"Most of the time I'm sad," says Maria, a 15-year-old prostitute. “It's hard on my self-esteem when you hear people refer to prostitutes as dirty little whores.” (Kovalevski). With the removal of the Sandinistas came a decline in the socioeconomic well-being of Nicaraguan citizens. With this, many women and children have been formally forced onto the streets and from their homes criticizing Nicaragua for the prevalence of trafficking and prostitution there cannot be a solution as Nicaragua grows as a tourist destination, the ability of its people to do money through selling one's bodies will increase and more systems and education will be needed. put in place to create a safer Nicaragua for all of this