The reality covered in this article is undeniable, yet this piece barely scratches the surface beyond making a vague connection between poverty, the sex trade, and the HIV risk incurred by prostitutes. Yes, there are a lot of Central America folks in the Miami area; yes, many of them are women; yes, some of them have to resort to prostitution just to survive. But where is the analysis of the true reasons for this degrading situation for the victims? It is as if now that the risk of contracting AIDS from a Guatemalan Maya prostitute suddenly makes their miserable condition, in the US as well as in their home country, somehow newsworthy. There is so much beneath the surface of this poorly written piece, and one would wish that the Miami Herald would do a better job of investigating the bottom of it, including probable complicity on the part of the US and other former colonial powers in this lamentable situation.