In Cuba, prostitution is legal for persons over age 17, but procuring (operating brothels, renting rooms for prostitution or other forms of pimping) are illegal activities. [129316]

Jineterismo is a term used to describe an alleged number of illegal or semi-legal economic activities related to tourism in Cuba. These activities include prostitution and pimping, as well as other forms of hustling, such as selling black-market and counterfeit goods. The term derives from the Spanish jinete meaning horserider. The word jinetera means "jockey" in Continental and Standard Spanish, but in Cuban slang is a female sex-worker. The United States Department of State defines jinetero as:

See also

• Sex tourism
• Sociolismo

References

1. Cynthia Pope, "The Political Economy of Desire: Geographies of Female Sex Work in Havana, Cuba," Journal of International Women's Studies 6, no. 2 (June 2005): pp.101

External links

• James McKinley Jr., Cuba Counters Prostitution With AIDS Programs, New York Times
• Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban by Lisa Wixon - a novel based on the experiences of a jinetera
• Casi Rubia en la Isla del Deseo by Lisa Wixon - a Spanish-language novel based on the experiences of a jinetera
• Natasha Fatah, Tourism in Cuba: Breeding a nation of hustlers, CBC News
• Ashlee Vance, Bush's search for clean Cuban hookers goes awry, The Register
• Mariela Castro Espín, María D. Córdova Llorca and Lauren Bardisa Escurras, Cuba: Significant Unconventional Sexual Behaviors