19th World Scout Jamboree
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| Location | Picarquín | ||
| Country | Chile | ||
| Date | 27 December 1998 to 6 January 1999 | ||
| Attendance | 30,000 Scouts (est) | ||
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The 19th World Jamboree (Spanish: 19º Jamboree Scout Mundial) in Chile, the first ever in South America, took place at a 7,400-acre (30 km2) site in the foothills of the Andes, some 38 miles (61 km) south of the capital city of Santiago. For 11 days, from 27 December 1998, to 6 January 1999, approximately 31,000 Scouts and leaders from nearly every Scout association in the world assembled for this 4-yearly event.
The jamboree theme was "Building Peace Together". The program included full days of patrol activities. These included:
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