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Ecuador-Galapagos-Iguanas

This archive photo shows an iguana walking in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador 01 January 2001.
(ARCHIVO) Una iguana terreste camina por su territorio en la isla Seymur, en el archipielago de Galapagos, Ecuador, en enero de 2001. La fundacion ecologista Charles Darwin y el Parque Nacional Galapagos suscribieron un acuerdo de cooperacion para proteger a las iguanas, muchas de las cuales mueren atropelladas por vehiculos o devoradas por perros domesticos. Las iguanas terrestres son una de las especies endemicas de Galapagos, ubicada 1.000 km frente a las costas de Ecuador. El archipielago le sirvio de laboratorio natural al cientifico ingles Charles Darwin para que concibiera su teoria sobre la evolucion de las especies. AFP PHOTO/MARTIN BERNETTI (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP)

Lebanon-Religion-Christianity-Carnival

A Lebanese boy, wearing a mask, takes part in the Zambo carnival held in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on February 26, 2017, to mark the last period of excess on the eve of the Christian Greek Orthodox lent.
The inspiration of the annual Zambo celebration is unclear, despite it being a tradition that stretches back over a century to when an emigrant to Brazil returned to his native Tripoli bringing the carnival with him. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICK BAZ

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Brazil-Carnival-Horseback

Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017.
Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. / AFP PHOTO / DOUGLAS MAGNO

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