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Udo
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PEMEX...beware!
Do not buy fuel at the PEMEX just South of the military inspection in the Guerrero Negro area.
Not only do they rip you off by shortchanging you on gas, they also shortchange you on the Dollar/Peso exchange 12.5 to 1.
Udo
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Hook
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Well, what kind of exchange rate were you hoping for?
Every Pemex I have been to is always about 1.5 pesos below the internet rate; sometimes even more.
Carry pesos that you've converted at YOUR convenience. They deserve something for being your intermediary.
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Udo
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As always...I buy my Pesos at an ATM from a bank in Baja, and that way you get the most favorable exchange rate.
Then use those Pesos for buying fuel an other things.
Udo
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comitan
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Jesus Maria thats always been a good station for me. The Pemex I go to here in La Paz has the rate 12.5-1
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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J.P.
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Yeah pemex never gives the currently daily rate its always 1.5 to 2 pesos off
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chuckie
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Hey!
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Udo
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See!
That's the best reason to pay in Pesos, rather than USD, Right, Wiley?
BTW... Wiley, we will be down your way between the 27th of June and July 2. It's supposed to be my birthday present.
| Quote: | Originally posted by comitan
Jesus Maria thats always been a good station for me. The Pemex I go to here in La Paz has the rate 12.5-1 |
Udo
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Mula
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Also, in the heat, doesn't gas expand, so you don't get the full litre?
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tiotomasbcs
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South/north of GN? Lots of heads up about the Pemex at the Aguila! You got screwed!? Jesus Maria seems the best ! Just like buying gas in Santa
Rosalia--stay awake! GN.? In this area you must stay advised! Thanks . bro construction on El Diablo! is a big Help! bTomas
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comitan
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We'll try to keep the hurricanes away and the fishing good.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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J.P.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tiotomasbcs
South/north of GN? Lots of heads up about the Pemex at the Aguila! You got screwed!? Jesus Maria seems the best ! Just like buying gas in Santa
Rosalia--stay awake! GN.? In this area you must stay advised! Thanks . bro construction on El Diablo! is a big Help! bTomas
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The exchange rate is posted at the station it may or may not match what the current exchange is its called cost of doing buisness. you are not
required to pay more than the posted price on the pump which is in pesos last time I checked it was the coin of the land.
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Mula
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My husband is the only gringo I know who fuels up in Santa Rosalia.
Not me. And never in GN. Always El Rosario, Jesus Maria and the station in town in Mulege.
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comitan
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The station on the right going north is fine, just not the station on the left going and coming.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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RnR
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Maybe a little off topic but it is a Pemex thread:
Just passed through the Pemex station on the highway south of Mulege. The one that has gotten the complaints for years.
One of the pumps is sealed/closed with a closure order from Profepa. Reading the closure order states that they were closed due to inaccurate
deliveries. Imagine that!
So, all Nomads that complained were right and Profepa actually did something.
So, the bigger question is, are the remaining 3 or 4 pumps accurate, or not????
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shari
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half the pumps at the old Vizcaino station are taped over too...somethin going on! boy Udo....did you check the exchange rate in the Asuncion gas
pump...usually 10-1!!!!
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captkw
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G. N. pemex
Hola , I have had luck at jesus maria and avoid G.N. The armpit of baja !!! K & T
[Edited on 6-1-2012 by captkw]
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shari
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captkw...one of these days I'm gonna take you around GN to change your mind!!!
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captkw
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shari
Hola, O K I might be wrong !! but its cold there and I dont understand what you would/can like about the place..can you post some pic's of some nice
places in G.N. I have never seen any !! That does not mean they dont excist !! I just,,myself never seen anything nice in the area..and I do miss the
old tower thing that was next to the N/S line>>could see for miles if the fog wasnt in,, K & T
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shari
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no time right now to dig through my photos....but I will soon...the dunes are spectacular and wonderful for families and fun to swim at and jump off
huge sand dunes, the drive out to the old lighthouse is magnificent birdwatching in the wetlands and has gorgeous sunsets there...fishing off the
lighthouse pier...swimming at la pozitas...the lagoons of course...the charming tree park by the bank...some great restaurants...good shopping...2
sushi bars...chinese food...some good mexican rock bands live at some good clubs...pool halls...and when it is scalding hot everywhere else in the
summer...GN is nice and cool.
there is lots to do and the people who live there are somewhat cosmopolitan as there are folks from all over the mainland employed at the salt works
so while it may not look that way to a tourist driving through...there are artistic & cultural events and things going on making it an interesting
place to live.
I lived there for many years and while the weather is less than desireable (due to the salt works own microclimate) there are lots of beautiful
beaches very close by and interesting people living there.
[Edited on 6-1-2012 by shari]
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Skipjack Joe
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I, too, like Guerrero Negro. It's often compared to San Quintin by tourists but is really much nicer. We spend most of the time indoors, however. I
don't think the outdoor scene is very pleasurable due to afternoon winds and morning fog.
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