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Celerity

(53,701 posts) Thu Jan 8, 2026, 06:11 PM Thursday

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Some splendid pics from the Black and White Carnival in Pasto, Colombia 🪇

Revelers partake in the Black and White Carnival, recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage, in Pasto, Colombia, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026.

https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/carnival-photos-colombia-pasto-black-white-c904edfacbd1a8b5d080b5de90263b31

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Some splendid pics from the Black and White Carnival in Pasto, Colombia 🪇 (Original Post) Celerity Thursday OP

Thanks for the mini vacation! It is as much appreciated as it was needed! marble falls Thursday #1

om goodness. AllaN01Bear Thursday #2

No B&W in those pics. Just brilliant colors and phenomenal characters. Thanks for posting. Fla Dem Thursday #3

look again, at the crowds Celerity Thursday #4

Gorgeous, but some_of_us_are_sane Thursday #5

marble falls

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1. Thanks for the mini vacation! It is as much appreciated as it was needed!

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Thu Jan 8, 2026, 06:19 PM

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AllaN01Bear

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2. om goodness.

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Thu Jan 8, 2026, 06:34 PM

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some of this reminds me of the ai surreal art vids i have seen on youtube.

Fla Dem

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3. No B&W in those pics. Just brilliant colors and phenomenal characters. Thanks for posting.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2026, 06:41 PM

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Celerity

(53,701 posts)

4. look again, at the crowds

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 8, 2026, 06:51 PM

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you said:

No B&W in those pics

some_of_us_are_sane

(2,775 posts)

5. Gorgeous, but

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2026, 08:19 PM

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I think I would have been scared of these as a little kid. Wow.

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