Guías de México (''Guides of Mexico'') is the national Guiding organization of

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. It serves 5,196 members (as of 2008). Founded in 1930, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association supporting the Girl Guides, female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, ...

in 1948 and a full member in 1957. WAGGGS' world centre ''

Our Cabaña Our Cabaña (or Nuestra Cabaña) is an international Girl Guide centre of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) located in Cuernavaca, Mexico, It opened in July 1957 as a Baden-Powell centennial memorial. The centre can hou ...

'', in

Cuernavaca, Mexico Cuernavaca (; nci-IPA, Cuauhnāhuac, kʷawˈnaːwak "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D. The na ...

, opened in 1957.

Program

The association is divided in 6 sections according to age:worldguiding.net
* ''Girasoles'' - ages 4 to 7 * ''Haditas'' - ages 7 to 10 * ''Guías'' - ages 10 to 13 * ''Guías intermedias'' - ages 13 to 16 * ''Guías mayores'' - ages 16 to 19 * ''Cadetes'' - ages 18

Ticalli

''Ticalli'' ("Your Home" in

Nahuatl language Nahuatl (; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan languages, Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahuas, Nahua peoples, most of whom live mainly in ...

) is a hotel opened to Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from all over the world. Accommodation is in dormitories or double rooms and there are five bathroom units. This allows Guías de México to receive 60 Girl Guides and Girl Scouts at a time. The Guide shop and National Headquarters are also located on the same premises.

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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guias de Mexico World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member organizations Scouting and Guiding in Mexico Youth organizations established in 1930

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Ticalli

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