Spain's biggest human towers competition took place on Sunday, with some 11,000 spectators packing the bullring in the northeastern city of Tarragona to watch the daring Catalan tradition.
Human towers, or 'castells', were added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010 as an "integral part of cultural identity".
The team from Vilafranca beat 40 other groups to take the top spot and scoop the 16,000 euro prize at the competition, which takes place every two years. The youngest and most nimble team members - wearing a protective helmet - scrambled up the backs and shoulders of their teammates to the top. "They are the boys and girls who have to go up to the top, they have to coordinate the castells, and this is an essential part."
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