Revellers wait backstage prior to the “Canto a la Tierra” parade on January 3, 2017, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south- western region of the country. More than 10,000 people among artists, craftsmen and revellers take part in the Blacks and Whites Carnival, which has its origins in the mix of the multiple Andean, Amazonian and Pacific cultural expressions. It is celebrated every year from January 2 to 6 in the city of Pasto and is part of UNESCO' s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2009. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)





Participants of the “Parade of Choreographic Groups” dance during the “Blacks and Whites” Carnival (Carnaval de Negros y Blancos) in Pasto, southwestern Colombia, 03 January 2017. The carnival runs until 06 January. (Photo by Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EPA/EFE)





A reveller takes part in the “Canto a la Tierra” parade on January 3, 2017, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south- western region of the country. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)





Participants of the “Parade of Choreographic Groups” dance during the “Blacks and Whites” Carnival (Carnaval de Negros y Blancos) in Pasto, southwestern Colombia, 03 January 2017. (Photo by Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EPA/EFE)





A reveller takes part in the “Canto a la Tierra” parade on January 3, 2017, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south- western region of the country. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)





Revellers take part in the “Canto a la Tierra” parade on January 3, 2017, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south- western region of the country. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)





A reveller takes part in the “Canto a la Tierra” parade on January 3, 2018, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south- western region of the country. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)





Revellers take part in the “Canto a la Tierra” parade on January 3, 2017, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south- western region of the country. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)





A reveller takes part in the “White Day” parade, on January 6, 2018, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south-western region of the country. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)





Revellers take part in the “Canto a la Tierra” parade on January 3, 2017, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south- western region of the country. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)





Revellers take part in the “Canto a la Tierra” parade on January 3, 2017, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south- western region of the country. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)





Revellers take part in the “Canto a la Tierra” parade on January 3, 2017, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south- western region of the country. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)





A reveller takes part in the “White Day” parade, on January 6, 2018, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south-western region of the country. More than 10,000 people among artists, craftsmen and revellers take part in the Blacks and Whites Carnival, which has its origins in the mix of the multiple Andean, Amazonian and Pacific cultural expressions. It is celebrated every year from January 2 to 6 in the city of Pasto and is part of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2009. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)





A reveller takes part in the “White Day” parade, on January 6, 2018, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south-western region of the country. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)





Revellers take part in the “Canto a la Tierra” parade on January 3, 2018, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south- western region of the country. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP Photo)