MARDI GRAS PHOTOS: World Revels With Flames, Sacrifices

MARDI GRAS PHOTOS: World Revels With Flames, Sacrifices
MARDI GRAS PHOTOS: World Revels With Flames, Sacrifices
MARDI GRAS PHOTOS: World Revels With Flames, Sacrifices
MARDI GRAS PHOTOS: World Revels With Flames, Sacrifices
MARDI GRAS PHOTOS: World Revels With Flames, Sacrifices
MARDI GRAS PHOTOS: World Revels With Flames, Sacrifices
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February 22, 2009--Clouds of fire emanate from the mouth of a performer in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Sunday.

The city's version of Carnival was declared a "Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO in 2003, which means the international organization urges protection of the event as a cultural treasure.

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—Photograph by Fernando Vergara/AP
 

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