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Argentina Confirms Staggered July Winter Breaks as Mexico and Peru Issue Official Calendar Changes

The schedules will reshape tourism demand, exam timetables and teacher work plans across the three countries, affecting when students attend and schools operate.

Overview

  • Argentina’s 24 jurisdictions approved a three‑block mid‑year recess that begins the first week of July, with the first group of provinces taking holidays from July 6 to July 17 and the last group finishing at the end of July.
  • Santa Fe, together with Mendoza, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, San Juan and San Luis, is in the first block and has published a linked cultural and tourism program called “¡Fantásticas Vacaciones!” and a joint Santa FeParaná offer with hotel and restaurant discounts.
  • The Mexican education authority (SEP) has ordered a nationwide suspension for an upcoming administrative grading day and has published a revised 2026–27 calendar that moves the start of the next school year to late August.
  • Peru’s Ministry of Education issued an adjusted 2026 calendar that allocates a mid‑year gestión block during which classes are suspended while teachers and school leaders conduct training, planning and administrative tasks.
  • The calendar changes carry practical effects for families and schools: last instructional days and exam windows shift, returns to class are staggered by province or level, and local governments are timing tourism and cultural programming to match the breaks.