Spectators at a bullfight in Cartagena, Colombia 1136091600

Spectators at a bullfight in Cartagena, Colombia

A large crowd cheers from a grandstand. Bullfighting was brought to the New World from Spain during the colonial period. It is a highly-ritualized sport that still retains its popularity in Colombia. While increasingly termed a bloodsport and criticized by animal-rights activists, practitioners argue the sport is an important cultural institution.

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