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In this March 18, 2015 photo, a boy rides a mechanical bull for children at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. In Mexico, these types of fairs date back to Spanish colonial times, and in some smaller communities they are organized around the feast days of Roman Catholic saints. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this March 18, 2015 photo, a boy rides a mechanical bull for children at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. In Mexico, these types of fairs date back to Spanish colonial times, and in some smaller communities they are organized around the feast days of Roman Catholic saints. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this April 10, 2015 photo, women play an arm wrestling game at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. A beer vendor set up the game outside his booth, and gave winners red cowboy hats and drinking glasses. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this April 10, 2015 photo, women play an arm wrestling game at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. A beer vendor set up the game outside his booth, and gave winners red cowboy hats and drinking glasses. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this April 11, 2015 photo, kids play inside plastic bubbles floating on a pool at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. In Mexico, these types of fairs date back to Spanish colonial times, and in some smaller communities they are organized around the feast days of Roman Catholic saints. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this April 11, 2015 photo, kids play inside plastic bubbles floating on a pool at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. In Mexico, these types of fairs date back to Spanish colonial times, and in some smaller communities they are organized around the feast days of Roman Catholic saints. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this April 10, 2015 photo, a couple, holding michelada drinks, dances to the rhythm of a Mexican Norteño band at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Sometimes the trumpets and tubas of the roving brassy groups clash with each other as the play songs for about $15 each. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this April 10, 2015 photo, a couple, holding michelada drinks, dances to the rhythm of a Mexican Norteño band at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Sometimes the trumpets and tubas of the roving brassy groups clash with each other as the play songs for about $15 each. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this April 10, 2015 photo, a man holds his dance partner tight as Juan Ramon Nava from the Mexican Norteño band, El Primo, performs at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Fairgoers pay roving bands of musicians to play songs. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this April 10, 2015 photo, a man holds his dance partner tight as Juan Ramon Nava from the Mexican Norteño band, El Primo, performs at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Fairgoers pay roving bands of musicians to play songs. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this April 11, 2015 photo, a man plays a shooting game for 10 pesos (about .65 cents) at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. This game doesn't give out prizes to the winners. Prize-giving games are 20 pesos or more. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this April 11, 2015 photo, a man plays a shooting game for 10 pesos (about .65 cents) at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. This game doesn't give out prizes to the winners. Prize-giving games are 20 pesos or more. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this April 11, 2015 photo, cocks fight in a ring known as a “palenque” at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Cockfighting is legal in Mexico, but betting on the fight is only legal at fairs and cockfighting centers called “palenques”. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this April 11, 2015 photo, cocks fight in a ring known as a “palenque” at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Cockfighting is legal in Mexico, but betting on the fight is only legal at fairs and cockfighting centers called “palenques”. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this April 10, 2015 photo, a vendor prepares micheadas at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Micheladas are iced beer drinks with lime juice, salt and spices. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this April 10, 2015 photo, a vendor prepares micheadas at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Micheladas are iced beer drinks with lime juice, salt and spices. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this April 11, 2015 photo, animal figurine prizes stand on display inside the booth of a shooting game at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. The fair is held every spring just west of the capital. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this April 11, 2015 photo, animal figurine prizes stand on display inside the booth of a shooting game at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. The fair is held every spring just west of the capital. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this March 18, 2015 photo, people ride in a swing over the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Now in its 34th year, the International Horse Fair, more commonly known as the Texcoco Fair, is among the most popular gatherings of its kind in the country. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this March 18, 2015 photo, people ride in a swing over the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Now in its 34th year, the International Horse Fair, more commonly known as the Texcoco Fair, is among the most popular gatherings of its kind in the country. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this March 19, 2015 photo, Mexican signer Alfredo Rios, known as “El Komander”, performs in a late-night concert at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Rios is one of the best-known singers of the “Altered Movement” genre whose lyrics frequently focus on shootouts, killings and guns. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this March 19, 2015 photo, Mexican signer Alfredo Rios, known as “El Komander”, performs in a late-night concert at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Rios is one of the best-known singers of the “Altered Movement” genre whose lyrics frequently focus on shootouts, killings and guns. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this April 11, 2015 photo, a family poses for a portrait photographer with a live Brahman bull at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. The bull is wearing the horns of another bull. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this April 11, 2015 photo, a family poses for a portrait photographer with a live Brahman bull at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. The bull is wearing the horns of another bull. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this April 11, 2015 photo, rides are illuminated at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Although it began as a celebration of horses, it now resembles many county or state fairs in Mexico and even the United States, with its game booths, food, beer and musical performances. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this April 11, 2015 photo, rides are illuminated at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Although it began as a celebration of horses, it now resembles many county or state fairs in Mexico and even the United States, with its game booths, food, beer and musical performances. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this April 11, 2015 photo, fire roasted baby goat meat is on display at a restaurant's area of the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Although the fair began as a celebration of horses, it now resembles many county or state fairs in Mexico, with its game booths, food, beer and musical performances. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this April 11, 2015 photo, fire roasted baby goat meat is on display at a restaurant's area of the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Although the fair began as a celebration of horses, it now resembles many county or state fairs in Mexico, with its game booths, food, beer and musical performances. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this April 11, 2015 photo, friends hold hands as they get an electric shock from a vendor at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. The machine, called “toques”, or “blasts”, emits varying degrees of electric shocks to paying customers. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this April 11, 2015 photo, friends hold hands as they get an electric shock from a vendor at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. The machine, called “toques”, or “blasts”, emits varying degrees of electric shocks to paying customers. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)




In this April 10, 2015 photo, people dance to the rhythm of a Mexican Norteño band at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Norteño music is a music genre from Mexico's northern states, featuring brass instruments such as tubas, trumpets and drums. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

In this April 10, 2015 photo, people dance to the rhythm of a Mexican Norteño band at the Texcoco Fair on the outskirts of Mexico City. Norteño music is a music genre from Mexico's northern states, featuring brass instruments such as tubas, trumpets and drums. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)
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