Burro in Mexico

NPR : Celebrating the Burro in Mexico: "The Mexican burro might seem to be an unlikely subject of celebration. But for the past 40 years, tens of thousands of people have gathered to commemorate all things burro in a town just outside of Mexico City."

Mexico Up Against a Burro Deficit (washingtonpost.com): "donkeys, known as burros throughout Mexico, and mules, produced by cross-breeding horses and donkeys, have gained belated respect as their numbers have diminished. This year, 30,000 people attended the Otumba Donkey Festival, held May 1 near Mexico City. The festival featured donkey polo, donkey racing and a costume contest in which burros were dressed as famous figures. They included Mexican President Vicente Fox and President Bush. "