The
Biggest,
Big
Whorehouse
in
Central
America
By
Christopher
Howard*
Like
Thailand,
the
Philippines,
Brazil
and many
other
countries
outside
of the
United
States,
prostitution
is
permitted
and
looked
upon
with
general
acceptance
in Costa
Rica.
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In order to control the propagation of venereal disease and AIDS, prostitutes are required by the government to undergo regular health checkups by the Ministry of Health or Ministerio de Salud in order to practice their trade legally. Most upscale brothels make sure their employees have their health papers and tests up to date.
It is therefore not surprising that many foreigners are attracted to Costa Rica because of the availability of women.
For some people, Costa Rica is a sexual paradise. Many older single retirees choose Costa Rica for this very reason. I heard some of them remark that because of the availability of young women here, they feel like they have discover the “Fountain of Youth.”
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I am not
advocating
prostitution
but am
simply
stating
that it
is
available
and does
draw
some
older
men of
retirement
age to
the
country.
I am
only
talking
about
the
“world’s
oldest
profession”
between
consenting
adults.
In San
José
there is
a myriad
of
bordellos,
cabarets,
escort
services,
massage
parlors
and bars
where an
older
man can
find
female
company.
One
Costa
Rican
remarked
jokingly
when
questioned
about
the
number
of
whorehouses
in San
José, “
In order
to put a
roof
over all
of the
houses
of ill
repute,
you
would
have to
cover
the
whole
city.”
In the
“Gringo
Gulch”
area
near
Morazán
Park two
places
come to
mind.
Key
Largo is
an
institution
that has
been
around
for more
than 25
years.
Located
in a
beautiful
colonial
mansion
directly
across
from
Parque
Morazán,
the
place
looks
like a
scene
taken
right
out of a
Humphrey
Bogart
movie.
It
offers
live
music
and
dancing
nightly.
The
world
famous
Blue
Marlin
Bar at
the
Hotel
Del Rey
is open
24
hours,
is under
the same
ownership
as the
Key
Largo
and the
sexual
epicenter
of the
city.
The
104-room
Del Rey
is a
neo-classic
building
in
downtown
San José
and
offers
all the
amenities
of a
luxury
hotel.
The
hotel is
rumored
to have
the
highest
occupancy
rate in
the
country
for a
very
good
reason.
The
“Pink
Palace,”
as it is
often
called
because
of its
pink
façade,
is “the”
place to
meet
women of
the
night
and
experience
the most
sizzling
nightlife
in
Central
America.
Most
evenings
are
standing
room
only in
the bar.
Hundreds
of
shapely
Latin
women
strut
their
stuff
show off
their
wares.
Customers
have
their
choice
of
beauties
from
Costa
Rica,
Colombia,
Nicaragua,
Panama
and the
Dominican
Republic.
All
shapes
and
sizes
are
available
for a
variety
of
tastes.
Many
male
guests
come to
Costa
Rica for
a couple
of weeks
and
never
leave
the
hotel.
Everything
they
need is
right
under
one
roof.
Men who
have
been to
brothels
all over
the
would
who say
they
have
never
been in
a place
with so
many
beautiful
women
from
which to
choose.
You can
go
Youtube
and type
in Hotel
Del Rey
to get
an idea
of what
the
place is
like.
*Christopher
Howard
conducts
the ONLY
legally
licensed
(ICT)
monthly
relocation/retirement
tours in
Costa
Rica. He
is also
the
author/publisher
of the
forthcoming
680-page
16th
edition
of “The
New
Golden
Door to
Retirement
and
Living
in Costa
Rica,”
the new
second
edition
of “The
Official
Guide to
Costa
Rican
Spanish,”
and “The
Guide to
Real
Estate
in Costa
Rica.” | |
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