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Old 10-06-2005, 01:21 PM   #1
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In this months GQ magazine, there is a third part of their three part series on "sex tourism". This month they are talking about costa rica, which they claim has the hottest women, is the safest, and American men are flocking to every year.
The sex tourism industry went from like 400,000 visitors in a year in the 90's to like 1.4 million last year. Prostitution is totally legal there, and apparently the women are drop dead gorgeous. The only negative (depending on what guy you ask) is that some of the girls are underage, yet have papers stating they are 18. This is of course, not something i'd be interested in, and I'm personally against.

The fembots in the United States are trying to put pressure on the U.S. gov't to shut down companies that offer sex tours to costa rica insinuating that a good majority are underage. They've already got one such business in NYC shut down, but a "middle man" is not needed if you are going there with just your buddies.

Costa Rica has world class fishing, resorts, and is only a 4 hour flight from Atlanta.
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Old 10-06-2005, 03:32 PM   #2
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That doesn't really surprise me.....sadly that kind of stuff seems to go all over the place, much more than we realize. :greenguy:
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Old 10-06-2005, 06:20 PM   #3
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Yeah, this is nothing new... Hello SE Asia.
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Old 10-06-2005, 07:27 PM   #4
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Looks like you guys discovered my alterior motive for my January trip to CR.
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I've been to CR and I never saw anything like that... maybe I just wasn't looking.
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Old 10-06-2005, 09:34 PM   #7
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That's too bad about the sex tourism in Costa Rica. BUT I did not know It was only 4 hours from Atl. I live in Atlanta, maybe I'll have to hop on over there. For tourism of course...not sex tourism...just..um..forget it.
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its crazy what tourism can do to a place
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Jeanie, thank you. For fear of the other TPunks thinking I was unable to spell properly... So kind of you! :P
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lol joker is a funny guy.
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Originally posted by Joker@Oct 6 2005, 09:27 PM
Looks like you guys discovered my alterior motive for my January trip to CR.* * * * *
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I was considering a trip down there as well this winter, even BEFORE I found out about this, but was curious which part your looking at going to.

Seriously folks it was BEFORE. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

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Right now, Sudz, I'm headed for Monteverde and then Puerto Viejo de Limon for some beach/fishing/relaxing. Be there Jan 8-16. Let's meet up!
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