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{{Infobox WorldScouting |type = event | image = 19 wsj logo.png | caption | Official badge | name = 19th World Scout Jamboree | location = Picarquín | country = Chile | f-date = 1998-12-27 to 1999-01-06 | members = 30,000 Scouts ([[Estimate|est]])}} | {{Infobox WorldScouting |type = event | image = 19 wsj logo.png | caption | Official badge | name = 19th World Scout Jamboree | location = [[Picarquín]] | country = [[Chile]] | f-date = 1998-12-27 to 1999-01-06 | members = 30,000 Scouts ([[Estimate|est]])}} | ||
The '''19th World Jamboree''' in Chile, the first ever in South America, took place at a | The '''19th World Jamboree''' in [[Chile]], the first ever in [[South America]], took place at a {{convert|7400|acre|km2|sing=on}} site in the foothills of the Andes, some {{convert|38|mi|km}} south of the capital city of Santiago. For 11 days, from December 27, 1998, to January 6, 1999, approximately 31,000 Scouts and leaders from nearly every Scouting association in the world assembled for a festival of friendship and Scouting spirit. | ||
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The jamboree theme of "Building Peace Together" was evident everywhere. And when jamboree Scouts weren't busy making new friends and exchanging mementos, they participated enthusiastically in a program that included full days of patrol activities. | The jamboree theme of "Building Peace Together" was evident everywhere. And when jamboree Scouts weren't busy making new friends and exchanging mementos, they participated enthusiastically in a program that included full days of patrol activities. | ||
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* A tournament trail of physical challenges and typical games from all across the Americas. | * A tournament trail of physical challenges and typical games from all across the Americas. | ||
* A day of community service in nearby villages. | * A day of community service in nearby villages. | ||
* An overnight hike through the site's | * An overnight hike through the site's {{convert|5700|acre|km2}} of rugged and desert-like countryside. | ||
* Day visits to area farms, fruit-packing factories, and mining works - ending with a country barbecue and folklore activity in Rancagua, the region's capital city. | * Day visits to area farms, fruit-packing factories, and mining works - ending with a country barbecue and folklore activity in Rancagua, the region's capital city. | ||
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