A dancer wearing a mask performs during the annual Caribbean festival in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday, July 9, 2009. The annual cultural event features religious ceremonies, street shows, concerts, conferences and art exhibits.
Dancers perform during the annual Caribbean festival in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday, July 9, 2009. The annual cultural event features religious ceremonies, street shows, concerts, conferences and art exhibits.
A dancer performs during the annual Caribbean festival in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday, July 9, 2009. The annual cultural event features religious ceremonies, street shows, concerts, conferences and art exhibits.
Dancers perform during the annual Caribbean festival in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday, July 9, 2009. The annual cultural event features religious ceremonies, street shows, concerts, conferences and art exhibits.
Dancers perform during the annual Caribbean festival in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday, July 9, 2009. The annual cultural event features religious ceremonies, street shows, concerts, conferences and art exhibits.
A dancer wearing a mask performs during the annual Caribbean festival in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday, July 9, 2009. The annual cultural event features religious ceremonies, street shows, concerts, conferences and art exhibits.
Dancers perform during the annual Caribbean festival in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday, July 9, 2009. The annual cultural event features religious ceremonies, street shows, concerts, conferences and art exhibits.
Residents attend the annual Caribbean festival in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday, July 9, 2009. The annual cultural event features religious ceremonies, street shows, concerts, conferences and art exhibits.
A man holding a skeleton on fire performs during the annual Caribbean festival in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday, July 9, 2009. The annual cultural event features religious ceremonies, street shows, concerts, conferences and art exhibits.
Residents dance around a fire during the annual Caribbean Festival in Santiago de Cuba, Thursday, July 9,2009. The burning of a symbolic Judas, represented by the incineration of an enormous devil made by straw and dry plants, is the conlusion of the annual Caribbean Festival.