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[[Image:WAGGGS-WOSMWestHemMap-World.png|thumb|Member countries of the InterAmerican Scout Region, note several Pacific island chains are linked to the IASR through mainland political ties]] | [[Image:WAGGGS-WOSMWestHemMap-World.png|thumb|Member countries of the InterAmerican Scout Region, note several Pacific island chains are linked to the IASR through mainland political ties]] | ||
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 | 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]]. Even today, the Interamerican Region exists more for the benefit of countries south of the [[Rio Grande]], as evidenced by the website being only in Spanish; consequently, the [[Boy Scouts of America|United States]] and [[Scouts Canada|Canada]] do not participate as vigorously in regional activities as do other national organizations around the world. | ||
[[Image:badge earned in the InterAmerican Scout Region.png|left|thumb|badge earned in the InterAmerican Scout Region]] | [[Image:badge earned in the InterAmerican Scout Region.png|left|thumb|badge earned in the InterAmerican Scout Region]] |