Fotos Putas — De La Merced

La Merced is a neighborhood or a market area in various Latin American cities, often associated with vibrant cultural scenes, traditional commerce, and historic significance.

However, alongside this legitimate commerce, a far more illicit trade has taken root for equally as long. Prostitution in La Merced is not a modern phenomenon. It boasts a lineage stretching back to pre-Hispanic times, when the ahuianime , or women of pleasure, were known to inhabit the area. By the 1860s, as grew rampant, the government made the first attempts to regulate the activity, requiring registration and weekly medical inspections. The neighborhood became a de facto "tolerance zone" , a designated area where the sex trade could exist, albeit in a state of legal limbo. As the 20th century progressed, La Merced lost its residential character and became a magnet for the economically marginalized and rural migrants, solidifying its identity as a place where poverty and chaos reign, a "microcosmos of the urban problems of Mexico". Fotos Putas De La Merced