It’s Christmas time in the city

Christmas season waits for no turkey: workers put the finishing touches on a colossal Christmas tree sculpture in La Sabana Park. One week before Black Friday, a Christmas parade marched down Avenida Central, and shop windows are already decked with synthetic holly. As Costa Ricans prepare for December vacations, so too do area merchants prepare for yuletide shoppers. (Robert Isenberg/The Tico Times)