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Barranquilla Carnival kicks off with Battle of Flowers

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Barranquilla, Feb 22 (EFE).- The Battle of Flowers, a grand parade attended by more than 600,000 people, kicked off the four-day-long annual Barranquilla carnival, the second-largest in the world, on Saturday.One of the most popular festivals in the country, the carnival - declared by UNESCO as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2003 - dates back to the 1880s.The Battle of Flowers, one of the biggest draws of the carnival, dates back to 1903, and was aimed at celebrating the end of the One Thousand Days War in Colombia. (Camera: RICARDO MALDONADO). SHOT LIST: THE PARADE OF THE BATTLE OF FLOWERS DURING THE FIRST DAY OF THE CARNIVAL OF BARRANQUILLA, IN BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA.

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