Quito Closings and I D Rules = Crackdown?
I can confirm previous posts about some closings. Yesterday I found all three of the chongos in the 122 vicinity to be closed down:
122 on Bolivia.
El Swing also on Bolivia at the corner of 10 de agosto.
The third one I forgot the name but it's on Juan Murillo, between Bolivia and San Gregorio.
All three places had the green "Clauserado" tape on the doors from the Ministro de Interior. This is interesting because in the past, the SRI (which is the Ecuadorian tax authority) would occasionally close a business down for not paying the correct taxes. The business usually would open back up sooner or later. This looks to be something different. Hopefully it won't last, because 122 is (was) awesome.
Also, at Guajira (Almagro sort of across from the Marriott) I was turned away for not having an ORIGINAL I D. A color copy wasn't enough. This is new. In the past, usually no I D was required at the day time changos, and NEVER was I asked to produce an original. (Someone below also posted that he was turned away somewhere due to an I D problem).
There is some kind of enforcement crackdown going on.
Saw police going to Apple a few weeks ago
Are things opening back up? How about massage parlors?