Scouting And Guiding In Guatemala
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movement in
Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
is served by: * Asociación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Guatemala, member of the
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*
Asociación de Scouts de Guatemala The Asociación de Scouts de Guatemala is the national Scouting organization of Guatemala. Scouting was founded in Guatemala in September 24, 1920 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1930. The association had x ...
, member of the
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* ''Scouts Independientes de Guatemala (Scouts Baden Powell de Guatemala)'', member of the
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* ''Asociacion de Heraldos de Baden Powell''


International Scouting units in Guatemala

In addition, there are American Boy Scouts in
Guatemala City Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nest ...
, linked to the
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branch of the
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, which supports units around the world. {{Scout-stub