Meztitla Scout Camp School

Meztitla Scout Camp School
Owner Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C.
Location Tepoztlán, Morelos
Country Mexico
Founded 1956
Founder Paul E. Loewe
Director Francisco Banda García
Website
http://www.tepoz.com.mx/meztitla/

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 3,430m Sierra del Ajusco-Chichinauhtzin, in the Yautepec River watershed, the place is about 50 minutes south of Mexico City and 40 minutes from Cuernavaca.

The Meztitla Scout Camp School was born thanks to Scouting notable Dr. 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, to include 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.

Important events

Event Year Date Theme/Name
II EEAS* 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 Camporee1990
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 Manadas199 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

Coordinates: 18°59′39″N 99°05′11″W / 18.9941°N 99.0864°W / 18.9941; -99.0864

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