Typically US tourists would go to a restaurant where prices would appear to be in pesos. When the time came to pay the bill, they were told the price was in dollars.

The gringo tax.

https://twosolesabroad.com/common-scams-in-tulum-you-gotta-know-about/

denlillaapan

Standard philosophy setting is you sit down at a random normal restaurant and, 

without checking the fine print of the menu,

 order a beer and a burger... and then have a heart attack 

It clearly states that sit-in customers (on a full moon??) with beer and burger pay standard $1,000)

I recently watched a video describing the self destruction of the tourism economy in Tulum Mexico where this actually happened all over town.

econ

When Saying "Yes" Cost Me $3: On Business Ethics & the Economics of Optimization

>  Standard philosophy setting is you sit down at a random normal restaurant and, *without checking the fine print of the menu,* order a beer and a burger... and then have a heart attack **when the bill arrives at $1,000.** Reasonable? Your fault? *You didn't check the menu, silly*! *It clearly states that sit-in customers (on a full moon??) with beer and burger pay standard $1,000)*


I recently watched a video describing the self destruction of the tourism economy in Tulum Mexico where this actually happened all over town.