Resumo

GALLEGOS, Oswaldo  e  LOPEZ LOPEZ, Álvaro. Tourism and territorial structure in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Invest. Geog [online]. 2004, n.53, pp.141-162. ISSN 2448-7279.

This paper deals with the issue of the territorial structure of tourism in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. To do this, the study is divided into two major parts: first, theoretical aspects, given support to our analysis, and a brief history of tourism in the Northern borderlands of Mexico are presented. Then, four basic components of the territorial structure of tourism in Ciudad Juarez are examined: natural and cultural attractions, urban land-use, communications network centred around the city and visitors and tourist flows.

Palavras-chave : Ciudad Juarez; Mexico-US borderlands tourism; territorial structure; tourist flows.