He wrote an opinion article questioning the morality of their actions. Colombia has all the attributes to becoming like Thailand as an important touristic destination, including a sex tourism hub. First, Thailand has a comparative advantage at least regional in beautiful women that European and North American sex tourists find appealing.
Second, there is an internal culture of male-chauvinism and prostitution. Third, the government has adopted, and in many cases facilitated, this industry by turning a blind eye. Naturally, all these factors are mediated by the economic situation. Colombia scores particularly high on all these aforementioned elements.
Foreigners are usually mesmerized by the beauty of Colombian women as well as their distinctive personalities, which contrast with their counterparts in developed countries. The attributes of men are also appreciated, especially by North American women, who enjoy landing in San Andres islands to engage in romantic and steamy holidays with local boys. However, Colombians are the most gregarious about the beauty of Colombian women. The reactions and number of newspaper articles including Colombia Reports about Miss Colombia being denied the chance to be among the 15 finalist in Miss Universe says it all.
Colombian culture is more male-chauvinist than Thai culture and prostitution catering to the local market is a well-known thriving industry. The development of the internal sex industry is such that each social class satisfies its urges in a distinct manner. The culture of quick and arguably easy money makes prostitution a more prevalent form of raising extra money in Colombia than in other countries, while the belief that prostitution is like any other past-time provides plenty of clients.
The government has recently reinforced a law against sexual exploitation of the under-age. However, recent developments demonstrate that the justice system is not prepared to face the realities of such economic activity. In recent months there have been two prominent cases of sex tourists engaging in underage sex, but were set free due to lack of interpreters.
