Abstract
The contribution of tourism to peacebuilding in areas emerging from destructive conflicts has been primarily examined from the perspectives of economic recovery and reconciliation between antagonist groups. Yet we argue that the study of the tourism-peace nexus in post-conflict spaces should engage further in analysing issues of power, social justice, and development. The present article aims to enrich this debate by discussing the case of Montes de María, a war-stricken Colombian region where empowered communities are harnessing tourism as a means to defend local visions of peace and sustainable development, while neo-liberal approaches threaten to create new forms of dispossession in the post-conflict transition. Drawing on qualitative research, we explore the opportunities that tourism presents for the rural communities in the region to resist structural violence and support their emancipatory struggle for self-determination and the defence of their livelihoods.
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