In Colombia's mining regions, particularly Chocó, child prostitution has emerged as a devastating consequence of extractive industries. In 2014, the Comptroller's office documented an alarming increase in brothels ("casa de citas") in mining municipalities like Istmina, where child prostitutes provided services specifically to miners. Journalists corroborated these findings, revealing child sexual exploitation in illegal mining camps across Bajo Atrató, Carmen del Darien, and Tado. These operations often featured mobile brothels strategically established on weekends to meet demand from mining workers. Young victims, locally referred to as "guisas," were controlled by criminal networks connected to illegal mining operations, or organisations that paid extortion to armed groups. Severe poverty sometimes led parents to acquiesce to their children's sexual exploitation as the income supported impoverished families. Despite ethical codes maintained by large mining companies, their inability to monitor employee conduct during off-hours created environments where this abuse continued with impunity.