The ban will be in effect for six months, and some bars will be required to close by 1 a.m. for the next month, according to a statement from the mayor’s office.

The ban will be in effect for six months, and some bars will be required to close by 1 a.m. for the next month, according to a statement from the mayor’s office.

The mayor of Medellín, the second-largest city in Colombia, announced Monday a temporary ban on prostitution in two of its neighborhoods, days after an American tourist was discovered in a hotel room with two underage girls, according to The Associated Press.

Mayor Federico Gutiérrez said the ban would affect Provenza and El Poblado, popular destinations for international tourists and local sex workers, and he cited concerns about sex trafficking involving minors.

The ban will be in place for six months, and bars in Lleras Park will be required to close by no later than 1 a.m. over the month of April, according to a statement from the mayor’s office released Monday. 

    • @stolyEnglish
      16•6 months ago

      Prostitution is legal in Colombia and sex workers have rights. Don’t be a puritan.

        • @SquizzyEnglish
          4•6 months ago

          My pharmacist sold coke before, we should shut down all pharmacies.

        • @stolyEnglish
          2•6 months ago

          That’s not a reason to ban prostitution but it’s a reason to close down shady areas.

    • Stardust
      11•6 months ago

      Because most sex workers are grown ass adults and should have the right to do what they want with their own bodies without getting arrested for it? Not everywhere is as backwards as the USA.

      What they should really do is permanently ban US tourists from it. /s