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Heredia Wants To Rid Itself of Prostitutes
And Transvestites
Prostitutes and transvestites working the
streets of the downtown Heredia are complaining of
abuse by police, who are responding to the
concerns of citizens of the growing problem
in the cuidad de la flores (the city of
flowers).
A group of 12 transvestites or "travestis in
Spanish" who provide sexual services on the
streets of downtown Heredia denounced police
aggression against them, saying that last
December 5th on the them, a travesti known
as "Gaviota", was beaten senselessly by
officers of the Fuerza Pública.
Police officials deny the occurrence.
For their part, the Policía Municipal
(Heredia Municipal Police) say they are
keeping an eye on the 12 who work mainly the
streets near the "comandancia de Heredia"
(the Heredia police command centre).
Residents are upset about all that is going
on, as they are the ones who are directly
affected by the rise in prostitution in
their neighbourhoods and concerned that the
tension between the travestis and police
could result in aggression against them.
Prostitution in Costa Rica is not illegal.
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