About the incident with the prostitutes

[jberryhill]

2. No

In fact, prostitution in some settings, and Cartagena is one of them, is not a "money up front" proposition as it is elsewhere.

Given the general social considerations which apply in Latin America, it is assumed you know what is going on if a woman at the bar goes back to a hotel with someone she met, and that the payment afterwards is further assumed.

One of the early reports indicates that at least one agent didn't really understand how this works there.