Touristification and urban extractivism in Latin American destinations. Heritage and conflicts in Antigua Guatemala (Guatemala) and Cartagena de Indias (Colombia)

TRIVI, NICOLÁS ALBERTO; MOSCOSO, FLORENCIA VIVIANA; MORALES BLANCO, NINFA MARIELA

Journal of Urban Affairs

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2023

0735-2166

Tourismis linked to new dynamics of capital accumulation in a wide varietyof destinations worldwide, boosting the attraction of real estateinvestments. In Latin America, the State promoted tourism, advocatingfor the commodification of urban land leading to the regeneration ofdifferent historical centers, andthento displacement and segregation of the local population. Heritagerecognition policies were a necessary part of triggering this trend,articulated with other urban dynamics, such as gentrification. Visualdimension of built environment understood as an urban landscape is akey in tourist and residential practices, as well as in investmentstrategies. Following an instrumental multiple study case strategybased on primary and secondary sources, and by fieldwork includinginterviews and photographic record, this article analyzestouristification in Antigua Guatemala (Guatemala) and Cartagena deIndias (Colombia), drawing on the theoretical concept of urbanextractivism, and its relation with heritagization and gentrificationprocesses. Both cities were founded during the colonial period, wentthrough a heritagization process and are now consolidated asinternational tourist destinations. As a conclusion, touristificationis considered as an expression of urban extractivism based on thereification of the built environment, in turn rooted on heritagerecognition policies, overlapped with gentrification.p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; direction: ltr; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; orphans: 0; widows: 0 }p.cjk { font-family: "Calibri"; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Calibri"; so-language: hi-IN }a:link { color: #000000 }