A Colombian woman rides a horse during the horses parade at the start of the flowers festival in Medellin July 30, 2005. The flower festival in Medellin is perhaps the largest folkloric festival held in Colombia after the Barranquilla Carnival in January. The festival begun in the 1950s to celebrate the importance of the flower growers in the region near Medellin, where cut flowers are one of the most important agricultural export industry, supplying about 70% of the flowers sold in the U.S. The festival runs until August 7. REUTERS/Albeiro Lopera
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