Resumo: The following article has the objective of accounting for the urban growth registered in three Mexican cities: Acapulco, Guerrero; Cancún, Quintana Roo and Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. As well as establishing the bond that there is between the urban and demographic growth with the development of touristic activity in the aforementioned urban settlements. The importance of analyzing the three selected cities is that it was just in the XX century when they took great relevance. Even though it is worth mentioning that their gestation process has not been in the same years nor conditions. However, it is convenient to find out among other questions: How many hectares have been urbanized? And, how is their urban planning? It is convenient to say that several authors have questioned such topics in a particular way.The present article contributes in the aspect that it shows the three case studies and that the data is updated. Likewise, in this paper, the mechanisms that have been implemented for their urban planning are mentioned.
