Christmas in Montevideo

Between it being summer here and the worry about theft (crime has skyrocketed in the past few years), there isn't much in the way of Christmas decorations around Montevideo.  These pictures are of the setup they have in the mall for children to walk through.  The mall, by the way, is a former prison.

Last year's theme was Disney.  This year's is "Christmas at the Zoo".  There are several climbable areas and some animatronic animals.

 A view of part of it from above.

Yes, Virginia, there is a camel.

A picture of the two and a half story fake Christmas tree... almost all the trees are fake.  You can't find any real ones in the city at all.  And the fake ones for homes are pretty pathetic looking.

The poor girls overseeing the area had to dress up as zoo guides.

Santa was not in the zoo.  He was on the third floor in the food court.  This is where they have weekly bingo games when Santa's not in session.