TOURISM AND TERRITORIAL DYNAMICS: ORGANIZATION AND INFLUENCE OF TOURIST ACTIVITIES IN MARRACUENE- MOZAMBIQUE

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the influence of tourist activities on the Marracuene district in Mozambique, having Macaneta beach as an inductor of this process. The main objective is to point out how tourism has been structured on Macaneta beach, as well as the unfolding that have accompanied this process. We found that tourism has influenced the territorial dynamics of Marracuene, as well as that the tourism activities themselves have resulted in changes both in the organizational structure of tourism and in the relationships that are established. The methodology used for data collection is based on orality and observation, as semi-structured interviews were conducted with some residents, as well as local, public institutions. It was possible to realize that a large part of the transformations taking place in this territory are aimed at attracting tourists, because in order for this activity to grow and be structured, it has to meet the requirements of the current tourist, who seeks beyond exuberant places and leisure, the comfort.