Cuba

Cuba

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Updated October 2017; researcher Jimmy Roque MartĂ­nez. Translation: Catherine Gregory.

Sex Tourism in Cuba

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by Julia O'Connell Davidson

Cuba is currently facing grave problems because of the continuing U.S. blockade and the collapse of Soviet economic support. The country is desperate for foreign exchange, and is looking to the tourist industry as a means to secure it. Cuban tourism has rapidly expanded with 1.7 million visitors in 1993. Though successfully generating foreign exchange, the vast majority of Cubans are suffering enormous hardship.

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