Scuba1 wrote:
And its not even close to April
Disneyworld already exists - its called the "Zona Roja" in San Jose
Seriously.....if Disney did come to Costa Rica, it would give new meaning to "Mr Toads Wild Ride"
Since it would not be located in/near San Jose, and there is very little to see there for the average person (I mean would
you travel to see San Jose?) even if it did come it would likely have little impact on those tourists there for "other" persuits" - then again it might.
OTOH, I've seen far too many threads on CRT whip guys up into a frenzy over little to nothing - so until Cinderella's castle goes up (and boy, could I suggest an attraction located there that would really pack 'em in
) or the official announcement from Disney - I'm not going to worry about it.***
Euro Disney changed little in France - Latin Disney - in Costa Rica - the more I think about it - could have numerous ramifications for us, not all positive - but as I say, lets not worry about what has not happened, and may well never happen. Based on PVT post, looks like this may well be the case
***I'm not even suggesting the laws regarding prostitution would be changed for the following reasons:
Much of the rest of the world has a more tolerant and enlightened view than the USA where our Puritan heritage continues to plague us regarding all things sexual
Prostitution in Costa Rica is tolerated for the local population - it was not instituted to give Costa Rica status as a sex tourist destination - the actual amount of sex tourists as well as the women who engage in the sex trade is small even versus the <small> population of Costa Rice.
Anyway, as the late great Irish Drifter posted, prostitution is not so much "legal" as it is not "illegal"
Anywhere there are men with money to spend there will be prostitution--even in the surrounding area of a Disney property.
Do not remember where I read it but somewhere it was stated that no country in the world spends more per capital on sex and sex related items (movies, books, toys, etc.) than the "puritan" (hypocritical) USA.
There is no law here (Costa Rica) making prostitution illegal nor is there a law making it legal. There are laws making the profiting from prostitution (pimping) illegal.
As for it being tolerated here, I would tend to think it is a little more than tolerated. Even eliminating the hand full of places whose primary business is catering to the sex tourist, there are still over 100 MPs with an average of 10 chicas per MP. There are over 150 bars with rooms and open to chicas "working" in the bars and renting the rooms. There are approximately 30 strip/night clubs with rooms for the chicas to use. Just in the greater San Jose area there are over 50 hotels where you can rent a room short time (by the hour). Almost every barrio has at least 1 or 2 or more chicas "freelancing" in the barrio (many are und***ge). There are several hundred chicas who work solely by appointment thru ads in the newspapers, the internet, and social media. The largest and most popular local web site among the Ticos is the adult section of the Foro de Costa Rica. The last figures I saw from the CR government estimated there were over 6000 women working in the profession at least part time. That is almost 1.5 % of the total population and over 5% of the females between the age of 18 and 40. Yes, the sex tourism is a small percentage, and really only tolerated by the officials. Most individuals here want sex tourism done away with. As for the sex industry among the Ticos, it is more something that exists without being talked about, and most wives seem to expect the men to partake. But it is more than "tolerated" it is big business here!!
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