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Article

18 Apr 2012

Author:
Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports

Colombia's $35 million sex tourism commercial

The scandal caused by Secret Service agents over an alleged unpaid prostitution services has completely overshadowed the huge event the Colombian government hoped would showcase Colombia's transformation, instead putting a finger on a very, very sore spot -- the country's massive sex industry...The country's poor judicial system has even allowed some cities, Cartagena in particular, to become a hotspot for pedophiles looking for exotic prey…Well-recognized hotels like Cartagena's El Caribe or Medellin's Continental [part of InterContinental Hotels] have become used to foreign visitors bringing prostitutes to their room. In some cases, the hotels even make money on the prostitution…