AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Wildfires burn parts of a cemetery in Nogales, Mexico, Monday, March 25, 2024. Emergency crews are working to contain wildfires burning across parts of the High Mountains area in Veracruz state. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
A gaucho or South American cowboy bathes a horse during the Criolla Week rodeo festival, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The rodeo has been a Holy Week tradition since 1925. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Brazilian first lady Rosangela da Silva takes a selfie with France’s President Emmanuel Macron, right, and her husband Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during the launch ceremony of the Tonelero submarine, made in Brazil with French technology, in Itaguai, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Macron is on a three-day visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Pilgrims take part in a religious procession in honor of the Virgin of Punta Corral as part of Holy Week festivities in Tilcara, Jujuy province, Argentina, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Nicelio Goncalves opens the fridge at his flooded home after heavy rains in Duque de Caxias, Brazil, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
People look for salvageable pieces from burned cars at a mechanic shop that was set on fire during violence by armed gangs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
A penitent walks on her knees in the Nazarene of Saint Paul Holy Week procession, outside the Basilica of St. Teresa, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Win Butler, of the Canadian band Arcade Fire, performs during the Estereo Picnic music festival in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
A brigade fumigates to combat dengue amid a surge in cases nationwide in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro waves a flag of himself as he is driven to the National Election Commission (CNE) to formalize his candidacy to run again for president in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 25, 2024. Elections are set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A bride and groom prepare to be joined in matrimony in a mass wedding ceremony in Mexico City, Friday, March 22, 2024. Mexico City’s civil registry invited people to partake in a group wedding. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Wildfires burn parts of a cemetery in Nogales, Mexico, Monday, March 25, 2024. Emergency crews are working to contain wildfires burning across parts of the High Mountains area in Veracruz state. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
Wildfires burn parts of a cemetery in Nogales, Mexico, Monday, March 25, 2024. Emergency crews are working to contain wildfires burning across parts of the High Mountains area in Veracruz state. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
A gaucho or South American cowboy bathes a horse during the Criolla Week rodeo festival, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The rodeo has been a Holy Week tradition since 1925. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
A gaucho or South American cowboy bathes a horse during the Criolla Week rodeo festival, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The rodeo has been a Holy Week tradition since 1925. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Brazilian first lady Rosangela da Silva takes a selfie with France’s President Emmanuel Macron, right, and her husband Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during the launch ceremony of the Tonelero submarine, made in Brazil with French technology, in Itaguai, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Macron is on a three-day visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Brazilian first lady Rosangela da Silva takes a selfie with France’s President Emmanuel Macron, right, and her husband Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during the launch ceremony of the Tonelero submarine, made in Brazil with French technology, in Itaguai, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Macron is on a three-day visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Pilgrims take part in a religious procession in honor of the Virgin of Punta Corral as part of Holy Week festivities in Tilcara, Jujuy province, Argentina, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Pilgrims take part in a religious procession in honor of the Virgin of Punta Corral as part of Holy Week festivities in Tilcara, Jujuy province, Argentina, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Nicelio Goncalves opens the fridge at his flooded home after heavy rains in Duque de Caxias, Brazil, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Nicelio Goncalves opens the fridge at his flooded home after heavy rains in Duque de Caxias, Brazil, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
People look for salvageable pieces from burned cars at a mechanic shop that was set on fire during violence by armed gangs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
People look for salvageable pieces from burned cars at a mechanic shop that was set on fire during violence by armed gangs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
A penitent walks on her knees in the Nazarene of Saint Paul Holy Week procession, outside the Basilica of St. Teresa, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A penitent walks on her knees in the Nazarene of Saint Paul Holy Week procession, outside the Basilica of St. Teresa, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Win Butler, of the Canadian band Arcade Fire, performs during the Estereo Picnic music festival in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Win Butler, of the Canadian band Arcade Fire, performs during the Estereo Picnic music festival in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
A brigade fumigates to combat dengue amid a surge in cases nationwide in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A brigade fumigates to combat dengue amid a surge in cases nationwide in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro waves a flag of himself as he is driven to the National Election Commission (CNE) to formalize his candidacy to run again for president in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 25, 2024. Elections are set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro waves a flag of himself as he is driven to the National Election Commission (CNE) to formalize his candidacy to run again for president in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 25, 2024. Elections are set for July 28. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A bride and groom prepare to be joined in matrimony in a mass wedding ceremony in Mexico City, Friday, March 22, 2024. Mexico City’s civil registry invited people to partake in a group wedding. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
A bride and groom prepare to be joined in matrimony in a mass wedding ceremony in Mexico City, Friday, March 22, 2024. Mexico City’s civil registry invited people to partake in a group wedding. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
March 22-28, 2024
Wildfires in Mexico burned a cemetery in the High Mountains of Veracruz state, while heavy rain in Brazil flooded homes in Duque de Caxias. Violent gangs in Haiti set fire to cars amid attacks that started in late February, killing many and leaving thousands homeless. Roman Catholics across the region began observing Holy Week.
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The selection was curated by Senior Photo Editor for Latin America and Caribbean Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City.
Brazilian first lady Rosangela da Silva takes a selfie with France’s President Emmanuel Macron, right, and her husband Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, during the launch ceremony of the Tonelero submarine, made in Brazil with French technology, in Itaguai, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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