el moreno 202 wrote:
Harddrive43228 wrote:
........Chelles for late night
Chelles was my go to spot at least two times a day. I just absolutely love their food. To my dismay, I see on Google that they are "permanently closed."
SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chelles closed on Feb 8, 2020 before the COVID lockdown in March. Many attribute this to the implementation of the 13% VAT tax in July 2019. Other low margin businesses also closed such as Soda Peru. And then came along comes the COVID lockdown shuttering tens of thousands of small businesses. Next you will see the impact of the IMF "deal". If that goes through it will bring austerity cuts, increased taxes, and protests. If it fails, expect domestic bond defaults and massive colon devaluation. Either way, foreign capital will go home. The Legislature has to give the IMF proposal it's stamp of approval in the beginning of June. Predictably, the unions planned to protest at the Legislative building yesterday (Thursday). Soooo, in an amazing coincidence, the Legislature suspended operations until the first week of February, closed the building and went home (because one person tested positive for COVID).
Excuse the rambling, but yes, Chelles is no more.
Here are two pretty good articles to read while sipping coffee at Cafe Miel
https://qcostarica.com/costa-ricas-larg ... wn-photos/https://qcostarica.com/san-jose-chepe-a-downtown-lost/