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Age: 58
Gender: Male
Provenance: USA - AZ
Occupation: Banking
Schooling: N/A
Religion: N/A
Date: 10/07/2013
1. How did you know about Puerto Peñasco/Rocky Point (PP)? For how long have you knew about it?
Have been going to PP since the 1980's.
2. How many times have you been in PP?
Lost count - many, many times.
3. Which are the reasons for you to go to PP?
Mostly for fishing.
4. Whom do you travel with?
My wife or my fishing buddies.
5. Which transportation mode do you use to go to PP?
Drive - automobile.
6. In which season or holydays do you go to PP?
All
7. How many days you usually spend in PP?
Weekends, long weekends, 3-5 days at a time.
8. Which sort of accommodation do you usually use?
Rent a casita or hotel.
9. Have you ever used a residence as an option for accommodation in PP?
Yes
Yes________ (go to question 9.1)
No________ Would you like to have, rent or borrow a residence? Why? (Go to question 10)
9.1.Is it your first option for accommodation?
No
9.2.Why did you choose it as an accommodation option?
Good option when bringing family/children.
9.3.Did you bought, rented or have been borrowed the residence?
rented
9.4.How did you had access to the residence? Who did you contact with?
direct contact with owner
9.5.In which residential area did you stay? Why did you choose it?
Las Conchas - nice area right on the beach
9.6.Does the residence have the basic services (water, electricity, sewage, garbage collection, street cleaning, and quality of infrastructure)?
Yes.
9.7.In case you only have borrowed or rented a residence, would you care to have one as your own? Why?
Perhaps - I travel throughout Mexico and there are other areas I may considering buying a residence.
9.8.According to the time you spend in PP and the use of a residence as accommodation, do you see yourself as a tourist? Why?
Tourist - yes. I would not be a tourist if I lived there on a full-time basis, but I only visit regularly.
10. Which activities do you do while you are in PP?
Fishing, boating, dinner, the beach, shopping.
11. Which activities would you like to do in PP that are available but you haven´t done?
N/A
12. Which activities would you like to do that aren’t available in PP?
13. Which beaches do you like to visit? Which one is your favorite and why?
La Pinta, Mirador
14. Do you use the specialized medical services? Are those services a main reason to visit PP?
No.
15. Approximately, how much is the total cost of your trip?
$500 to $1000 USD
16. What do you think about the quality of the services in PP?
Generally good quality.
17. Are the USA government recommendations for violence in Mexico a factor for deciding not to go to PP?
No, not at all.
18. Do you think PP is a safe place?
Yes.
19. As a beach tourist place, do you consider that there is a better one in Mexico?
Yes - Mazatlan, Cabo, San Carlos, Punta Chivato, La Paz, many others. And why? Variety is the spice of life, that's why.
20. What’s your general opinion about tourism in PP? Would you recommend it as a place to go on vacations? Why?
I have watched PP grow from a small fishing village to a large tourist resort town. I worry that too much growth taxes the infrastructure and creates problems for the locals -- while tourists help the economy grow and provide employment, the town cannot always keep up with this growth. Overall, yes I recommend it as a place to go.
21. What do you like best of PP?
Being out on the ocean.
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