Turismo y Patrimonio en la Quebrada de Humahuaca. Lugar, actores y conflictos en la definición de un destino turístico: Claudia Troncoso. Tenerife: Pasos Edita (2012)

Abstract

The present critique review explores the limitations of Troncoso´s view respecting to the real estate effects in Humahuaca, Argentina. Some spaces are commoditized others are undermined. She argues convincingly that tourism growth, since the XXth century, has been on the agenda of the Argentine government simply because it represents a fertile ground for fresh incomes. The book is formed by seven chapters which explore not only the consequences of tourism in local communities, like the Quebrada de Huamahuaca, but the practices and behaviors these places generate. What this book discusses is to what an extent the concept of patrimony delineates the attractiveness of places, while ignoring others. Methodically speaking, the research is based on a combination of primary and secondary sources, which ranges from documents produced by tourism related organizations, towards solid statistics respecting to the tourism promotion. Additionally, journals, newspapers and other sources are used to guide the investigation of the research’s fieldwork. The gap generated by the lack of information was fulfilled by personal interviews to key person