Festival Of Flowers Turns Colombian City Into Giant Garden

Giant animals made out of flowers at the annual flowers festival in Medellin, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014.   (Edwin Bustamante Restrepo/EL COLOMBIANO)

Giant animals made out of flowers at the annual flowers festival in Medellin, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. (Edwin Bustamante Restrepo/EL COLOMBIANO)

Giant animals made out of flowers at the annual flowers festival in Medellin, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. (Edwin Bustamante Restrepo/EL COLOMBIANO)

Mascots parade at the annual flowers festival in Medellin, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014.   (Robinson Sáenz Vargas/EL COLOMBIANO)

Silleteritos parade in Santa Elena, just outside of Medellin, Colombia, as a prelude to the annual flowers festival, Sunday, July 27, 2014.   (Donaldo Zuluaga Velilla/EL COLOMBIANO)

Launch event of the annual flowers festival in Medellin, Colombia, Thursday, July 17, 2014.     (Donaldo Zuluaga Velilla/EL COLOMBIANO)