Appropriation of the public and private tourist space in Mexico. A feminist cartography from the rural and urban

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to conduct a feminist analysis of the meanings of tourist visits in four geographic spaces in Mexico. The conceptual proposal of public and private space put forward by authors Celia Amorós, Michelle Rosaldo, and Consuelo Banda Cárcamo will be used to explain how the idea of such spaces has been socially, culturally, and historically constructed, and to understand the importance of women's appropriation of public tourist space. To do so, questions such as: What considerations do women take into account when deciding whether or not to visit a tourist destination? What perceptions do they have of the places they visit? And how do they appropriate them? will be raised. A mixed research approach was applied using techniques such as in-depth interviews and survey questionnaires based on five categories of analysis: entertainment-recreation, lodging, transportation, gastronomy, and companionship. Among the main findings, it was identified that there is a perception of insecurity in some public spaces and that there are predominately male-exclusive places and schedules.