Overview
- In Peru, major banks including BCP, BBVA, Interbank and Scotiabank suspended branch service on December 8–9, kept apps, ATMs and internet banking active, and Banco de la Nación opened select MACMYPE offices in Lima and Callao from 9:00 to 13:30, with Interbank maintaining attention at Jorge Chávez airport.
- Peru’s two-day observance (December 8 for the Immaculate Conception and December 9 for the Battle of Ayacucho) creates a long weekend, and workers who labor without substitute rest are entitled to triple pay, as outlined by the Lima Chamber of Commerce.
- In Argentina, December 8 is an inamovible national holiday under Law 27.399, and employees who work that day must be paid double, according to Article 181 of Law 20.744.
- Municipal services run on holiday schedules, with examples in Rosario guaranteeing emergency health coverage and festive-frequency transport as district offices close, and San Miguel de Tucumán limiting clinics to emergency guards, running buses on Sunday frequency and suspending trash collection.
- In Catalonia, many supermarkets operate with special hours: Mercadona largely opens 9:00–15:00, Lidl keeps usual hours, and Carrefour varies by location, with chains advising customers to verify store-by-store schedules.