Del turismo escolar y sanitario infantil al turismo social: colonias de vacaciones en la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abstract The early twentieth century saw the rise of vacation camps for frail children as educational and health-giving experiences provided by medical and philanthropic organizations. This article analyzes some of these early experiences, seen here as the predecessors of social tourism, in the Province of Buenos Aires. A combination of written sources are examined, mainly institutional reports, periodicals such as the Monitor de la Educación Común – published by the Consejo Nacional de Educación (National Board of Education) – or laws, with photographs and plans for different examples....