Tourists being ripped off in Puerto Penasco on exchange rate is nothing new, it has always been going on. PP well established it's reputation for that and it is a shame. Have been going to PP for 22 years now, but this is the first time I read something as ridiculous as peso to dollar then back to peso rip off scheme. At the beginning I was taken advantage of when I did not know Spanish and used only Dollars. Few years later I learned Spanish and I always exchange dollars to pesos and present myself in Spanish and use pesos only and I have never had problem sense, even if the menu is in dollars and pesos.
I really wish PP will become popular place to visit again for Arizona residents but it has to start with great tourist reception and behavior that will make tourist think they are wanted there.
Sadly, PP becoming the place for AZ people to visit will take awhile to happen. Many of the business owners are too short sighted
and only care about what they make today and less about the future. A serious moral change will have to occur with some of the business's.
PP has lost some of it's luster from 10-15 years ago and it has a lot of competition from other places to go.
Peso rip offs and gas station pumps ripping people off is what it's all about, making $$. It's being done to visitors and the locals that live here.
I have dealt with many honest and fair business's here, but have also seen my share of greedy dishonest places as well.
Unfortunately you will always hear more about the bad places vs the honest ones.
