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 | |||
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| Owner | Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C. | ||
| Location | Tepoztlán, Morelos | ||
| Country | Mexico | ||
| Coordinates | 18°59′39″N 99°05′11″W / 18.9941°N 99.0864°W | ||
| Founded | 1956 | ||
| Founder | Paul E. Loewe | ||
| Director | Francisco Banda García | ||
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Background edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "Centro Scout Meztitla". Asociación Scouts de México A.C.
- ^ "Centro Scout Meztitla" (PDF). World Scout Bureau.
- ^ EEAS is an acronym for Encuentro de Expresion y Arte Scout (Encounter of Expression and Scout Art)