I was robbed by police just outside the Hotel Camino Real. I was drinking a Coca Cola and wearing a spiffy outfit, and a high-ranking officer grabbed it away, sniffed it, and said there was rum in it. He called four of his buddies, some of them following me in a car, and actually escorted me to the back of the hotel, claiming I had to pay 100CDN or be arrested- bullshit, of course. They began to arrest me, but I bribed them with 250 pesos, since that was all I had. I’d recommend travelling with friends at all times, particularly one who is fluent in Spanish- I speak Spanish quite well and they still were messing with me, even though I’m Canadian.