The Residential Tourism in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. An Interpretation of its Life Cycle

The second home tourism in Valle de Bravo (Mexico State) arises from the consolidation of its dam, initiating a process of transformation not only scenic, but territorial and socioeconomic, which in addition, it has set a line for this destination to become one of the most important tourist sites of the State of Mexico. The objective of this paper is to carry out a characterization of the stages that Valle de Bravo has had, due to the proliferation of residences since its beginning as a tourist site until the present time, analyzing its possible growth trend for the next few years. In order to perform this analysis, we used the tourism life cycle model, where various quantitative and qualitative variables were used to exemplify how Valle de Bravo has evolved. This analysis shows that the area is approaching to a load capacity limit, which means a greater impact in the area, mainly in its most important resources: the physical space and its high landscape and natural value.