La perspectiva de Monica

Zebra-donkeys have been in Tijuana since around the early 1900's and have become a symbol and cultural heritage to the city. It all began as tourists coming in to Mexico, expecting the stereotype of Sombreros (hats), Zarapes (ponchos) and Burros (donkeys), and people wanted a photo showing all the Mexican folklore. Photography back in 1900's was not as advanced, so every time the photographer snapped a photo, the donkey wouldn't appear due to the white color of the fur, so somebody had the bright idea to paint black stripes to the donkey so it can contrast and appear on the photos, and that's how the Burro-Zebra was born. Still today, walking on the streets of Avenida Revolución, you can still find these Burro-zebra, like Monica. This is Tijuana.