Negotiating Paradise: U.S. Tourism and Empire in Twentieth-Century Latin America

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Paradise E Negotiating e The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill Paradise E Negotiating U.S. Tourism and Empire in Twentieth-Century Latin America dennis merrill ∫ 2009 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by Jacquline Johnson Set in Minion by Keystone Typesetting, Inc. Parts of this book have been reprinted with permission in revised form from ‘‘Negotiating Cold War Paradise: U.S. Tourism, Economic Planning, and Cultural Modernity in Twentieth Century Puerto Rico,’’ Diplomatic History 25 (Spring 2001): 179–214. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Merrill, Dennis. Negotiating paradise : U.S. tourism and empire in twentieth-century Latin America / Dennis Merrill. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8078-3288-2 (cloth: alk. paper) isbn 978-0-8078-5904-9 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. United States—Relations—Latin America. 2. Latin America—Relations—United States. 3. Americans—Latin America—History—20th century. 4. Tourists—Latin America—History—20th century. 5. Tourism—Latin America—History—20th century. 6. Tourism—Political aspects—Latin America—History—20th century. 7. Tourism—Social aspects—Latin America—History—20th century. 8. Latin America—Civilization—American influences. I. Title. e1418.m453 2009 303.48%280730904—dc22 2009009380 cloth 13 12 11 10 09 5 4 3 2 1 paper 13 12 11 10 09 5 4 3 2 1 For my daughters, Nikki, Iris, & Willa, and the places they’ll go This page intentionally left blank ...