Remember Me? Last Jump to page: Results 1 to 10 of Thread: Puerto Plata prostitution and its effect on the local economy. Thread Tools Show Printable Version. Puerto Plata prostitution and its effect on the local economy Everyone here probably already know of the reputation of Sosua and Cabarete Lets get straight to the point - Sosua and Cabarete used to be great vacation spots for families but now have been taken over by the Sex tourism crowd and all the evils that follow said group.
Recently a DR news station did a report on whether we should change the laws on prostitution, its effects on the local economy , who visits these locations looking for sex , what do the prostitutes think of the situation and what the government is doing. This pushes the local women and some men into prostitution. The grand majority of the sex tourists are African American men with a minority of Europeans. As for the prostitutes, many are of Haitian origin and well as women from other provinces of the DR.
My personal opinion: As a Dominican i believe that Sosua and Cabarete need to be cleaned up and returned to its former self as it provides higher development and higher revenue to everyone involved including the locals. It is honestly a shame and would feel sorry if the Jewish refugees who founded said town knew what their haven has been turned into. Knowing the background of most of these "tourists" i know for a fact that they will soon start using their favorite R-Card and once again blame us of R Jumbo , Yourmaninvegas disliked this post.
Originally Posted by Estrelleta Everyone here probably already know of the reputation of Sosua and Cabarete If you feel so passionately about the current status of Sosua and POP, I suggest you take on the corrupt local officials, politicians and business people that have allowed this to happen.
Get a woman's group to protest nightly in the street, get the national press involved, shame the pimps and ho's etc. The problem is, Dominicans talk a lot, get all passionate, but take very little real action. Don't take this as a dig personally, I'm just pointing out the reality. If you want change, take action and be prepared to fight for it, potentially literally.
