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Scouting in Puerto Rico

Scouting in Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico Council of the Boy Scouts of America
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Boy Scouts attending the opening of the Caribbean National Wildlife Refuge Complex and Caribbean Ecological Service Field Office in Boquerón, Puerto Rico
 
Puerto Rico Council
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Puerto Rico Council shoulder patch
Concilio de Puerto Rico
Owner Boy Scouts of America
Age range Cub Scouting: 7–10 (Male youth)
Boy Scouts: 11–17 (Male youth)
Venturing and Sea Scouting: 14–20 (Co-ed youth)
All programs: 18 and over (Co-ed adults)
Headquarters Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Location All 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico, including Vieques and Culebra
Country Puerto Rico
Founded November 15, 1927
Membership 9,700+
President Dr. Ángel Velázquez
Scout Executive María Molinelli, Esq.
Council Commissioner Pedro Caez Sierra
Website
Puerto Rico Council Facebook
 
Guajataka Scout Reservation
Owner Puerto Rico Council
Headquarters San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Location Guajataca Lake
Country Puerto Rico
Coordinates 18°22′3.41″N 66°55′12.38″W / 18.3676139°N 66.9201056°W / 18.3676139; -66.9201056
Founded 1938
Director Félix Berríos
Ranger Leopoldo "Junior" Alicea
Program Director Juan Laboy
 
Caribe Girl Scout Council
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Map of Caribe Girl Scout Council and its campsites
Owner Girl Scouts of the USA
Headquarters San Juan, Puerto Rico
Location All 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico, including Vieques and Culebra
Country United States
Founded 1926 (1926)
Executive Director Ness Marie Tollinche
Program Director Denise Sambolín
Website
cgspr.org
 

Scouting in Puerto Rico has a long history, from the 1920s to the present day, serving both boys and girls. Troops, Venturing Crews and Sea Scouting units are part of the Boy Scouts of America, for both boys and girls, or the Girl Scouts of the USA, for girls. Several campsites are owned and maintained by these organizations.

Puerto Rican Boy Scouting is served by the Puerto Rico Council (Spanish: Concilio de Puerto Rico) of the Boy Scouts of America. Founded in 1927 as the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Council and part of the Northeast Region of the Boy Scouts of America, but the Virgin Islands District was separated into a new Virgin Islands Council in 1965.

Thousands of youth and volunteers participate in four programs, Cub Scouting, Boy Scouts, Venturing and Sea Scouting, with the mission of preparing youth to make correct choices ethically and morally for their future by learning the Scout Law and Scout Promise. The council serves more than 6,200 youth and 3,500 volunteers in more than 300 units.

The Puerto Rico Council is divided into six districts, all named based on the Taíno name of each of the districts' base area:

Puerto Rico is the only council of the BSA where the Spanish translation is in primary usage.

A Scout is: – Un Escucha es:

Guajataka Scout Reservation or Campamento Guajataka, often simply referred to as Guajataka and nicknamed Santuario de Amistad (English: Sanctuary of Friendship), is the Puerto Rico Council's camp reservation, located at the northwest part of the island in San Sebastián annex to Guajataca Lake. Camp Guajataka is the reservation where Scouts and leaders of the Boy Scouts of America program attend for recreational activities, summer camp, seminars, leadership training and Scouting-related meetings.


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