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In Venezuela, they were teachers and doctors. To buy food, they became prostitutes.

9/25/2017, 3:31:54 PM · by grundle
Miami Herald ^ | Deptember 22, 2017 | Jim Wyss

ARAUCA, COLOMBIA

At a squat, concrete brothel on the muddy banks of the Arauca River, Gabriel Sánchez rattled off the previous jobs of the women who now sell their bodies at his establishment for $25 an hour.

“We’ve got lots of teachers, some doctors, many professional women and one petroleum engineer,” he yelled over the din of vallenato music. “All of them showed up with their degrees in hand.”

And all of them came from Venezuela.

As Venezuela’s economy continues to collapse amid food shortages, hyperinflation and U.S. sanctions, waves of economic refugees have fled the country. Those with the means have gone to places like Miami, Santiago and Panama. ...
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