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An event to celebrate Chinese New Year was held in Montevideo, the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on Feb 7. Chinese Ambassador to Uruguay Dong Xiaojun, representatives from Montevideo government, and some 2,000 local citizens and Chinese students were present.
Home to Latin America's largest Chinese community, Peru hosts especially colorful New Year celebrations marking the start of the Lunar Year, the Year of the Monkey.
Artists perform the traditional Lion Dance to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, in the city of San Jose, capital of Costa Rica, on Feb. 8, 2016.
Latin American countries have enthusiastically embraced the Chinese New Year with dance and music performances, some of them by acclaimed Chinese troupes.
Chinese disabled artists perform during an event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Panama City, capital of Panama.
Members of the artistic group of Henan perform during a presentation as part of celebrations for the upcoming Spring Festival at the Theater of the House of Culture in Quito, capital of Ecuador, on Feb 2, 2016.
A series of activities were held in in Buenos Aires to welcome upcoming Chinese New Year.
A ceremony was held as part of the celebrations for the Chinese New Year, in Lima, Peru, on Jan. 26, 2016.
Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia and some other Latin American countries are set to launch diverse cultural activities for the celebration of upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year to allow their people to better learn about China's rich culture.
The Chinese embassy in Venezuela on Jan 24 opened a photo exhibition on Beijing, which kicked off the Chinese New Year celebrations in the Latin American country.
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