Costa Rica’s sex tourism industry used to be the exclusive province of graying gringos groping their way through their final throbs of virility. Elderly American sex tourists — or “mongers,” as they call themselves with a touch of pride— travel to San José for catch-and-release “fishing trips,” only not the kind you’re thinking of. Instead […]

The risk for sex social workers (prostitutes) and their clients of contracting a sexually transmitted infecion (STI) has increased over the past several months, due to changes in the Costa Rica Social Security or Caja (Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social – CCSS) – in shutting down the specialized services. Nubia Ordonez Ugalde, head of the […]

Canada’s Conservative government is attempting abolish the sex trade by targeting “johns” (customers) who purchase sex and anyone else who profits from or advertises the sexual services of others. A bill tabled Wednesday by Justice Minister Peter McKay aims to overhaul Canada’s prostitution laws that views the sex trade as an illicit activity practiced by […]

By Ric0. Law can be defined as a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behaviour. Since there is no law in Costa Rica prohibiting prostitution, it can be said that prostitution or “Sex Social Work” in Costa Rica is legal. But, many of the activities surrounding it are […]

Guápiles. The owner of a bar in Guápiles de Pococí was arrested by the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) suspected of prostitution of women. The 60 year old man, identified by his last name Portuguez, was arrested Tuesday night in his bar, “El Viajero”, located some 40 metres east of the town’s soccer stadium. The […]