Business Hours:
Here are some general guidelines for typical weekday business hours by type of establishment:
Larger Cities | Smaller Towns | |
---|---|---|
Stores |
9AM-8PM 8PM to closing 12PM-4PM 10AM-3PM 11PM-Closing |
10AM-1PM & 4PM-9PM 7PM to closing 12PM-4PM 10AM-3PM 11PM-Closing |
While you'll find some exceptions in small tourist towns, for the most part businesses will be closed Saturday afternoons and all day Sunday.
Public Holidays (fixed days):1/01: New Years
3/24: National day for rememberance of truth & justice
4/02: Veterans Day
5/01: Labor Day
5/25: Commemorates the revolution of 5/25/1810
6/20: National flag day
7/09: Independence day
12/08: Day of the Immaculate Conception
12/25: Christmas
Public Holidays (variable days):
These are a few holidays whose actual date will vary each year
2 days @ end of Feb/Beginning of March: Carnaval
1 day in mid April: Good Friday
1 day near 8/17: Comemorates General San Martin
1 day near 10/12: Colombus day
1 day near 11/20: National soverignity day