Overview
- Peruvian congressman Idelso Manuel García Correa (Alianza para el Progreso) filed a bill to make October 13 a nationwide holiday honoring the Señor Cautivo de Ayabaca, taking the national tally from 16 to 17 if approved.
- The proposal cites cultural significance and potential tourism and economic gains and would modify Article 6 of Decree-Law No. 713, but it still awaits committee debate and is not yet law.
- Under Law No. 13293, Friday, October 24, 2025, is a regional feriado in San Román (Juliaca), Puno, with a day off for public employees and private-sector rest subject to employer agreement.
- Peru’s next national holiday is Saturday, November 1 (All Saints’ Day), and workers who labor on a national feriado without compensatory rest are entitled to triple pay under Decree-Law No. 713.
- Reports from Argentina confirm October 20 is not a national holiday, though local non-labour days were set in places such as José C. Paz and Pirovano in Buenos Aires Province, Trelew in Chubut, and Santa Cruz, with additional local observances on October 16 in Laguna Alsina and October 17 in Luján.