Costa Rica Travel Posts

Costa Rica and Sex Tourism

Many people may not be aware but prostitution is actually legal Costa Rica. We have discussed sex tourism a few of times on our blog but do not like to write about it too often as we are not proponents of this mentality or approach and more importantly would prefer traffic looking for this type of vacation not land on our site. We will in future put together a study on this one little dark secret of Costa Rica.

This is post however is simply to point out what appears to be happening now. According to some news sources like this one the sex industry in Costa Rica has grown quite significantly throughout the global economic downturn. An influx of Latin American foreigners who have fled their countries in search of work is what is apparently being blamed for an increase in prostitution and a reduction in the cost of doing business (i.e. what prostitutes get paid for their work). Although Costa Rica has always had foreign prostitutes since the global downturn has hit certain Latin American countries quite hard it looks like it may bet getting a lot worse.

Families traveling to Costa Rica really need not worry about this with regards to their children being potentially exposed to this kind of thing. As it is legal, it is also fairly well controlled and as such is only really visible in specific locations. If you are taking a trip to Costa Rica with a good agency like this one, than you can be sure that your vacation specialist will surely advise against areas where this business occurs. They will most certainly tell you which destinations you need to steer clear of if you don’t want to see prostitution during your trip to this (all things considered) wonderful country.