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Lima Will Host 2019 Pan American Games

Categories: Latin America, Peru, Citizen Media, Sport

Peru's capital, Lima, was elected with 31 votes as the city that will host the 2019 Pan American Games [1], leaving Chile's Santiago, Argentina's La Punta and Venezuela's Ciudad Bolívar behind.

On Twitter, some were happy about the news, like Nelson Peñaherrera C:

So glad that the 2019 Pan American Games will be held in Lima! Let's get ready!

But there was also skepticism:

They are making such a big deal about it, as if someone actually follows the Pan American games.