Santo Domingo.- The president of the Organizing Committee for the Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, José Monegro, explained this Saturday part of the logistics implemented in the Central American Village to guarantee the security, accommodation, and mobility of the more than 10,000 athletes, delegates, and members of the different delegations during the celebration of the regional event.
During a guided tour with press representatives, Monegro explained that the Village operates under a system similar to that of a hotel, with individual registration for athletes from the moment they arrive at the complex.
The tour begins at the World Center, an area designed to welcome people entering the Village. Security checks are carried out there, including luggage screening, especially for those arriving directly from the airport.
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After passing the checks, the athletes move to the accreditation center, where their credentials are verified and the system that allows them to access the different areas enabled within the Village is activated.
Monegro explained that all the athletes’ luggage is received in this first stage and subsequently transported to the corresponding rooms, with the aim of facilitating the check-in process and avoiding inconveniences for the delegations.
“This works as if it were a hotel, it has the registration of each of the athletes,” explained the president of the Organizing Committee.
Likewise, he pointed out that the Village has access restrictions because the athletes are staying there, who require privacy during their participation in the Games.
However, the Organizing Committee decided to carry out this special tour with the media so that they could get to know the facilities and observe up close how the athletes’ experience unfolds outside the competition venues.
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For his part, the governor of the Village, César Heredia, explained that every person who enters the complex must go through the World Center, where the corresponding checks are carried out before accessing the other areas.
Heredia explained that, after the security process, visitors and athletes go through the accreditation center, where credentials are verified. The activation of these accreditations allows for the determination and control of access and movement of people within the Village system.
The official also explained that the residential area is completely pedestrian, so the tour taken by the journalists was carried out under the same scheme used by the athletes.
During the visit, the press toured different service and training areas, starting with the gym and continuing through the spaces set up for the athletes, until finishing in the dining hall.
As part of the experience, journalists had the opportunity to learn about the menu that athletes receive during the Games. Heredia highlighted that the kitchen was not informed of the visit beforehand, so the media were able to observe and taste the food corresponding to the menu scheduled for that day.
With this tour, the Organizing Committee showed part of the internal operation of the Central American Village, a space that, as Monegro explained, manages a flow of more than 10,000 people between entries and exits during the development of Santo Domingo 2026.
