Baja Tourism Rises

Mexican Peso Weakened, Baja Tourism Rises

Courtesy of: San Diego Reader

The Mexican peso has risen over 14 to the U.S. dollar as of mid-day Wednesday, erasing gains it made through early 2012. Euro-zone anxiety affected the peso in early Wednesday trading, as reported by the Dow Jones Newswire. The peso closed at 13.868 on Tuesday.

While the weakened peso is bad news for Mexico, it gives a slight lift to foreign tourists. Tijuana and Baja California has seen steadily rising visitor numbers over the last year.

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