A Lechone costume from Santiago with a duck bill mask and horns in the La Vega Carnival parade. The first documented Carnival celebration in what is


A Lechone costume from Santiago with a duck bill mask and horns in the La Vega Carnival parade. The first documented Carnival celebration in what is now the Dominican Republic was held in La Vega in 1520.


Size: 3600px × 5400px
Location: The La Vega Carnival Parade, Dominican Republic
Photo credit: © Jon G. Fuller/VWPics / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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