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Dancers take part in the carnival parade in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 9, 2013. Barranquilla’s Carnival, a tradition cretaed by locals at the end of the 19th century as a response and to parody the celebration held by European immigrants and aristocracy, was declared a “Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” by the UNESCO in 2003. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta