The Beginnings of Tourism in Mexico During the Second Half of the 19th Century and the Porfiriato Period Through the Press

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Keywords:

tourist, tourist practices, tourism industry, porfiriato

Abstract

This work is an approximation to the beginnings of Tourism in Mexico in xix century and porfiriato. Their sources are the nineteenth-
century press published in the period. Mexican newspapers, published between the years 1850-1910. The objective of this work is to analyze the clues in the primary sources to know the way in which the tourist trip developed in our country from its “arrival” until its adoption by the Porfirian elite. In this paper we also recover some evidences of bussines, services, transport and lucrative activities associated with Tourism to affirm there was already an incipient Tourism industry in our country in the Porfirian era.

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Published

2025-04-10

How to Cite

Pérez Alfaro, M. M. (2025). The Beginnings of Tourism in Mexico During the Second Half of the 19th Century and the Porfiriato Period Through the Press. Revista Taller Universidad De Guanajuato, 1(1), 11–27. Retrieved from https://servicioseditoriales.unam.mx/taller_ojs33015_2024/index.php/rtug/article/view/131