In pictures: Queen's Baton Relay - Latin America & the Caribbean

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A group of masked dancers, one of whom holds the Queen's Baton.
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The Emerald Shamioles Masquerades cultural dance band performs with the baton in Montserrat.

Four men running on sand.
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Sprint hopefuls train on the beach in Montserrat.

A man in an old-fashioned uniform holds the Queen's Baton. A row of men in similar clothing stand to attention behind him.
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Soldiers dressed in period costume guard the baton in Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, St Kitts and Nevis.

A man holds the Queen's Baton above water as a dolphin touches it with its snout.
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Cyclist Kris Pradel holds the Queen's Baton as it receives a kiss from a dolphin, in Anguilla.

Silhouette of a child holding the Queen's Baton aloft.
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The sun sets on the baton in the British Virgin Islands.

A group of young children all waving small Jamaican national flags.
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Students from McIntosh Memorial Primary School sing a song specially composed song for the baton, in Mandeville, Jamaica.

Female athlete holds the Queen's Baton, surrounded by smiling children waving Jamaican flags.
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Double Olympic 100m gold medallist, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce carries the baton in Kingston, Jamaica.

A turtle extends one flipper to touch the Queen's Baton.
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A turtle greets the baton in the Cayman Islands.

Woman holds Queen's Baton aloft as a carnival band play in the background.
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Shooting competitor Richardia Messick raises the baton in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

A group of children running together. A young girl holds the Queen's Baton.
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Children from the Road Runners Track Club carry the baton in the Bahamas.

Two formally-dressed men hold the Queen's Baton, surrounded by a group of carnival dancers.
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Clarence Saunders (centre-right), Commonwealth high jump record holder, shares the baton with Bermuda Premier Craig Cannonier (centre-left). The Warner Gombeys dancers help with the festivities.