Apr. 05, 2024 00:44 AM EST

Ap Week In Pictures: Latin America And Caribbean

By The Associated Press
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) Cesar Munoz, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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)
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)
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 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 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)
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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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