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The Interamerican Region is the divisional office of the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization Of The Scout Movement , headquartered in Santiago, Chile . The InterAmerican Region services Scouting in the Western Hemisphere, both North and South America . Until the 1960s, the Region serviced only Mexico, Central and South America, with Canada and the United States serviced through the then-named "Boy Scouts International Bureau" in Ottawa, Canada . The headquarters of the InterAmerican Region has moved progressively southward since its inception, starting in Havana, Cuba , from 1946 to 1960; moving briefly to Kingston, Jamaica , in 1960; immediately relocating to Mexico City, Mexico , between 1960 and 1968; then to San José, Costa Rica , between 1968 and 1992; most recently relocating to Santiago, Chile , from 1992 to the present. The InterAmerican Region contains one of the six countries with no Scouting organization, Cuba , due to political constraints within the country. This region is the counterpart of the Western Hemisphere Region of the World Association Of Girl Guides And Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). EXTERNAL LINKS AND REFERENCES
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