. The South American Games arrive in Santa [...] The Welcome ticket to the South American Games was first published in Pausa.

Fact Sheet: The South American Flame was lit in Tiahuanaco, symbolizing South American unity for the XIII South American Games Santa Fe 2026, which will begin on September 12 with the participation of 15 countries and 4,000 athletes. Tap to see the full context. Context: The ritual took place in the sacred temple of Tiahuanaco, following protocols of the Andean worldview. The tradition began in 1978 with the Southern Cross Games in La Paz. Mario…

Not even the intense cold of the altiplano turned out the party in Tiwanaku. Yesterday, the temple of Kalasasaya became the heart of South American sport. Authorities, leaders of the South American Sports Orga-nization (Odesur) and the Bolivian Olympic Committee (COB), sportsmen and villagers gathered at the archaeological center for the ignition of South American Fire, ritual with which it begins the XIII South American Games Santa Fe 2026.

One month after the beginning of the 13th South American Games 2026, the South American Fire was lit in the sacred temple of Tiwanaku, Bolivia, and began its transfer to Argentina, where it will travel through the 19 departments of Santa Fe as part of the Tour de la Torch towards the continental competition that will have as venues Santa Fe, Rosario and Rafaela. The event was chaired by Mario Moccia, president of the Argentine Olympic Committee …

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Con La Gente Noticias broke the news on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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