COLOMBIA-BLACKS AND WHITES-CARNIVAL

Locals play with foam and talc during the “White Day” parade on January 6, 2014, in the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south-western region of the country. The Blacks and Whites’ Carnival, which is part of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2009, runs from January 2 to 7. AFP PHOTO/Luis ROBAYO