title: [From educational and health tourism for children to social tourism: vacation camps in the Province of 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. I argue that these buildings were both physical and cultural "brands" in the places where they were located, and that their architectural structure encapsulated ideas about leisure space and cures in unique natural environments.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseño, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina, pbruno@mdp.edu.ar.
authors.forename: Perla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bruno
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D002165:Camping / Q000266:history*; D002648:Child; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D057193:Medical Tourism / Q000266:history; D014195:Travel / Q000266:history