2024-09-12 11:09:35
Get to know the Alternative routes by torches in Guatemala City 2024 for September 13 and 14, 2024. A significant increase in civic tours is expected from Friday, with Saturday the 14th being the day with the highest influx of torches.
Approximately 1,500 to 1,800 torches are expected.
Las Guatemalan national celebrationsmarked by the torches of independencefill the streets with civic fervor in September. These tours, carried out by students, companies and groups of friends, are a tradition that commemorates the independence of the countryThese activities have been taking place since the beginning of the month, however, the number of torch movements increases during the days closest to September 15.
He Road spokesperson for the Municipality of Guatemala, Amílcar Montejohas reported that this year, during the Friday the 13th and Saturday the 14th of September 2024a flow of between 1,500 and 1,800 torch movements is anticipated.
Activity during September 13 and 14
For the Friday the 13th The participation of educational centers and companies that operate from Monday to Friday is expected. These groups will gather at Plaza El Obelisco, where the Municipal Traffic Police (PMT) will be present to support traffic management.
On the other hand, on September 14, when the greatest movement is expected, participants will include communities, neighborhoods, groups of friends and companies that will come to the same point to light their torches with the Patriotic Fire. On this date, it is expected that the greatest activity will be seen during the afternoon.
PMT agents will be present in sectors such as Las Américas Avenue, Hincapié Avenue, Liberación Boulevard, Reforma Avenue, Los Próceres Boulevard and Diagonal 6 in Zone 10, among others, to ensure the fluidity of traffic and the safety of participants and drivers.
Alternative routes by torches in Guatemala City 2024
The Guatemala City PMT recommends that Guatemalans who usually travel through the mentioned areas take the following alternative routes:
- La Paz Causeway
- Beautiful View Clover
- Castellana Causeway
- Mariachi Square
- Bolivar Avenue
- 13th Street Zone 12
- Peripheral
- Atanasio Tzul Causeway
Parking restrictions at the Obelisco Plaza
Parking for buses and private vehicles in the perimeter of Plaza El Obelisco is restricted, and this measure will continue to be in effect during the activities related to the torches. The authorities have asked the organizers and participants to use only the right lane of the roads for their transfers and to follow the guidelines of the traffic authorities.
Civic activities in the Plaza de la Constitución
On September 14 and 15, the Plaza de la Constitución will be the center of commemorative activities. On September 14, starting at 5:00 pm, the Solemn Te Deum will be celebrated and then at 6:00 pm the Raising of the Flag will take place, events that will bring together several student bands that will march from their educational centers.
On September 15, at 8:00 am, the traditional Civic School Parade will take place, where the bands will parade from Jocotenango Park, passing in front of the National Palace of Culture and then heading to Paseo La Sexta in Zone 1 of Guatemala City.
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