{"id":4719,"date":"2015-01-02T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rhworldimagery.wordpress.com\/?p=4719"},"modified":"2015-04-02T15:42:19","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T15:42:19","slug":"the-best-carnivals-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/02\/the-best-carnivals-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"The best carnivals in Latin America and the Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Across Latin America and the Caribbean, sequins and feathers are being sewn onto exuberant costumes, percussionists are honing their rhythms and dancers are rehearsing their routines in preparation for some of the most vibrant street parties in the world. Here are five of the best.<\/p>\n<p>Morenada dancers wearing masks in the procession of Oruro\u00a0carnival,\u00a0Bolivia\u00a0(Robert Harding\/Peter Langer)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival oruro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4783 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-26067.jpg\" alt=\"Morenada dancers wearing masks in the procession of the Carnaval de Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-26067.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-26067-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><strong>Oruro, Bolivia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This usually unremarkable Andean mining town becomes one of the world\u2019s great spectacles as its central streets are brought to life\u00a0with eye-popping parades. Made up of vast troupes of dancers, including technicolour devils, masked warriors and whirling cholitas in traditional bowler hats, the procession\u2019s soundtrack is provided by brass bands and drummers. The parades enact myths and folklore, bringing to life Bolivia\u2019s ancient heritage, from the Incas to the Spanish colonists through to present-day culture, in a celebration that has been enacted since the early 1800s.<\/p>\n<p>Diablada dancers wearing elaborate devil masks and costumes in the procession of Oruro carnival, Bolivia (Robert Harding\/Peter Langer)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival oruro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4782 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-25383.jpg\" alt=\"Diablada dancers wearing elaborate devil masks and costumes in the procession of the Carnaval de Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-25383.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-25383-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thousands of revellers, including a sprinkling of tourists, pack the streets, plazas and balconies for a view of the action while making offerings to Pachamama (Mother Nature), as well as liberally covering each other in streamers and water balloons. Oruro\u2019s carnival is among the highest in the world at 3,710 metres above sea level, and was proclaimed one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Llamerada dancer in the procession of Oruro carnival, Bolivia\u00a0(Robert Harding\/Peter Langer)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival oruro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4790 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-26007.jpg\" alt=\"Llamerada dancer in the procession of the Carnaval de Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-26007.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-26007-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tobas dancers wearing elaborate masks, feather head-dresses and costumes in the procession of the Carnaval de Oruro, Bolivia\u00a0(Robert Harding\/Peter Langer)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival oruro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4784 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-26125.jpg\" alt=\"Tobas dancers wearing elaborate masks, feather headdresses and costumes in the procession of the Carnaval de Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-26125.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-26125-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Portrait of a Tobas warrior during carnival, Oruro, Bolivia (Marco Simoni\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival oruro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/718-1031.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of a Tobas warrior during carnival called The Devil Dance (La Diablada), Oruro, Bolivia, South America\" width=\"480\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Suri Sicuri dancer wearing an elaborate feather headdress in the procession of the Oruro\u00a0carnival, Bolivia\u00a0(Robert Harding\/Peter Langer)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival oruro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4791 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-26089.jpg\" alt=\"Suri Sicuri dancer wearing an elaborate feather headdress in the procession of the Carnaval de Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-26089.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1116-26089-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Appearing on many a bucket list, this legendary five-day party will transport you to a larger-than-life fantasy world with giant floats, enthralling dance troupes, opulent fancy dress balls and street parties. If you want to join in, hit the streets, where <em>blocos<\/em>, each with their own drummers and singers, party their way through the city with whoever wants to join them. Some require fancy dress while others will offer you a t-shirt to make you part of the crew.<\/p>\n<p>Dancers during the Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Bhaskar Krishnamurthy\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival rio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1125-4.jpg\" alt=\"Dancers during the Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The spectacle to end them all is at the legendary Sambadrome built by Brazil\u2019s celebrated modernist architect Oscar Neimeyer, where the very best samba schools compete in a whorl of lavish colour and energy. Some agencies offer tourists the experience of a lifetime, dancing in the parade. With a costume and basic dance class, you can enjoy your own moment of glory, and be on a high all the way to Fat Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Carnival parade at the Sambodrome, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Yadid Levy\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival rio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/749-1039.jpg\" alt=\"Carnival parade at the Sambodrome, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America\" width=\"321\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carnival parade at the Sambodrome, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Yadid Levy\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival rio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/749-1072.jpg\" alt=\"Carnival parade at the Sambodrome, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carnival parade at the Sambodrome, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil\u00a0(Robert Harding\/age fotostock)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival rio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4795 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-358215.jpg\" alt=\"Carnival parade at the Sambodrome, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-358215.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-358215-368x245.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beija Flor samba group, carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Robert Harding\/age fotostock)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival rio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4793 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-144870.jpg\" alt=\"L30-418199\" width=\"480\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-144870.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-144870-378x245.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Salvador de Bah\u00eda, Brazil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It may be less famous than Rio and a little more edgy, but Brazilians advocate Salvador\u2019s effervescent, soulful carnival as the \u2018real thing\u2019. The largest street party in the world, it moves to the sounds of ax\u00e9 and samba-reggae, with troupes of drummers and dancers dressed in African inspired costumes, reflecting this North Eastern city\u2019s status as the beating heart of Afro-Brazilian culture.<\/p>\n<p>Street carnival, dance group, Pelourinho, Salvador , Bahia, Brazil (Robert Harding\/John Banagan)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival salvador\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4797 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-280210.jpg\" alt=\"Street carnival, dance group, Pelourinho, Salvador , Bahia, Brazil\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-280210.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-280210-163x245.jpg 163w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-280210-227x340.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Giant puppets bump up against dancers\u00a0on the cobbled streets of Salvador&#8217;s old town, while across the city huge\u00a0<em>blocos &#8211;<\/em>\u00a0larger than Rio\u2019s &#8211; feature famous musicians playing to teeming crowds. Visitors are advised to buy an abad\u00e1, a t-shirt which allows you into the cordoned off areas, closer to the stars, for a more comfortable carnival experience away from the crazy hordes.<\/p>\n<p>Salvador street carnival in Pelourinho, Bahia, Brazil, South America (Robert Harding\/Godong)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival salvador\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4799 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/809-5531.jpg\" alt=\"Salvador street carnival in Pelourinho, Bahia, Brazil, South America\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/809-5531.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/809-5531-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Street carnival, dance group, Pelourinho, Salvador , Bahia, Brazil\u00a0(Robert Harding\/John Banagan)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival salvador\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4798 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-280202.jpg\" alt=\"Street carnival, dance group, Pelourinho, Salvador , Bahia, Brazil\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-280202.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-280202-368x245.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carnival troupe in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil (LOOK\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival salvador\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1914 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1113-64622.jpg\" alt=\"Carnival troup, bloco, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, South America\" width=\"480\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1113-64622.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1113-64622-343x245.jpg 343w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1113-64622-476x340.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Salvador street carnival in Pelourinho, Bahia, Brazil (Godong\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival salvador\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1916 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/809-5529.jpg\" alt=\"Salvador street carnival in Pelourinho, Bahia, Brazil, South America\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/809-5529.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/809-5529-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Port of Spain,\u00a0Trinidad and Tobago<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s calypso and soca inspired carnival centres around its multi-cultural capital, Port of Spain, and was the likely inspiration behind London\u2019s Notting Hill Carnival. The flamboyant event features huge bands of girating\u00a0dancers in jewelled and feathered costumes, embodying mythical and historical themes, as well as limbo and steel drum competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Trinidad Carnival, Queens Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad (Robert Harding\/Alvaro Leiva)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival trinidad\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4777 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-37578.jpg\" alt=\"C46-670925\" width=\"329\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-37578.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-37578-168x245.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-37578-233x340.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get down and dirty at \u2018j&#8217;ouvert\u2019 late into the Sunday night, where revellers douse each other with mud and paint in a pre-Lenten expression of animal nature, before being \u2018reborn\u2019 the next day in their best carnival glory. Tourists can also get involved in the mas parades with costumes for sale, so there\u2019s no excuse to stand on the by lines.<\/p>\n<p>Women wearing carnival costume, Trinidad Carnival, Queens Park Savannah, Port of Spain (Robert Harding\/Kristian Cabanis)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival trinidad\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4780 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-136745.jpg\" alt=\"K90-707445\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-136745.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/817-136745-369x245.jpg 369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Man in Carnival costume, Mardi Gras, Carnival, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (Robert Harding\/Ingolf Pompe)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival trinidad\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4779 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1113-53758.jpg\" alt=\"Man in Carnival costume, Mardi Gras, Carnival, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1113-53758.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1113-53758-369x245.jpg 369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carnival, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean (Robert Harding\/Adam Woolfitt)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival trinidad\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4789 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/508-5157.jpg\" alt=\"Carnival, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/508-5157.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/508-5157-368x245.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are carnivals all over the island but many performers head to Santa Domingo\u2019s colourful celebration \u2013 fuelled by a happy soundtrack of merengue, bachata and reggaeton \u2013 which usually reaches its peak on Dominican Independence Day, February 27th. Among them are mask wearing creatures, cross dressers and winged dancers with feather head-dresses.<\/p>\n<p>Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Carnival (Robert Harding\/Mickael David)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival dominican\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4801 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/778-1999.jpg\" alt=\"Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Carnival\" width=\"315\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/778-1999.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/778-1999-161x245.jpg 161w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/778-1999-223x340.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carnival participants often take the guise of traditional characters, like the <em>Calif\u00e9<\/em>, a &#8216;voice of the people&#8217; who\u00a0performs poetry and social critique, or the <em>Roba la Gallina<\/em> (Chicken Stealer). But the most well known\u00a0is the <em>Diablo Cojuelo<\/em>, or limping devil, who was supposedly banished from heaven\u00a0for his childish pranks\u00a0and\u00a0hurt his leg upon hitting the earth.<\/p>\n<p>Dominican Republic, Carnival (Robert Harding\/Irene Alastruey)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival dominican\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4800 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/778-9479.jpg\" alt=\"Dominican Republic, Centre, The Cibao, Santiago, Carnival\" width=\"321\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/778-9479.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/778-9479-164x245.jpg 164w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/778-9479-227x340.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colourfully dressed man, Carnival in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Robert Harding\/Michael Runkel)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival dominican\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4802 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/816-6425.jpg\" alt=\"Colourfully dressed man, Carneval in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/816-6425.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/816-6425-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colourful dressed masked man in the carnival in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Robert Harding\/Michael Runkel)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=carnival 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