Hidden city named ‘Disneyland for men’ boasts 10k prostitutes as Brits let loose
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Every year millions of Brits visit Amsterdam, with many of them flocking to the city to enjoy its infamous Red Light District.
But tourist officials are getting sick of the party crowd and have started clamping down on "nuisance" tourists in a bid to turn around its reputation as the sex capital of Europe.
In big changes to the neon-lit neighbourhood, the city has already introduced a ban on smoking cannabis in the Red Light District and in new rules that came into effect last month, sex work businesses are now required to close their doors three hours earlier.
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But while Brits looking to go wild are being pushed away from the city, there's one lesser-known holiday hotspot that's more than happy to welcome the raunchy crowd.
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Tijuana, in the sunny Mexican state of Baja California, boasts the most visited border in the world, with millions of tourists from the US flocking to the party city every year.
One of its biggest draws is its own red light district — Zona Norte.
Like Amsterdam's De Wallen neighbourhood, Zona Norte features brightly lit streets lined with sex workers ready to serve their clients.
But the district is actually 10 times bigger than its Dutch twin, with more than 10,000 "sex servers" now working in the city.
Sex tourism has skyrocketed so much in the Mexican city that the number of sex workers has doubled between 2018 and 2022, according to Border Report.
The number of permits handed out by the city's medical services office went from 5,500 to 10,774, but Gerardo López Montes, head of Tijuana’s Public Health office, believes there's actually many more women working in the district — estimating there could be as many as 30,000.
Zona Norte has even been named the sixth-best red light district in the world by Thrillist.
They claim a sex worker's services will cost you $25 plus $5 for "the room" on the street, while in the clubs it comes at a higher price of $50 to $100.
The district is known to be home to some of the best strip clubs in the world, including Adelita — the largest and oldest brothel in North America — as well as the infamous Hong Kong Gentlemen's Club
The doors of the world-famous club, located along the main strip of Zona Norte, Calle Coahuila, are "always open".
They even offer a free pick up and drop off service from the American border and welcome visitors with "100s of beautiful girls".
Their website reads: "This adult playground features intimate VIP pleasures, amazing stage shows, hot tubs and shower shows. Come and experience truly exotic shows nightly and various other outrageous feature acts."
And it gets rave reviewers from visitors, with one even hailing it as "Disneyland for men".
Another added: "This is the Disney World of exotic clubs. I have always had the best customer service from this establishment."
But visitors should be wary, with Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero revealing there'd been an increase of gonorrhoea and other STDs in the sex district.
“We had an outbreak in one bar, two girls tested positive,” she said.
The mayor announced there would be more patrols and inspections of bars to make sure the workers are being regularly tested for STDs.
Mayor Caballero added: “We are going to protect our citizens … the sex servers are also citizens so we will protect them as well, they are the ones at greater risk.”
STDs aren't the only issue Brits should be aware of, the UK government also warns Tijuana is an "extremely violent city" where tourists can get caught up in altercations between rival cartels.
They advise anyone travelling to the city to "stick to established tourist routes" and "be aware of your surroundings at all times".
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