Residential Tourism

Mason R. McWatters is a doctoral student in Geography at The University of Texas at Austin, where he previously earned a Master of Arts degree in Latin American Studies. His research interests are based in Central America and include such themes as consumption-oriented migration, representations of place and landscape, the socio-spatial effects of tourism, and the dynamic tension between preservation and development.

• Chapter One: Understanding Residential TourismChapter Two: Spatial Interpretations: Seeing Landscape, Sensing PlaceChapter Three: Locating Boquete in Space and TimeChapter Four: Longing for Landscape: Assessing Residential Tourists’ Experiences of BoqueteChapter Five: The Estranging Place: Assessing Native Residents’ Experiences of BoqueteChapter Six: ConclusionAppendix One: Boquete: a pueblo that is living the last days of its history. Written by Ulices UrriolaAppendix Two: This is the story of a farmer who sold his land to a foreigner for a great amount of money. Written by Ulices UrriolaAppendix Three: Methodological Notes References

Overall, the book is a valuable piece of research that is very well written and includes an excellent literature review and the discussion of the qualitative work that helps understand the experiences of residential tourists/local people and the meanings they give to the place/space of the town of Boquete in Panama as a promising residential tourism destination.