Not a particularly flashy park--it has the statues and a few playground pieces that look well…read moremaintained for kids to play on. The highlight on my visit here was the Zumba class taught by a flamboyant man who was absolutely the life of the party and had the class of ladies dancing with him.

We were actually in Parque Juarez El Llano. It's a beautiful park just outside the real central…read moreOaxaca. It has a fountain and so much life is happening in the park. When we were there there were people shining shoes, playing instruments, selling ice cream, and even doing bike tricks! It's such a cool park and awesome to see and be apart of the community culture in Oaxaca.

Once in a while we like to bring our son here. The park itself is pretty new and the playground is…read morekept in really good condition. We don't come very often cause it's on a main road, so there's the pollution issue, specially considering a lot of buses drive by, and many of them don't have proper maintenance which makes it even worse. Another thing is like a lot of parks in Oaxaca is not dog friendly, we love our dog and like taking her on adventures with us so that's why we prefer going for walks to the mountain, clean, fresh air & 100% dog friendly. We do come at least once a month cause this place brings us beautiful memories, this park & Colosio is where our son started walking, plus he loves coming for a spin in the carrousel, which is open after 5pm.

We've been trying to avoid this park recently, there's an unpleasant smell that hopefully will be…read moregone soon so people can enjoy visiting. There's 2 running tracks, 2 play areas for kids but I strongly recommend the wooden playground for the kids to enjoy including slides & swings, tons of space if you feel like having a family picnic or just taking a nap under the trees. If you like running or walking you have to come give this park a try. Sadly it's not a pet friendly place, I understand, you don't want to step or sit on unwanted pet's presents but it's always nice to have a place to exercise & have a good, fun day with your pet. Maybe there could be a pet friendly gated area?

If you come to Oaxaca for holidays, you can't miss the Noche de Rabanos. It's an annual event…read morededicated to the carving of oversized radishes that has been celebrated since the late 1800's on Dec. 23. Back in the day farmers would carve the radishes (which were introduced by the Spanish) as a way to attract customers attention during the Christmas market which as you may guess happened on Dec. 23. Over the years, the farmers/artists need more & more space to display their creations, and are not only limited to radishes, but now there's also pieces of art made with corn husks & dried flowers. Believe me, you might feel a bit anxious by looking at the endless line up, considering it's only available for a few hours (after all we're dealing with fresh produce), but it's worth it, you can't miss this event! In case you were wondering what happens to the radishes after the event? sadly they have to be thrown away, since they use chemicals to make them grow to a supersize, they can't be eaten or used for compost (unless you want inorganic compost that will kill your plants)

After living in Canada is hard to enjoy parks here, but surprisingly we do enjoy Colosio Park…read moreeverytime we visit with our son. There's basketball & voleyball courts but be sure to bring your own balls. If you like running/walking there's a 600m race track, it has flat parts, uphill & downhill so you do get a good exercise (this is always the last part we visit with our son and we know for sure he'll be sleeping a couple minutes after we get in the car). Don't forget to bring your kids to the wooden forts, but be careful with one of the slides, it's in a weird position and I never let my son go there, it looks too dangerous (it's a yellow slide but it looks like it's missing a piece). A few times we've met other foreigners there with their families, so it's always nice to know you're not the only one not speaking spanish there. There's a soccer field, some equipment to exercise with your own body weight, bathrooms, a small place with books & toys for children, a little store to buy drinks & snacks, and they even have yoga & other classes for free. If you have pets, don't even think about bringing them, this is a no pet park.