Valentine’s Day business is rosy in Colombia — in pictures

Airline LAN workers organise boxes of flowers to be exported ahead of Valentine’s Day in Bogota’s airport. Jose Miguel Gomez / Reuters

Colombian roses are selected for a bouquet ahead of Valentine’s Day in Subachoque. John Vizcaino / Reuters

A Colombian flower grower organises bouquets. Picture taken January 29, 2015. John Vizcaino / Reuters

Colombia is the world’s second-largest flower exporter behind the Netherlands. Jose Miguel Gomez / Reuters

Workers prepare roses for export at a farm in Nemocon, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. The Valentine’s season represents 12% of the annual sales for Colombian flower growers. Eitan Abramovich / AFP Photo

No less than 500 million of stems will be exported for the upcoming celebration mainly to the United States. Eitan Abramovich / AFP Photo

A Colombian flower grower cuts roses. Jose Miguel Gomez / Reuters

A Colombian flower grower selects roses. Jose Miguel Gomez / Reuters

Colombia sends 76% of its production to the US. Eitan Abramovich / AFP Photo

Colombia is the world’s second-largest flower exporter behind the Netherlands. The South American nation exports around 500 million flowers to the US for Valentine’s Day, according to the Colombia Flower Growers Association.