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69 Bull. Pan Am. Union 465 (1935)
The Third Central American and Caribbean Olympic Games

handle is hein.journals/bulpnamu69 and id is 513 raw text is: THE THIRD CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN OLYMPIC GAMES By LILLY DE JONGH OSBORNE Member of the Society of Geography and History of Guatemala and Corresponding Member of the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid T HE Third Central American and Caribbean Olympic Games were originally to start last December in the city of San Salvador. The large stadium was under construction and everything was being made ready to welcome athletes and visitors when, in the month of June, 1934, the Republic of El Salvador was struck by the worst hurricane in her history, causing devastation and ruin throughout the country. Not a road or trail remained; extensive tracts of land were laid waste, and the havoc was really awe-inspiring. The sta- dium, which was three-fourths completed, became a large lake and the surrounding land marshes of mud and water. Consequently, the international games had to be postponed, but upon agreement among the interested countries, they were finally set for the month of March 1935. Fourteen nations or islands were urged to participate in the Third Central American and Caribbean Olympics, an institution duly recognized by the International Olympic Committee which was repre- sented at San Salvador by Don Pedro de Matheu, as special delegate. Invitations were sent to Colombia, Venezuela, and Panama, among the South American countries; El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica in Central America; Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica in the Caribbean; and to the Republic of Mexico. Of these, for one reason or another, only nine could attend the games, but Colombia sent a special delegate to represent her at the various conferences which were to be held here. The stadium is an imposing structure set in a natural hollow, with a gorgeous view of the surrounding hills and mountains. It is built of reinforced concrete, along the most modern lines for this type of construction. The swimming pool is close by, and has abundant clean water obtained from a well especially drilled for the purpose. All track and field events, the soccer and baseball games, and the riding competition took place in the stadium, which can easily seat 35,000 people. Tennis was played on the courts of El Salvador Tennis Club, within the Campo de Marte, a delightful park just at the edge of the town. Polo supremacy was competed for in the grounds of El Carmen Polo Club, a lovely plain at the foot of the 465

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