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Colombia after CA

Carnaval de Blancos y Negros
Pasto's major event is held on January 5th and 6th (we missed it!). It's origins go back to the times of Spanish rule, when slaves were allowed to celebrate on January 5th and their masters showed approval by painting their faces black. On the following day, the slaves painted their faces white....(continue next picture)

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Carnaval de Blancos y Negros Pasto's major event is held on January 5th and 6th (we missed it!). It's origins go back to the times of Spanish rule, when slaves were allowed to celebrate on January 5th and their masters showed approval by painting their faces black. On the following day, the slaves painted their faces white....(continue next picture)

Cool Hotel on Calle 18 in Pasto

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...On these two days the city goes wild, with everybody painting or dusting one another with grease, chalk, talc, flour and any other available substance even vaguely black or white in tone. T;s a serious affair - wear the worst clothes you have and buy a antifaz, a sort of mask to protect the face, widely sold for this occasion. Asthmatics should not attend - you'll be coughing up talcum powder for day afterwards. (from the Lonely Planet)

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