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In this photo March 31, 2012 photo, people watch horse races across the Apure River in San Fernando de Apure, 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. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Caption: In this photo March 31, 2012 photo, people watch horse races across the Apure River in San Fernando de Apure, 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. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) Album ID: 1446176 Photo ID: 41115453