The Interamerican Scout Jamboree is the biggest event of the Interamerican Scout Region. It is held every four years in a different country of the region. The host country is elected during the Interamerican Scout Conference. Ecuador was announced as the host of the 15th Interamerican Scout Jamboree at the XXV Interamerican Scout Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 21 September 2013.
| Year | Event | Location | Country | Name/Theme | Dates | Attendance | Nations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1st Pan-American Jamboree | Rio de Janeiro | |||||
| 1970 | 2nd Pan-American Jamboree | Asuncion | |||||
| 1974 | 3rd Pan-American Jamboree | Bogota | Integration | January 4–11, 1974 | |||
| 1981 | 4th Pan-American Jamboree | Porto Alegre |  Brazil | ||||
| 1985 | 5th Pan-American Jamboree | Kingston | |||||
| 1989 | 6th Pan-American Jamboree | Villarrica | Astral Jamboree - Southern Dreams | ||||
| 1990 | 7th Pan-American Jamboree | La Calera | Jam Am - Americas Jamboree | ||||
| 1992 | 8th Pan-American Jamboree | Tramandai | |||||
| 1994 | 9th Pan-American Jamboree | Cochabamba | December 29, 1994 - January 4, 1995 | ||||
| 1996 | 10th Pan-American Jamboree | Muxbal |  Guatemala | May 30 - April 6, 1996 | |||
| 2001 | 11th Pan-American Jamboree | Iguazu Falls | Starting with Joy | January 7–12, 2001 | 8,000 | ||
| 2005 | 12th Pan-American Scout Jamboree | San Rafael | One Continent, One Hope | January 8–16, 2005 | 7,000 | ||
| 2008 | 13th Pan-American Scout Jamboree | Cuzco | Canceled | ||||
| 2010 | 13th Pan-American Scout Jamboree | Tepoztlan | JamPan 2010 - The Adventure of the Fifth Element / Explore Our Territory, Discover Your Spirit | July 10–18, 2010 | 1,523 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 14th Interamerican Scout Jamboree |  Colombia | JamCam 2013 - I Live My Own Adventure / Rediscovery of the Americas | January 3–12, 2013 | 3,260 | 23 | |
| 2017 | 15th Interamerican Scout Jamboree | Guayaquil |  Ecuador | JamCam 2017 | December 27, 2016- January 2, 2017 | ||
| 2020 | 16th Interamerican Scout Jamboree | Foz do Iguaçu[1] | JamCam 2020 | January 4-10, 2020 | |||
| 2024Undecided | |||||||
The 13th Pan-American Scout Jamboree would have taken place in the Cuzco, Peru, in the vicinity of the famous architecture of Machu Picchu. The Association of Scouts of Peru sent a letter to retiring itself as the South American Jamboree host to "avoid paperwork" and "problems". Throughout the 12th Pan-American Scout Jamboree Argentina 2005 and 2006 Peru promoted the 13th Pan-American Scout Jamboree in Peru.
It was decided to postpone the 13th Pan-American Scout Jamboree to be held in Mexico during December 2009, to avoid the risks by the outbreak of H1N1 influenza at the time.
The Organizing Committee of 13th Pan-American Scout Jamboree made the decision to change the venue of the event, to be held from July 10 to 18 2010, from Alameda Park 2000, located in the City of Toluca, in the state of Mexico, to the Scout Training Camp "Meztitla" located in the town of Tepoztlan, in the state of Morelos.
This decision was made based on the following aspects, which were duly tested:
The official song for the JamPan 2010 was "Discover Your Spirit". The song was sung by Nudo, a Scout band from Mexico. After appearing in various events organized by the ASMAC, Nudo was excluded from participating in the JamPan 2010, where they were scheduled to do a presentation to the participants during the opening ceremony, without explanation involved.[2]
Originally this event was called "Pan-American Scout Jamboree", where countries of Latin America and the Caribbean were regular participants, but the Interamerican Scout Committee decided to change the name to "Interamerican Scout Jamboree" for including USA and Canada in this event, In the preview year, these countries were invited.
Usually, Scouts from 11 to 15 years of age had a special program during the Pan-American Scout Jamborees, but after the 2010 Interamerican Scout Conference, the Interamerican Scout Committee decided to separate the events and create the "JamCam". Scouts were placed in the Camporee, and Venturers in the Jamboree, both with similar programs and held in the same venue. JamCam will be the new promotional name for the Interamerican Scout Jamboree and Camporee, replacing the JamPan, which stood for "Jamboree Panamericano", Spanish for Pan-American Scout Jamboree.
The JamCam 2013 was planned to be held in "La Florida" Park, located in Bogota, Colombia. This park hosted the 3rd Pan-American Jamboree. By-law of the District Government as to the use of public space, the IDRD told the JamCam 2013 Organizing Committee in December 2012 that it was confirmed that "La Florida" Park would host the Jamboree and the Camporee, but they left the park open to the general public income. This puts at risk the logistical, administrative and security of the events.