Chicali, b.c.

Tucked into Fraccionamiento Villa Mediterranea, this is the kind of spot that locals actually use rather than just drive past. It’s a straightforward neighborhood playground — nothing flashy, but that’s kind of the point. Kids from the surrounding streets clearly claim it as their own, which tells you something about how it fits into the fabric of this corner of Mexicali. If you’re in the area, there are restaurants close enough that you can actually make a proper outing of it.