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)

I remember coming here when I was a kid learning to rollerblade with another cousin…read more My mom & aunt would bring us here for hours, but now that I think about it, it wasn't so easy but I still enjoyed it every time. There a big pond where you can see some fishes, there's also some machines for exercising (like the ones in parque colosio & other places and I can't forget to mention the kids playground, it has some metal structures but they could use some maintenance, they're not afar for kids anymore.