Curacao

[StRobert]

Article about "Campo" from "Curacao Chronicle" https://www.curacaochronicle.com/pos...ampo-landfill/.

"Campo Alegre has become Campo Landfill".

LOCAL.

By Correspondent Jan. 6, 2023.

WILLEMSTAD. The former open-air brothel Campo Alegre has become 'Campo Landfill', according to reporters from a morning newspaper.

The site is not closed and many people take this opportunity to dump their waste. It is still unknown what will happen to Campo. Last year, the auction of the site was postponed twice. According to the Public Prosecution Service, there would be no candidates who meet the conditions. No new date has yet been announced for the auction.

Campo Alegre was closed after 71 years at the start of the corona crisis. The open-air brothel had millions of debts outstanding and the corona measures gave the final blow.

[StRobert]

I have been to Curacao scuba diving for over 20 yrs but with Campo closed, no reason to come visit. I just imaging other mongers who now take a pass on visiting Curacao. Costing the island much business. I wonder how much hotel business they lose with Campo closed.

I also don't go back to Curacao if Campo is closed. For the beach to Mexico, e. G. Cabo, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and for girls also Mexico, Tijuana (Zona Norte) where it is more expensive and not as tropical and picturesque as Curacao and Campo.

[BlueMoon22]

My opinion, if Campo is closed, prostitution will not disappear. Now the situation is that prostitution is unregulated all over the island. Prostitutes are not STD tested and clients are exposed to robbery and STDs and used condoms everywhere. Campo was a great idea regulated prostitution in a very remote place in one place, regular STD checks by sex workers and security for clients and sex workers.

I agree it's done. They want too much money to open to even be able to bid on it. It's a shame I'd have went and vacationed there.

[StRobert]

Mongers always tend to over estimate the financial significance of their spending on the hobby in a particular place. Typically, they (the local economies) don't need our money to do well. So yes, maybe the money the mongers were bringing in falls to almost nothing, but the economy was nowhere near to dependent on that spending anyway. So most everybody from the locality in question doesn't care, and far more of them are elated to see the "immoral" sex tourists gone from their country.

My opinion, if Campo is closed, prostitution will not disappear. Now the situation is that prostitution is unregulated all over the island. Prostitutes are not STD tested and clients are exposed to robbery and STDs and used condoms everywhere. Campo was a great idea regulated prostitution in a very remote place in one place, regular STD checks by sex workers and security for clients and sex workers.

[The Cane]

I have been to Curacao scuba diving for over 20 yrs but with Campo closed, no reason to come visit. I just imaging other mongers who now take a pass on visiting Curacao. Costing the island much business. I wonder how much hotel business they lose with Campo closed.

Mongers always tend to over estimate the financial significance of their spending on the hobby in a particular place. Typically, they (the local economies) don't need our money to do well. So yes, maybe the money the mongers were bringing in falls to almost nothing, but the economy was nowhere near to dependent on that spending anyway. So most everybody from the locality in question doesn't care, and far more of them are elated to see the "immoral" sex tourists gone from their country.

[Mose]

I have been to Curacao scuba diving for over 20 yrs but with Campo closed, no reason to come visit. I just imaging other mongers who now take a pass on visiting Curacao. Costing the island much business. I wonder how much hotel business they lose with Campo closed.

[Mose]

I found this searching the sale of Campo.

The reason for the auction is a confiscation order by the court. Millions that came from the underworld would have been laundered by investing in the property. The auction must raise enough to pay a judicially imposed fine of some 14.9 million Netherlands Antillean guilders, with proceeds to go to the Crime Prevention Fund.

[Just Incognito]

Is the government trying to collect a high debt on the property. Was the previous owner jailed for money laundering or some thing else.

I have already explained why the price is high and will do so again.

For the last time:

The price comes with the permits to run the brothel. That's it. That's what someone is paying for. Exclusivity to run the place as a brothel.

Whoever wants it has to pay all cash. Banks down here in the ABC islands will not finance campo or pachis because they don't want to be associated with what the mainstream local business culture considers a 'dirty' business.

These islands are generally conservative and religious-the old folks and govt people believe in church over blowjobs for sale.

[Mose]

Is the government trying to collect a high debt on the property. Was the previous owner jailed for money laundering or some thing else.

[D Cups]

For years, a decade at least, I would think about Campo ever since I read about it. I remember one time I was in Amsterdam enjoying the window girls, at a time when the prices were still somewhat ok, I walked into a bar to have a beer, and talked to the bartender about the scene and because she's Dutch, and I'm in the Netherlands, she's heard of Campo or at the very least Curacao, and she said to me, sure check it out. And for years I kept saying to myself, one day. One day I'll do it, it's not like it's going anywhere. Campo is practically an institution there. Place has been open for like 70 years. And then the lockdowns happened. I hear ya fellas, the world of hobbying has changed a lot. I wrote a bunch about that in the Prague rants section since I tend to hang out there. Like many of you I've travelled a decent amount to gain access to our hobby. That being said, I just got back from a month long trip to Bangkok, the old standby, and I got to say, when all else fails, there's always Thailand. I chose Thailand mainly because at the time it was one of the few places in the world without any travel restrictions. Check out my reports in the Bangkok section, I'm up to day 9 I think. Like you guys, I hope someone buys Campo, sets it up again. I'm old. Very old, hopefully I have just enough years left that when and if Campo gets back up and running, I'll still be around to visit. My mongering career has centered around mainly Europe and Asia. Campo was supposed to be my gateway to South American / Latin American / Caribbean mongering.

Yeah, mam, I feel the same way about Dolly's in Indonesia. With Campo I lucked out and got to visit on the company dime for a conference in 2014. Rented a room not too far from Campo and it came with use of a car so I went to Campo as often as I could in the week I was there probably ten times. It was a fun place. Now it's just a bygone.

[BlueMoon22]

Campo business did not operate like that. It was indeed called a resort because there main revenue was coming from renting rooms" and providing food and beverage service to the girls.

They were not allowed to involve in the girls business but the suggested price for service started with $28 a pop for 30 min. The girls had to paid each a daily rent of $71. Which with a minimum of 150 girls working there comes out to $10,650 daily excluding what the girls had too spend in food beverage and laundry. Now add what the clientele was spending daily in there in food and booze and you will have some serious figures coming in daily.

That makes some sense on how it could work but I don't see why someone won't spend the money to do it. When I was there it was middle of the day and a weekday so maybe not the best time to judge but I can't see how it could have made that much money or all of the girls could pay their rent. Not sure I'm just sad. I want it to open again.

[Torso8]

I'll be at the Wind Creek casino / hotel next month.

Any info for places nearby? (short taxi ride or even within walking distance).

Put bargestraat in googlemaps that's the street with streetwalkers from Colombia and Dominican republic they will start showing around 9-10 pm and yes its walkable.

[Tna01]

I'll be at the Wind Creek casino / hotel next month.

Any info for places nearby? (short taxi ride or even within walking distance).

[Torso8]

In the the last years the money was simple not going were it was supposed to because of a bad administration, a lot of theft, which led to a lot of debts, and then as a perfect storm came covid.

[Torso8]

At $28 a pop it takes a long time to come up with 3 million bucks for the minimum amount to register to bid. I don't even think brothels in Nevada would bring anywhere close to 3 million and they charge 300-400 I believe.

Campo business did not operate like that. It was indeed called a resort because there main revenue was coming from renting rooms" and providing food and beverage service to the girls.

They were not allowed to involve in the girls business but the suggested price for service started with $28 a pop for 30 min. The girls had to paid each a daily rent of $71. Which with a minimum of 150 girls working there comes out to $10,650 daily excluding what the girls had too spend in food beverage and laundry. Now add what the clientele was spending daily in there in food and booze and you will have some serious figures coming in daily.