Women touting traditional cumbia costumes walk down the main street in Barranquilla, Colombia. Some wear glasses as the coastal sun beats down on them.
Spectators dressed in Carnaval garb scale tropical trees to get a good view of one of the many parades that overtake Barranquilla's streets.
Young women sporting neon colors and flowers dance to reggaeton music blasting from a passing float.
Hundreds wearing hats traditional to the Colombian coast and green-patterned shirts mill through Barranquilla's main road in a pack.
An Afro-Colombian dancer performs one of Carnaval Barranquilla's 13 traditional dances.
A girl dressed as a tiger reaches her "claw" up and roars.
Characters perform Carnaval's "El Son de Negro" dance, which has drawn fire from activist organizations who say it perpetuates Afro-Colombian stereotypes.
Performers clad in royal blue feathers dance in unison in a stretching line.
A "Palenquera" performer rests on the side of a street in Barranquilla, Colombia. The Palenqueras encapsulate a crucial part of Colombian culture on the country's coast.