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RogerMears
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We made our trip as planned pulling our 28' empty toy hauler from, Bahia de Los Angeles, Hwy. 1, Lake Chapala turn off, Coco's corner, Gonzaga Bay,
Hwy. 5, Hwy. 4, Hwy. 3, Hwy. 2 toll into San Luis border crossing. We traveled super slow the 13 miles to Coco's corner. I think we averaged around
7 mph, then a little bit quicker to Gonzaga Bay. Totally prepared for the trip being slow. Everything went great, trailer still in good shape.
Slower traveling our route from Hwy. 4 to the border but pulling a trailer we wanted to be slow anyway. Enjoyed seeing Mexico we've never seen
before. San Luis border was not so good for us. Very nasty agents on duty that night especially, a gal with a badge attitude. With a trailer we
figured we'd go to secondary, which was fine. They detained us for 3 hours searching and searching with their canine. We had a trailer w/3 dogs, dog
beds, food, treats, bones scared about...might have thrown the canine off a little....LOL. They had us sit in their office area, took our keys, and
finally came in and said we were free to go. We've crossed the border in TJ, Tecate, Mexicali, and Calexico 100s of times, never had this experience!
Can't say we will cross there again but we'd definitely still do the trip and try Los Algodones border next time. We do have a question, when they
ask the routine question "Do you have LESS then $10,000.00 American dollars" and you say yes, is it customary to be asked exactly how much do you
have, then ask how much we have in pesos, and how much are in our pockets etc. Seems like after you say yes, you have LESS then $10,000.00 that
should be the end of a monetary discussion?? Felt a little harassed, but maybe not, we took it all in stride. Tired, hungry and got to spend 3 more
hours with the folks. AND yes Larry this is Carol AND Roger....LOL 
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TMW
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Not sure what they were looking for about the money thing. Some border agents can be real jerks. I was once asked what I was taking to Baja by an
American agent at Tecate and I didn't know how to respond so I said what do you mean. He said very loudly I mean what are you taking to Mexico. I
started reeling off everything in my truck in plane sight, cooler with X number of beers and sodas, sleeping bag, blankets, motorcycle, gas can, etc
etc until he said are you taking $10,000 down. I said if I had $10,000 I'd be going to Europe instead of Baja. To that he let me go.
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chuckie
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I crossed there last Thursday, and noticed they seemed to be taking a very long time with every vehicle. When my turn came I got engaged in what I
thought was a pleasant but long conversation ...But went right on through after that.
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Santiago
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
I was once asked what I was taking to Baja by an American agent at Tecate |
TW: are you saying you were stopped on the north side of the border when crossing south? I've never had that happen before.
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Pescador
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That is interesting, every time I crossed at San Luis, I have had the same experience you report. We got sent to secondary and got hassled about dog
food, even though it had come from the US. They had us wait in the little room while they went through everything. I asked how I could trust them
not to steal money or other things and got a really crappy response to that as well. After a couple of times, I decided I would never cross there
again. Not that the other crossings are super, but they all seem better than San Luis.
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dasubergeek
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| Quote: | Originally posted by RogerMears
We do have a question, when they ask the routine question "Do you have LESS then $10,000.00 American dollars" and you say yes, is it customary to be
asked exactly how much do you have, then ask how much we have in pesos, and how much are in our pockets etc. Seems like after you say yes, you have
LESS then $10,000.00 that should be the end of a monetary discussion?? Felt a little harassed, but maybe not, we took it all in stride. Tired, hungry
and got to spend 3 more hours with the folks. AND yes Larry this is Carol AND Roger....LOL |
I've crossed the border at every checkpoint in Baja and I've never once been asked how much money I have... weird!
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