El parque ecoarqueológico Xcaret: apuntes sobre su modelo de negocio y organización

Checa-Artasu, Martín M.

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“…Several cases show this tendency, such as the potter's community of Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, or the revitalization of the traditional ceremonies among the Comcaac (Seri) communities on the Sonora Central Cost area. On the other hand, there are opposite examples as well, such as the case of Xcaret, where Mayan culture has been dramatized to satisfy the tourist [30], or La Fiesta Grande of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, where its commercialization is getting more important than the ceremony itself, creating serious tensions among the members of the community. Tourism as a result of cultural activity is a serious cause of cultural changes (for better or for worse) that affect the culture of the ones involved [31].…”

Section: Heritage Tourism In the Actual Situationmentioning

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Archaeological Attractions Marketing: Some Current Thoughts on Heritage Tourism in Mexico

2022

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Tourism activity in general, with the heritage tourism sector in particular, represented the second inflow of foreign currency to Mexico in 2019 (pre-pandemic), with more than USD 24 million. According to local polls, the main purpose of travel is leisure. However, more than half of tourists (local and foreigner) who visit Mexico enjoy/visit an archaeological site, a museum, and/or a local community. The latter illustrates that the heritage tourism sector is a vital axis within the national and local economy, as well as to promote its research, conservation, and diffusion. Researchers claim that it can also be an important component for the cultural revitalization of communities. However, how well does a community benefit from the tourist activity of any particular heritage/archaeological site? Can they feel any connection with it if only a handful of community members benefit from it? Using the Cancun example, we will talk about the concept of “heritage tourism”, not only for its economic value but also for its potential for social/cultural assessments for local heritage. Secondly, we talk about how archaeology is performed and how pre-Hispanic sites play along as a tourist attraction, particularly from the Mexican perspective.

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Archaeological Attractions Marketing: Some Current Thoughts on Heritage Tourism in Mexico

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“…The Maya occupied Xcaret from the Late Formative period (400 BCE to 100 CE) through the colonial era, and the site reached its zenith during the Postclassic period (1100 to 1500 CE) (A. Andrews ; E. Andrews and A. Andrews ; Con, , ; Con and Jordan D. ). Beginning in the mid‐1980s, private investors purchased the land and oversaw construction of the park (Checa Artasu ). But rather than conserve the area's existing features, the investors created artificial attractions.…”

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“…Today, the Xcaret park spans approximately eighty hectares and offers more than one million visitors per year the opportunity to swim in underground rivers and cenotes, snorkel along a coral reef, and see flora and fauna in botanical gardens and in turtle and butterfly pavilions (Checa Artasu ; Molleda and Jain ; Papanicolaou ; Walker ). The park also allows tourists to walk past consolidated structures that form part of the Xcaret archaeological site, visit a replica of a Maya village with staged depictions of ancient Maya life, and watch the choreographed night show México Espectacular .…”

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“…As many scholars have noted, the park's presentation of the natural world, and particularly of Maya history and culture, is problematic (e.g., Checa Artasu ; Clark and Muñoz‐Fernández, ; Papanicolaou ; Walker ). Several have rightly argued, for instance, that the park incorrectly portrays the Maya as having existed only in the past—a portrayal that denies the considerable history of Maya resistance, rebellion, and survival in the face of immense change.…”

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Creating Nature in the Yucatan Peninsula: Social Inequality and the Production of Eco‐Archaeological Parks

Kurnick

2019

American Anthropologist

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Over the last several decades, scholars have reexamined the importance of spatiality to human life and argued that space produces and is produced by social relationships. This article adopts such a relational understanding of space to examine the production of eco-archaeological tourist attractions in the eastern Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and beyond. Specifically, this article considers the common practice of declaring areas encompassing archaeological sites as nature parks or wildernesses. Because so many sites are currently located in areas that have been deemed natural, scholars cannot fully understand the contemporary production of archaeological space without examining the historic production of nature and wilderness. Using the Xcaret Eco-Archaeological Park and the Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh, this article shows that although the creation of archaeological nature parks frequently harms indigenous peoples through processes of spatial colonization and spatial commodification, the production of such spaces can also enable and empower local, marginalized groups. [wilderness, political authority social inequality, community archaeology, the Maya] RESUMEN En lasúltimas décadas, investigadores han reexaminado la importancia de la espacialidad a la vida humana y argumentado que el espacio produce y es producido por las relaciones sociales. Este artículo adopta tal entendimiento relacional del espacio para examinar la producción de atracciones turísticas eco-arqueológicas en el oriente de la península de Yucatán de México y más allá. Específicamente, este artículo considera la práctica común de declararáreas que abarcan sitios arqueológicos como parques de naturaleza o selva. Debido a que muchos sitios están actualmente localizados enáreas que han sido consideradas naturales, investigadores no pueden entender completamente la producción contemporánea de espacio arqueológico sin examinar la producción histórica de la naturaleza y la selva. Usando el Xcaret Eco-Archaelogical Park y el Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh, este artículo muestra que, aunque la creación de parques naturales arqueológicos afecta frecuentemente a los pueblos Indígenas a través de procesos de colonización espacial y comodificación espacial, la producción de tales espacios puede también posibilitar y empoderar a grupos marginados locales. [selva, autoridad política, desigualdad social, arqueología de comunidad, los maya]

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La diversité bioculturelle dans la tourmente touristique au cœur de l’arrière-pays maya (Mexique)

Jouault¹,

Giustinianovic

Koh

2020

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La investigación acumulada en tres décadas pertenecientes a campos como la biología de la conservación, lingüística y antropología de culturas contemporáneas, etnobiología y etnoecología, ha coincidido en un punto: la biodiversidad mundial será efectivamente preservada en la medida que se proteja la diversidad cultural y viceversa. La región de Mesoamérica que incluye territorio de México y de algunos países centroamericanos, es una de las regiones de mayor riqueza en el mundo, En efecto, México y Centroamérica no son únicamente ricos biológicamente, también presenta una alta diversidad cultural representada por más de 100 grupos indígenas, con una población estimada de 18 millones. Dado lo anterior, el presente trabajo sintetiza información sobre las relaciones entre pueblos indios y recursos naturales de la región. El objetivo principal de este proyecto fue la creación de un atlas Etnoecológico, a través del manejo espacialmente referenciado acerca de los pueblos indígenas de México y Centroamérica y sus relaciones con las principales zonas ecológicas, áreas naturales protegidas y áreas prioritarias para la conservación de la biodiversidad, Además, el atlas ofrece información sobre estudios publicados referentes a visión, conocimiento .y manejo de recursos naturales por parte de los grupos indígenas. Este atlas aporta herramientas para la planeación y comunicación entre comunidades y organizaciones indígenas; ONG's, gobiernos nacionales, agencias internacionales e instituciones académicas e investigadores interesados en la región.

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El parque ecoarqueológico Xcaret: apuntes sobre su modelo de negocio y organización

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Archaeological Attractions Marketing: Some Current Thoughts on Heritage Tourism in Mexico

Archaeological Attractions Marketing: Some Current Thoughts on Heritage Tourism in Mexico

Creating Nature in the Yucatan Peninsula: Social Inequality and the Production of Eco‐Archaeological Parks

La diversité bioculturelle dans la tourmente touristique au cœur de l’arrière-pays maya (Mexique)

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