Contact Admin. In the Dominican Republic, prostitution is legal. What is illegal is a third-party making money from the practice. But that is exactly what is happening in the D.
There are many brothels, called casa de citas, where women live and work and the owners must be paid before the women are allowed to leave with clients. Although the Dominican Republic has long had a reputation for prostitution and sex tourism, officials are making efforts to curb the problem. Town fathers have made vigorous efforts to clean things up—and they have—but prostitution still exists in the now designated Zona Rojas.
In Las Terrenas, prostitutes are alive and not always well diseases are a real threat. They ply their trade, roaming casinos and hotels, though top properties vigilantly thwart their efforts. Throughout the Dominican Republic, sex bars are usually called "gentlemen's clubs. Even if a tourist asks what the local wants, they might find themselves being told, whatever you want to give.
If you see another tourist prowling the clubs and restaurants, they are probably doing the same thing you are so you can always chat up a fellow tourist and ask. For men, there are clubs in Las Terrenas where women are the entertainment.
These local Dominican women come from different parts of the country to work at bars of this type. They live in dorm rooms above or attached to the clubs and at night, they hang out in the clubs as part of the entertainment.
