Siesta Time
Siesta
Time
Cabo
San Lucas has a lot to offer the visitor.
The stunning climate makes golfing on the world class courses available
most days of the year. The waters
surrounding Cabo San Lucas are filled with game fish. Swimming, tennis, hiking, shopping and
exploring the beauty of Cabo attracts many visitors every year. Visiting with
Los Cabos Real Estate to gather information about how to make the lovely
lifestyle of Cabo your own is something everyone will want to do.
But sometimes, in the midst of a busy day, the
visitor will encounter stores or offices closed during the middle of the
afternoon. Cabo San Lucas, not wrapped
in the hustle and bustle of larger Mexican cities, still enjoys the very
civilized custom know as the Siesta.
A
siesta is a short nap taken in the early afternoon usually following the midday
meal which is the main meal for the peoples of Mexico. The siesta is the traditional daytime sleep
of Mexico and many other countries around the world. Foreigners often refer to
the long midday break as the “siesta”.
However, that is what Mexicans refer to as mediodia (midday) which is
when they enjoy “la comida” which is the heaviest meal of the day.
Sleep
timing in humans depends on a balance between homeostatic sleep propensity, the need for sleep as a
function of the amount of time elapsed since the last adequate sleep episode,
and the circadian rhythms
which determine the ideal timing of a correctly structured and restorative
sleep episode. The homeostic pressure to
sleep starts growing upon awakening. The
circadian signal for wakefulness starts building in the (late) afternoon.
Therefore,
in many people, there is a dip when the drive for sleep has been building for
hours and the drive for wakefulness has not yet started. This is a great time for a nap.