The athlete's village opened earlier in October after a series of delays forced it to be relocated from a park in central Guadalajara to the far western outskirts of the metropolitan area.

Challenges remain due to the Wednesday arrival of Hurricane Jova, which threatened to damage the beach volleyball stadium in Puerto Vallarta, but organizers drew a sigh of relief after the hurricane made landfall and all the facilities for the Pan American Games were reported to escape damage.

Security has also remained a challenge for organizers as Mexico's problems with organized crime violence flared in Guadalajara earlier this year, but the city of 4.4 million residents has been relatively calm ever since.

Martinez said 5,000 federal, state and municipal police officers will protect the event, which he predicted "is going to be a unique experience for Guadalajara residents."

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