Meztitla Scout Camp School

The Meztitla Scout Camp School (Campo Escuela Scout Meztitla) is the national Scout camp and school owned by the Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C., located in the Central Highlands of Mexico, northeast of the municipality of Tepoztlán, in the state of Morelos. Nestled under the rocky slopes of the 3,430 metres (11,250 ft) Sierra de Ajusco-Chichinauhtzin, in the Yautepec River watershed. It is located 30 miles (48 km) south of Mexico City and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Cuernavaca.[1]

Meztitla Scout Camp School
OwnerAsociación de Scouts de México, A.C.
LocationTepoztlán, Morelos
CountryMexico
Coordinates18°59′39″N 99°05′11″W / 18.9941°N 99.0864°W / 18.9941; -99.0864
Founded1956
FounderPaul E. Loewe
DirectorFrancisco Banda García
Website
www.scoutsmexico.org/meztitla
 Scouting portal

Background

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The Meztitla Scout Camp School was founded through the generosity of Paul E. Loewe, who in 1956 donated the first lands to later become the campsite. Later more lands were acquired to become the modern Scout Camp School of Mexico.

The name Meztitla is derived from the original concept "Place of the Moon" or "Place near the Moon" in the Nahuatl language, due to nearby cave paintings in one of cliffs in the hills that surround the camp.

Several worldwide Scout events have been held at Meztitla, including Rover Moots and Indabas.

The Meztitla Scout Camp School is frequented by Scouts from around the world, and is also open to the public in general.[2]

Important events

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Event Year Date Theme/Name
II EEAS[3] 1981
III EEAS 1982 September 18–19
Canditropa 1983
IV EEAS 1983
V EEAS 1984
IX National Indaba 1987 1907 Browsea, "80 years later"
XV Central American Scout Camporee 1990
X National Indaba 1990 Nature, our beginning and end (La Naturaleza nuestro origen y fin)
XII EEAS 1991 September 14–16
XI National Indaba 1992
XIII EEAS 1992
Nacional de Manadas 199 You and I are of the same blood (tú y yo somos de la misma sangre)
XIV EEAS 1993 November 19–21
XII National Indaba 1994
XVI EEAS 1995
XVII EEAS 1996
XVIII EEAS 1997
XX EEAS 1999 20th anniversary
11th World Scout Moot 2000 July Tradition for Tomorrow (Tradición para el mañana)
Canditropa 2000
XXI EEAS 2000 November
XXII EEAS 2001 November
XXIII EEAS 2002 November
XXVI EEAS 2005 November 18–20

References

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  1. ^ "Centro Scout Meztitla". Asociación Scouts de México A.C.
  2. ^ "Centro Scout Meztitla" (PDF). World Scout Bureau.
  3. ^ EEAS is an acronym for Encuentro de Expresion y Arte Scout (Encounter of Expression and Scout Art)
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