Doing Good in Guatemala: Perceptions of Voluntourism in San Juan Comalapa

<p>This thesis is an exploration of host community perceptions of volunteer tourism in the context of a small community in the highlands of Guatemala called San Juan Comalapa. Voluntourism acts as a bridge between development aid and traditional tourism and therefore voluntourism organizations should act as both roles in the community. In this research I found that voluntourism organizations, particularly one organization called Long Way Home, can lean more towards one role than another in the eyes of members of the host community. Based on these findings I recommend that these organizations embrace these dual roles and engage the community as both a development organization as well as tourism operator.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Hagan, Samantha Grace

Contributors dc:contributor

• Alejandro Cerón, Ph.D.
• Esteban Gomez
• Rebecca Galemba

• Anthropology
• Development
• Latin America
• Tourism
• Voluntourism
• Latin American Languages and Societies

Statement dc:rights

• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1260

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-2260