In this April 1, 2012 photo, a man leads his horse during a race across the Apure River in San Fernando de Apure, in Venezuela. Competitors on canoes race across the Apure River as their horses swim to commemorate a 1819 battle in which soldiers led by independence heroes Simon Bolivar and Gen. Jose Antonio Paez routed Spanish troops in a surprise attack after crossing the waterway. Photo: Ariana Cubillos, Associated Press
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