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Barranquilla, Feb 23 (EFE).- The Colombian city of Barranquilla celebrated the second day of the four-day-long annual Barranquilla carnival, the second-largest in the world, on Sunday, with "Grand Parade of Tradition".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. (Camera: RICARDO MALDONADO). SHOT LIST: THE GRAND PARADE OF TRADITION DURING THE SECOND DAY OF THE CARNIVAL OF BARRANQUILLA, IN BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA.
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