La Tomatina: Colombia’s Tomato Fight festival – in pictures
In its 15th incarnation this year’s festival is the first held since the lifting of the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. Locals and tourists throw ripe tomatoes to celebrate the harvest season
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Farmers pour baskets of tomatoes to prepare for the celebration of for La Tomatina, the 15th Colombian Tomato Fight festival
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A child observes farmers preparing baskets of tomatoes for La Tomatina
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Aerial view of people participating in the festival in Sutamarchan, Boyaca Department, Colombia
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A child cries after being hit in the middle of tomatoes
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Attendants throw tomatoes at each other (here and below)
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Children participate in the festival
Photograph: Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images
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Revellers throw tomatoes at each other
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Photograph: Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images
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An aerial view
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Photograph: Diego Cuevas/Getty Images
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Photograph: Diego Cuevas/Getty Images
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Photograph: Diego Cuevas/Getty Images
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Photograph: Diego Cuevas/Getty Images
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Photograph: Diego Cuevas/Getty Images
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Photograph: Diego Cuevas/Getty Images
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A couple hug during the celebrations
Photograph: Diego Cuevas/Getty Images
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Revellers participate in the festival in Boyaca Department
Photograph: Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images
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Photograph: Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images
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Photograph: Juancho Torres/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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