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[All Good]

Hi Racker,

I saw your post regarding GG Escorts, I've been looking at their site and am thinking about using them for a week long trip to CR at the end of July. Really what I want is an attentive companion to take to a beach area, relax with, and not have to do the hunting every night for company.

I was hoping you wouldn't mind sharing in experience you might have had with Johana and her service.

I'd very much appreciate any insight you can give me, I've looked at the pictures on the site, and there are a couple that are very interesting, but getting some input from a guy who used the service would be great.

Thanks again,

AG

[Dirk1]

Does anyone know of any action in Limon or Puerto Viejo. I saw one not so favourable report. Any one else with experience done there ? I'm well aware of the easy European tourists.

Thanks

[Blind Lust]

in transit, thanks for passing this along, but i wonder about the necessity of mainstream mongers heeding the news article. i know that i have always avoided engaging the services of anyone under 18. furthermore, the article makes no (or nearly no) mention of heterosexual activity between mongers and **** _girls_. it comes down to this: if she is legal to work in costa rica (both health and age-wise) then she'll carry a sedula. check the card, then use your hard. seems pretty simple. just my 2 colones' worth.

bl

[Intransit]

from the new york times:

june 8, 2004

u.s. is pursuing americans who commit sex crimes overseas
by eric lichtblau and james dao
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/08/national/08mole.html?hp=&pagewanted=print&position=

washington, june 7 — one suspect was a convicted **** from
baltimore accused of molesting boys in two asian countries.
another was a doctor from georgia who the russian police said
drugged his young victims in a st. petersburg hotel. a third was
a retired army sergeant from seattle who may have molested up to
50 children.

the three men would once have almost certainly fallen outside
the grasp of united states prosecutors. but with the long arm of
american law growing ever longer, all three could face
significant prison sentences in the united states because of a
measure passed by congress last year that gives federal
officials much more power to prosecute people suspected of
molesting children on foreign soil. officials have already used
their expanded authority to prosecute five american men, four of
whom are awaiting trial. dozens more investigations are under
way from sri lanka to costa rica.

american officials are hoping their investigations will help
break what they believe are shadowy internet networks used by
****s to share photographs of children and travel tips
about countries with thriving child sex industries.

but so far, prosecutions under the new law have focused on
people who traveled on their own.

the initiative dovetails with two priorities for the bush
administration: adopting a more aggressive agenda abroad to
protect american interests at home and attacking what president
bush has called the "special evil" of **** and
exploitation. in the process, federal officials have forged an
alliance with humanitarian groups in exposing havens for
so-called sex tourists.

"we're no longer having to fight alone on this," said joseph
mettimano, child protection policy adviser for a christian-based
group called world vision. "we have a very active and very
engaged government power working with us now."

but that new power is also prompting debate in federal courts
and in public policy circles over how far the united states can
and should go to combat child exploitation abroad.

some critics of the initiative, including defense lawyers and
law professors, question why, at a time of pressing
counterterrorism needs at home, investigators from the
department of homeland security are using scarce resources to go
after molesters abroad. others accuse the bush administration
and congress of overreaching by seeking to create what amounts
to a global police presence. "what we're seeing is the
ever-expanding authority of the federal government in the
criminal justice arena," said mike filipovic, a public defender
in seattle who represents michael l. clark, the former sergeant
picked up in cambodia.

"stopping child abuse is a laudable goal, but it's really
somewhat patronizing to these other countries to say that we
feel that the only way to solve this problem is for us to do it
for you," mr. filipovic said. "the issue here is should our
government be able to prosecute our citizens for acts committed
anywhere in the world?"

some child-advocacy groups estimate that as many as 25 percent
of all sex tourists abroad come from the united states. although
the data is inexact, americans who have sex with children abroad
are thought to number in the thousands, with hard-core
****s, casual tourists and business people taking advantage
of lax enforcement, child advocacy groups and american officials
say.

indeed, some countries in southeast asia and latin america are
now seen as havens for molesters, turning a blind eye or even
tacitly welcoming such tourists to promote their economies,
experts say. against that backdrop, agents for the bureau of
immigration and customs enforcement, within the department of
homeland security, have mounted an aggressive effort with their
new power. investigations number in the dozens, officials said,
with targets in cambodia, the philippines, thailand, sri lanka,
india, russia, mexico, costa rica and elsewhere.

american agents are careful to open investigations only with the
cooperation of host countries, said michael j. garcia, who
oversees immigration and customs enforcement. in cambodia, for
instance, the police have in several cases charged americans
under local ordinances, then held them for extradition in close
coordination with american officials.

and in the washington suburbs, several analysts at the
immigration agency's cybercrimes unit now peruse the internet
and follow tips about sex tourism networks abroad.

the government's expanded legal authority to pursue molesters
abroad comes as part of a 2003 federal law known as the protect
act, a package of child-protection measures best known for the
creation of the amber alert for missing children. a more obscure
provision eliminated an obstacle for prosecutors seeking charges
against americans accused of molesting children abroad.

previously, prosecutors had to prove that a suspect left the
united states "for the purpose" of molesting a child, a standard
that authorities said made it almost impossible to bring
charges. the protect act eliminated that and imposed a 30-year
sentence for a conviction.

"the big change here," said charles a. ray, the american
ambassador to cambodia, "is that we can actually take aggressive
action against these people and see results."

mr. clark, who lived in cambodia for about five years before his
arrest and had returned occasionally to seattle, is the first to
challenge the new law. according to the criminal complaint
against mr. clark, he told investigators that he had molested
"approximately 40 to 50 children, stating that some of them may
have been 18 years old." he was charged with molesting two boys
and pleaded guilty to the charges in march. but he also argued
that the legal expansion was unconstitutional and an abuse of
congress' authority to regulate commerce.

on april 26 a federal judge in seattle upheld the
constitutionality of the law, saying congress had acted within
its power. mr. clark is to be sentenced june 25 but may still
appeal the ruling.

american officials acknowledge that privately, some countries
remain wary of working so closely with united states agencies.
but so far, american officials say, foreign nations have been
largely receptive.

cambodia, in particular, is considered "a paradise" for foreign
****s, said aarti kapoor, a lawyer with a cambodia-based
group that assists prostitutes and abuse victims. many residents
are young and impoverished, the country's judicial system is
prone to bribery and corruption and neighboring thailand- also a
favorite destination for sex tourists - has cracked down on the
sex trade, ms. kapoor said. "u.s. law enforcement represents the
only hope of finding justice," she said.

federal officials point to richard arthur schmidt as just the
kind of person that the new law was intended to snare.

mr. schmidt, 61, is a former schoolteacher from the baltimore
area who was repeatedly arrested in the mid-1980's for abusing
boys.

in 1987, mr. schmidt was sentenced to an 18-year prison term
after being convicted of multiple counts of sexually abusing a
12-year-old boy in baltimore, court records show. he served 13
years, spending part of that time enrolled in a sex-offender
program, officials said.

in 2000, he was released early for good behavior and settled in
an upscale neighborhood in north baltimore. but in 2003, state
investigators said that he had tried to take pornographic
photographs of two boys in the baltimore area, state officials
said. a warrant for his arrest was issued, but he fled, first to
north carolina and then to the philippines.

last year, the philippine police arrested mr. schmidt and
charged him with having sex with **** boys. he fled again,
this time to cambodia. and within weeks, he was again spotted
having liaisons with young boys.

this time, workers with private child welfare organizations
spotted mr. schmidt taking a cambodian boy to his apartment in
phnom penh. according to court papers, the workers called the
cambodian police, who arrested mr. schmidt. cambodian officials
notified american investigators, who interviewed mr. schmidt him
and began building a case for his indictment in the united
states.

two cambodian brothers, ages 10 and 13, told investigators that
mr. schmidt had taken them to his apartment several times,
teaching them english and computer games, then photographing
them naked in the shower. a cambodian judge released mr. schmidt
last dec. 25, but confirep001ed his passport and placed him on
police watch.

two days later, a social worker with a french group, action for
the children, saw mr. schmidt check into a guesthouse with a
12-year-old boy, officials said. the social worker, who had been
tailing mr. schmidt, called the police, who arrested mr. schmidt
again. the boy later told investigators that mr. schmidt had
sodomized him.

mr. schmidt was returned to baltimore in february to face
charges under the protect act and is in jail awaiting trial. his
lawyer could not be reached for comment.

one group, the international justice mission, has investigators
who build cases against suspected offenders, then turn the
evidence over to law enforcement officials. the group has also
been training cambodian police in collecting evidence that can
be used in american courts.

another group, world vision, serves as a clearinghouse for tips
on foreign sexual predators and has mounted a $2-million
advertising campaign, financed in part by the state department,
to warn americans against committing sexual offenses abroad. the
group plans campaigns in thailand and costa rica, and with
billboards near the airport in phnom penh and elsewhere in
cambodia.

"abuse a child in this country," reads one poster, "go to jail
in yours."

[WillySP]

Shamas is correct about Zona Blue.

After 5 visits I can attest to a good time and some beautiful Chica's.

Shamas it was good to meet you sorry we didn't get to share more stories!

If anyone wants specifics on some of the Chica's I saw feel free to PM me.

WillySP

[Mongoose Man]

Illini333,

Although I too am new to this board I have however been to C.R. many times. In my opinion if you want a girl with you at the beach find one in S.J. and take her with you. You may be lucky and meet a non pro who will go with you for fun etc., but probably not. Some of the chicas will be reasonable pricewise if you treat them right (i.e. $50/day plus picking up all the tabs ) but most will try for more! Hey, it's their job! Be patient and find one with a good fun-loving attitude; it can be done.

Also, thanks to all the members for their input on this board. Although I haven't visited any MP's yet I plan to this coming November!

Party On,

Mongoose

[Shamas]

RTFF for some of us it means Read the Forum Friend. Just trying to keep it nice and sweet.

New guys - PLEASE - take some time and read the forum. It is a rare occassion that your question arenot fully answered in a couple of pages.

For a very detailed report on the lady action go to the DEC '03 archives and read the extensive posting by Jiamito Cartero. He has hit many of the local places that are note worthy.

Zone Blue has gotten so very good reviews at our daily debriefings here, worth checking out.

Lastly - AVOID Lipsticks, rip off joint.

Shamas O'Dognasty
Gourmet Catering &
Septic Tank Cleaning

[Jim Neighbors]

Illini,

I'm responding to you because I, too, was a new monger, and I just want to help.

You'll get a lot of RTFF ("Read the F---ing Forum") replies to these sorts of questions, and it's true, you're going to have to comb through posts of San Jose and other areas to get a clue.

There are girls at a lot of the beach locations. The strip clubs, too, though you're spending mucho dinero. As for the "hoe's" (did you want garden supplies?) they can range from $20 or less in some of the seedier MP's to over $100 at other places. This is per hour, but the option usually exists for more or even a whole night. Read posts about negotiating fees in advance. You don't want to spend $100 at the Blue Marlin in San Jose-unless you're thinking of marrying the girl.

Check out my post on Quepos to get an idea on the scene there. Jaco seems to be the biggest place to monger outside of SJ.

Suerte,

Jim

[Illini333]

Ok, Im going to Costa Rica this summer. Im not really sure where I am staying but Im going to be going to San Jose and somewhere on the beach. Can someone, If they could, just give me the total run around of what to expect in Costa Rica. Can you pick up girls on the beaches? What about the strip clubs? How much should I expect to pay in american dollars for each hoe I get? Thanks for any help.

[Sammon]

Tica = Costa Rican girl.

Nica = girl from Nicaragua.

[Migrant One]

Almotu,

Tica is a Costa Rican lady, Nica Nicaraguan.

Migrant

[Almotu]

Sorry if this seems ignorant - I am new to this board - but what is the meaning of Tica and Nica? Can someone briefly explain?

Thanks in advance,

Almotu

[Jaimito Cartero]

I checked the US Consulate webpage, and you must have 90 days validity left in your passport to enter Costa Rica if you stay for 90 days or less.

[Shamas]

Panadero

Bandy just reported the Park Hotel is open again. HeeHaw

[Jun Fan]

I am going down to C.R. here in a week or so for my second trip. I enjoy going to beach towns, where I can take in some sun while I enjoy my Tica Provider from S.J. Last time I went to the Pacific Coast and stayed in Jaco.

Does anyone have any good info on the Caribbean side, ie Limon or other areas where there may be a good beach and other sights?

Thanks,

JunFan