Pan Am torch’s journey to the DR

The Boston Red Sox’s ace pitcher Pedro Martínez will carry the Pan American torch as it makes its way to Santo Domingo for the 14th Games scheduled to open in the Dominican capital on Friday, 1 August. The New York Yankees’ star second-baseman Alfonso Soriano will also carry the symbolic torch. 
The torch was lit in Mexico on Monday and will be displayed in various parts of the United States this week before making a stop in San Juan, Puerto Rico and then on to its final destination, Santo Domingo. Over 5,000 athletes from 42 countries in the Americas are expected for the Games. 
The torch was scheduled to reach Providence, RI at 9am today, with the accompanying committee to be received by Governor Don Cassieri at 4pm. At 5:30pm, the torch committee was scheduled to depart from the city hall and embark upon a passage through the streets of Providence to Royal Williams Park. 
On Thursday, 26 June, the Pan American Games flame is expected in Boston, MA at 9:30am where it will form part of a caravan to descend upon Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. At 1:05pm there will be a ceremony with Pedro Martínez on hand, just prior to the Red Sox’s game against the Detroit Tigers. At 4pm the flame will commence its journey anew and head for the state of Michigan, where it will be received by the mayor of Lynn, MI at 4:45pm, after having made its way through the streets of that city. 
On Friday, 27 June at 10:30am, the Pan American Torch will reach La Guardia Airport in New York City and visit various local NY sites. 
Next, on 28 June, the torch will be paraded through the streets of Manhattan, departing from the intersection of West 135th Street and Broadway. On 29 June the torch will visit the Tropical Music Festivals at Old? Orchard Beach, the South Street Seaport and the Latino Night festivities at the All New State Fair in Meadowlands, culminating in a ceremony that will include the participation of Alfonso Soriano, just prior to the 8pm game between the NY Yankees and the NY Mets at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, which will be televised nationally on ESPN. 
On Monday, 30 June, the Pan American torch will be run through the streets of Miami, FL and its Dominican barrio called “Allapattah”, to Juan Pablo Duarte Park, where it will be welcomed by Mayor Manny Díaz and blessed by a local priest known as Father Alberto. At 7:05pm, the Florida Marlins will greet the lit torch just before taking on the Atlanta Braves. 
On Tuesday, 1 July at 11am the torch will run the streets and roads of Puerto Rican cities such as Bayamon, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Manatí, Barceloneta, Arecibo, Hatillo, Camuy, Quebradillas, Isabela, Aguadilla, Aguada, Rincon, Anasco, Mayaguez, Hormigueros, San German, Sabana Grande, Yauco, Guayanilla, Ponce, Santa Isabela, Salinas, Guayama, Arroyo, Maunabo, Yabucoa, and Humacao. Scheduled for Thursday, 6 July is a popular festival celebration in San Juan. 
On Friday, 4 July, the torch will set sail for Santo Domingo aboard a Coast Guard warship and is scheduled to arrive in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, 6 July. 

Source: http://dr1.com

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