The restructuring of a coastal town due to the introduction of tourist activity: The case of Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico
This paper aims at analysing the changes that have occurred in Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico due to the establishment of the Bahías de Huatulco Integrally Planned Centre. This centre is a strategy implemented by the federal government to stimulate the regional economy through tourism. Beginning in 1984, the inhabitants of this coastal territory were relocated to a space strategically prepared for the construction of a workers’ housing area. This implied, in addition to a change of residence, the reconfiguration of their daily life. From a methodological point of view this is a qualitive research, supported by both an analysis of bibliographic sources and the use of ethnographic anthropological techniques. The results of the investigation are preliminary and derive from the research project “Cultural Heritage as Part of Sustainable Development: The Case of Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico”. At this stage, we conclude that the restructuring of the town of Huatulco is a manifestation of the resilience of the population, which adjusted the configuration of coastal communities to a form of subsistence based on tourism. Said restructuring is in a process of reorientation and alternative forms of environmental reappropriation are necessary to promote the construction of a new territory marked by diversity.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
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Instituto de Investigaciones en Turismo, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
2021
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/ayana/article/view/12478 |
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