There is no indigenous word to say tourism.: Large-scale tourism and its impact on Guaraní populations.

Abstract

This paper make an aproach to the creation of protected natural areas in territories of indigenous ancestral occupation, especially when protected areas develop as poles of international tourism. The study discusses the specific case of large-scale tourism in the Iguazu area, in northern Argentina. At Iguazu is located the most relevant tourist point in the country, the Iguazu Falls. This inquiry is part of long-term projects in the area, within the framework of historical-ethnographic research methodologies. Empirically we use documentary sources, ethnographic records and conversation fragments. On the theoretical level, the aim of this paper is to contribute to the field of reflections on extractive industries, conflicts between environment, conservation and socio-environmental impact from an ethnographic perspective focused on indigenous populations