AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
A monkey reaches out to catch an Easter egg filled with treats, tossed by a zookeeper at the Buin Zoo in Santiago, Chile, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A woman holds a sign with a message that loosely translates from Spanish: “Children should not be harmed”, during a demonstration protesting the kidnapping and killing of an 8-year-old girl, in the main square of Taxco, Mexico, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
A mob beats a woman they suspect of kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old girl, after dragging the woman out of a police vehicle, in Taxco, Mexico, March 28, 2024. Police then picked her up and took her away. The Guerrero state prosecutors’ office later confirmed the woman died of her injuries. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Members of the Cuban national Greco-Roman wrestling team stretch out on a mat during a pre-Olympic training session in Varadero, Cuba, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A man, with his head bowed, places his hands on a war memorial during a ceremony marking the 42nd anniversary of the conflict between Argentina and Great Britain over the Falkland Islands or Malvinas Islands in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
People look at the the bodies of three persons shot dead after an overnight shooting in the Pétion Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Birds fly over penitents known as cucuruchos during the Jesus the Almighty Good Friday procession, as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Quito, Ecuador, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
A resident stands with arms spread apart up against a wall as police search for weapons and or drugs, as part of an operation to combat criminal groups, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Thursday, April 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Cesar Munoz)
Donkeys haul containers filled with water from a public well in the Xochimilco neighborhood of Mexico City, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
A resident pours gasoline over an effigy wearing a sash with the Spanish word for fascist, as part of The Burning of the Judases Easter Sunday tradition, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 31, 2024. Venezuelans came out to watch the burning of Judas effigies, the apostle who betrayed Jesus Christ, but also effigies of personalities who represent evil and corruption. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Jose Quintero of Ecuador’s Liga Deportiva Universitaria, left, and Segundo Portocarrero of Peru’s Universitario, battle for the ball during a Copa Libertadores Group D soccer match at Monumental stadium in Lima, Peru, April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Faithful re-enact the Way of the Cross as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Colina, Chile, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A monkey reaches out to catch an Easter egg filled with treats, tossed by a zookeeper at the Buin Zoo in Santiago, Chile, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A monkey reaches out to catch an Easter egg filled with treats, tossed by a zookeeper at the Buin Zoo in Santiago, Chile, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A woman holds a sign with a message that loosely translates from Spanish: “Children should not be harmed”, during a demonstration protesting the kidnapping and killing of an 8-year-old girl, in the main square of Taxco, Mexico, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
A woman holds a sign with a message that loosely translates from Spanish: “Children should not be harmed”, during a demonstration protesting the kidnapping and killing of an 8-year-old girl, in the main square of Taxco, Mexico, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
A mob beats a woman they suspect of kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old girl, after dragging the woman out of a police vehicle, in Taxco, Mexico, March 28, 2024. Police then picked her up and took her away. The Guerrero state prosecutors’ office later confirmed the woman died of her injuries. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
A mob beats a woman they suspect of kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old girl, after dragging the woman out of a police vehicle, in Taxco, Mexico, March 28, 2024. Police then picked her up and took her away. The Guerrero state prosecutors’ office later confirmed the woman died of her injuries. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Members of the Cuban national Greco-Roman wrestling team stretch out on a mat during a pre-Olympic training session in Varadero, Cuba, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Members of the Cuban national Greco-Roman wrestling team stretch out on a mat during a pre-Olympic training session in Varadero, Cuba, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A man, with his head bowed, places his hands on a war memorial during a ceremony marking the 42nd anniversary of the conflict between Argentina and Great Britain over the Falkland Islands or Malvinas Islands in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A man, with his head bowed, places his hands on a war memorial during a ceremony marking the 42nd anniversary of the conflict between Argentina and Great Britain over the Falkland Islands or Malvinas Islands in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
People look at the the bodies of three persons shot dead after an overnight shooting in the Pétion Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
People look at the the bodies of three persons shot dead after an overnight shooting in the Pétion Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Birds fly over penitents known as cucuruchos during the Jesus the Almighty Good Friday procession, as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Quito, Ecuador, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Birds fly over penitents known as cucuruchos during the Jesus the Almighty Good Friday procession, as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Quito, Ecuador, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
A resident stands with arms spread apart up against a wall as police search for weapons and or drugs, as part of an operation to combat criminal groups, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Thursday, April 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Cesar Munoz)
A resident stands with arms spread apart up against a wall as police search for weapons and or drugs, as part of an operation to combat criminal groups, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Thursday, April 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Cesar Munoz)
Donkeys haul containers filled with water from a public well in the Xochimilco neighborhood of Mexico City, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Donkeys haul containers filled with water from a public well in the Xochimilco neighborhood of Mexico City, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
A resident pours gasoline over an effigy wearing a sash with the Spanish word for fascist, as part of The Burning of the Judases Easter Sunday tradition, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 31, 2024. Venezuelans came out to watch the burning of Judas effigies, the apostle who betrayed Jesus Christ, but also effigies of personalities who represent evil and corruption. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A resident pours gasoline over an effigy wearing a sash with the Spanish word for fascist, as part of The Burning of the Judases Easter Sunday tradition, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 31, 2024. Venezuelans came out to watch the burning of Judas effigies, the apostle who betrayed Jesus Christ, but also effigies of personalities who represent evil and corruption. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Jose Quintero of Ecuador’s Liga Deportiva Universitaria, left, and Segundo Portocarrero of Peru’s Universitario, battle for the ball during a Copa Libertadores Group D soccer match at Monumental stadium in Lima, Peru, April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Jose Quintero of Ecuador’s Liga Deportiva Universitaria, left, and Segundo Portocarrero of Peru’s Universitario, battle for the ball during a Copa Libertadores Group D soccer match at Monumental stadium in Lima, Peru, April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Faithful re-enact the Way of the Cross as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Colina, Chile, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Faithful re-enact the Way of the Cross as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Colina, Chile, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
March 29 - April 4, 2024
Across Latin America, Roman Catholic faithful commemorated Good Friday with ceremonies re-enacting the crucifixion of Jesus. Venezuelans set effigies on fire as part of an Easter tradition, while zookeepers in Chile treated their animals to Easter eggs filled with snacks.
In the Mexican tourist city of Taxco, a mob brutally beat a woman to death because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl. And in Haiti, thousands of people have fled violence in the capital in recent weeks.
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean. It was curated by photojournalist Rodigo Abd in Buenos Aires.
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