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QUIMBAYA, COLOMBIA - DECEMBER 08: A woman works on her paper lanterns before the annual Festival of Candles and Lanterns on December 08, 2013 in Quimbaya, Colombia. A vibrant event, celebrated since 1982 that attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year, is held in honor of the Virgin Mary, on the day of the Catholic Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Each street and neighborhood compete in the contest to create the most spectacular lighting arrangement, employing creatively elaborated lantern designs, which range from religious themes to symbols of the coffee region or environmental and wild nature motives. All the streets in Quimbaya center close for one night and about 40,000 lanterns are lightened up during the festive night. (Photo by Jan Sochor/Latincontent/Getty Images)

QUIMBAYA, COLOMBIA - DECEMBER 08: A woman works on her paper lanterns before the annual Festival of Candles and Lanterns on December 08, 2013 in Quimbaya, Colombia. A vibrant event, celebrated since 1982 that attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year, is held in honor of the Virgin Mary, on the day of the Catholic Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Each street and neighborhood compete in the contest to create the most spectacular lighting arrangement, employing creatively elaborated lantern designs, which range from religious themes to symbols of the coffee region or environmental and wild nature motives. All the streets in Quimbaya center close for one night and about 40,000 lanterns are lightened up during the festive night. (Photo by Jan Sochor/Latincontent/Getty Images)
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LatinContent Editorial Jan Sochor