London's Latin lesson

More than 100,000 people basked in the glorious sunshine yesterday and enjoyed the Carnaval Del Pueblo - the biggest Latin American festival in Europe.

Revellers took advantage of a climate more like South America than South London to enjoy dancing, music, exhibitions and food.

The festival began with a huge three-hour float parade from City Hall to Burgess Park, in Camberwell, South London.

Once at the park, the party really started as thousands of festival goers enjoyed an open salsa competition, held by the World Salsa Dancing Federation champions Ricardo Murillo and Viviana Vargas, from Colombia.

Four stages provided entertainment throughout the day, including traditional Andean dancing and the latest in South American hip-hop and reggae.

And stalls sold traditional Latin food and crafts.

The free event has been held in London every year since 1999, when 4,000 people attended.