Kids' parks for Santo Domingo

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Although the local authorities are giving them different names, the construction of special park areas for young children continues throughout greater Santo Domingo. Called, in Spanish, "canquinas", after old-fashioned multi-colored candy canes, the idea has attracted support in east Santo Domingo where the parks are called "rainbows" and up in Pedro Brand where they are called "crayons". In North Santo Domingo the parks are called "cacaitos", the local name for chocolate candies called 'Kisses'. Haina was the first town to imitate Mayor Roberto Salcedo's parks program, and just a week ago Santo Domingo celebrated the first anniversary of this good idea. There are now eight children's playgrounds of this type in the National District.

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