Camino de los Burros, 2024

We are excited to announce the first ever "Camino de los Burros" donkey walk through the heart of Santa Fe! This event is to honor all of Santa Fe's hard working donkeys through the history of the city. We will be dressed in 1800s costumes in an effort to re-enact some of those wonderful old photos of old Santa Fe with heavily laden donkeys on every street. Burros were asked to carry enormous loads. Many of them were loaded with so much firewood that only their ears, tails and legs could be seen. I have also seen pictures of donkeys carrying furniture, boxes, baskets of produce and a whole family of children on their backs. Donkeys can carry three times their body weight, and that fact was definately taken advantage of, not only in New Mexico, but throughout every one of earth's continents. May 8th is World Donkey Day, and we want to honor Santa Fe's donkeys ("burro" is the Spanish word for donkey) by hosting a procession through Santa Fe's downtown, hitting many of the city's historic landmarks, including "Burro Alley" where many donkeys were tethered in the 1800s. The alley used to be host to gambling dens and brothels and has a storied history. For more posts and information about all of the sites we will visit, please check out our facebook page. Below is the map our procession will be taking.

There are many old photos of burros in Santa Fe during the 1800s. Below are two taken at Burro Alley.

These other photos were taken at various other locations around the city, including the plaza, the Palace of the Governors, San Francisco Street, Palace Avenue and the Saint Francis Cathedral.