Siesta in Mexico? (business, average, market, working)

[forever200]

Is their siesta in Mexico like in Spain? Anyone know the average working hours?

[db108108]

From my experience in Campeche, many small business close for a couple of hours in the afternoon, but the big ones do not. I eventually learned to take siestas because the heat really sucks the life out of you (especially in the Yucatan).

[stevenvillatoro]

The hours may vary depending on the type of business or by city/town. We used to open from 9 am to 1 pm, and reopen from 4 pm to 8 pm. It was an 8-hour workday.

[cebuan]

The most extreme siesta I ever saw was in Mendoza, Argentina. The supermarket near my hotel was open 22 hours a day, from 2-pm to noon. Open all night, but closed for siesta.