And it is regularly and endlessly reported by the local press and television. It is also covered in the annual reports of the U. State Department regarding prostitution and the international trafficking of minors.
Government statistics prove that the problem is prevalently domestic in origin, but regardless this has been ignored by foreign governments that have blacklisted Costa Rica as a haven for pedophiles.
However, the Costa Rica government deals harshly with those criminals they arrest. A small number of hotels might be tolerant with guests bringing in prostitutes, but all are vigilant in protecting themselves and guests from entering with minors through verifying identification such as checking of passports or national identification cards.
There are s of bars, nightclubs, private clubs and restaurants that welcome the business that prostitution brings. Prostitutes will tip the management or doorman to let them in or provide a sex favor in return. Many of the hotels bars allow it, as long as the hookers do not openly not hassle solicit their business. And just about all the escort services provide services to gay and lesbian, so it is best to contact the service and find out what they do provide.
It is pretty much accepted as a way of life and is wide spread in Costa Rica unless the owners of the establishment posts out front or have on their website that they do not allow such behavior, especially if the establishment is family orientated. It does not matter if you are in the Pacific coast tourist packed fishing and surfing town of Jaco, to the small fishing community of Golfito Southern end on the Pacific coast , or the Caribbean's port city of Limon, or at some off-the-beaten path bar in the Northern Plains, prostitution is wide spread and it caters to all forms of sexual enjoyments.
