Don't get me wrong. Even in this harsh reality, these tourists can claim to do a favor to the natives. They bring in the needed cash they lack. With all of the boom of sex tourism comes the diffusion of sexually transmitted diseases to the most remote corners of the world. Now with the increase of sex tourism and the continued grip of misery at the hands of Castro, more Cubans are falling victim of this epidemic.
Sex is everything in Cuba.
It is for sale. It is a means of exchange. Cuba is the place where the oldest profession of the world flourishes. And this is one of the down sides, among many others, of the socialist regime. One only needs to take a look at the former Soviet bloc.