Well, it is a good thing playgrounds are few and far between in Mexico. Truly, I wish there were a lot more; but, only if they were made safer!
Picture this: metal everywhere...metal swings (yes, the seats, too), metal slides (ouch, they had those when I was a kid), metal monkey bars of all shapes and sizes, dangerous (long and sharp) metal see-saws, and much more - metal!
We chose not to go to the slide and swing set placed about 10 feet from the road and about 5 feet from the river. Instead we went to the enclosed playground inside the fence of the DIF building (this is the equivalent of a Department of Children and Family Services in the U.S.) with no shade trees (remember, it is all metal). ahem. Fun.
We also went to the beautiful Lake Chapala (the largest lake in Mexico!), next to which is the equivalent of a state park/playground/picnic area. You pay a small entrance fee to spend the day picnicking and the like. It was at this location, much to our horror, where my nephew's beautiful daughter was struck in the eye by one of those awful metal swings! "Dangerous" doesn't begin to describe it.
Unfortunately, there are much more important things that people are working to change--like cleaning up the pollution (in the air and water) and making sure the roads are safer, to name just two.
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