Pan American Mascots

Coqui
The first official mascot was shown at the San Juan 1979 Pan American Games. The chosen one was Coqui, a frog, reminding the population of these animals in the country.

Santiaguito
Caracas received the 1983 Pan American Games. The mascot was a lion, called Santiaguito. Both the name and the animal chosen are homage to the city's founder, Santiago de León.

Amigo
Amigo ("friend" in Spanish) was the mascot of the Indianapolis 1987 Pan American Games. This strange parrot represents the union between the continent, as it is an animal that exists throughout America In fact, apart from the mascot of the 1984 Olympics, Americans do not hit the hand with a mascot ...

Tocopan
In 1991, the Pan American Games were hosted in Havana. The mascot of the time is this friendly little bird, the Tocopan, which resembles the bird symbol of the country, the tocororo.

Lobi
Lobi, a Sea Lion, was chosen as the mascot of the Mar del Plata 1995 Pan American Games.

Duck and Lorita
In 1999, Winnipeg received the Pan American Games. And, for the first time, two mascots were chosen with typical Canadian birds: Lorita and the Pan American Duck.

Tito
Santo Domingo received the 2003 Pan American Games. It was represented by a manatee named Tito, to make the American people aware of the extinction of that animal.

Cauê
Cauê is the name of the mascot of the 2007 Pan American Games, held in Rio de Janeiro. Cauê is a cheerful anthropomorphic drawing of the Sun with a white T-shirt with the logo of the Games in the center. The choice to use the Sun as the mascot of the event comes from its traditional symbolism of leadership and victory (concepts used, for example, in the Olympic Flame), in addition to representing the concept of the city of Rio de Janeiro as one of the most important tourist destinations in the world.

Huichi, Gavo and Leo
The mascots for the 2011 Pan American and Parapan American Games are Huichi (a corsa), Gavo (an agave) and Leo (a lion). The Organizing Committee of the Pan-American of Guadalajara (COPAG) unveiled the mascots in the Plaza Andares amphitheater in Guadalajara on November 28, 2009, and their names were revealed on February 10, 2010.

Pachi
In early 2013, a contest was launched to determine the mascot of the Toronto Pan American Games. About 4,000 drawings were submitted to the organizing committee during this time. In April 2013, a list of six mascot designs were launched, based on originality, how well they represent Canadian culture and the appeal they had between adults and children. Then the general public can choose the mascot of their preference in an open vote until May 5, 2013. Two months later it was announced that "Pachi the Hedgehog" was chosen as the official mascot for the Games as it received more than 33,000 votes across Canada. The name "Pachi" means "cheering happily" in Japanese, and each of the animal's spines represents the 41 nations participating in the Games.

Milco
In June 2017, with more than a thousand works received, the Games Organizing Committee announced the three finalists of the competition to choose the mascot for 2019. These were Milco, Amantis and Wayqi. On July 25, 2017, during a ceremony held at the Vila Esportiva Nacional (Videna), in Lima, Milco was announced as the winning mascot, having received 19 thousand votes (representing about 45% of the total vote), surpassing Wayqi and Amantis. The popular participation was a record, surpassing the choices of mascots from the two previous Pan American Games, in 2011 and 2015.

Fiu
On October 16th, 2021, the Organizing Committee revealed the official mascot for the 2023 Pan American Games. And the winner, by the popular vote, was Fiu, a seven-colored bird inspired by the Tachuris rubrigastra species, native to midwestern South America and commonly found in the swamps of Chile. These colors represent the diversity of human beings and especially athletes. Its colors signify strength, perseverance, respect, determination, honesty, companionship and passion. Also, it is happy and passionate about the environment, a friend of all countries and an admirer of all athletes. Among it, the other finalists were: Pewu (pinion from an ancient tree called Araucaria), Chitama (Atacama runner lizard), Juanchi (penguin) and Santi (a winged mountain puma). The revelation was made at an event at the Praça Centenária in the Parque Metropolitano de Santiago with the presence of several athletes. In addition, sports activities led by the National Sports Institute were also carried out, as well as recreational workshops to educate and entertain young and old, connecting sustainability and high-performance sport to the community.