Jineterismo is a term used to describe an alleged number of illegal or semi-legal economic activities related to tourism in Cuba. These activities include prostitution and pimping, as well as other forms of hustling, such as selling black-market and counterfeit goods. The term derives from the Spanish jinete meaning horserider. The word jinetera means "jockey" in Continental and Standard Spanish, but in Cuban slang is a female sex-worker. A jinetero is a pimp, or a hustler. It is not known whether the source of such knowledge is from vivid imagination or actual first-hand experience.

See also

• Sex tourism
• Sociolismo

References

External links

• James McKinley Jr., Cuba Counters Prostitution With AIDS Programs, New York Times
• Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban by Lisa Wixon - a novel based on the experiences of a jinetera
• Casi Rubia en la Isla del Deseo by Lisa Wixon - a Spanish-language novel based on the experiences of a jinetera
• Natasha Fatah, Tourism in Cuba: Breeding a nation of hustlers, CBC News
• Ashlee Vance, Bush's search for clean Cuban hookers goes awry, The Register
• Mariela Castro Espín, María D. Córdova Llorca and Lauren Bardisa Escurras, Cuba: Significant Unconventional Sexual Behaviors