Nov. 1-7, 2024
From Haiti to Mexico, people gathered at cemeteries to remember their dearly departed on Day of the Dead. Migrants walked north from Mexico’s southern border in hopes of reaching the United States. Category 3 Hurricane Rafael knocked out Cuba’s power grid.
This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean.
Police launch tear gas to disperse supporters of former President Evo Morales who block roads to prevent him from facing a criminal investigation over allegations of abuse of a minor while he was in office, in Parotani, Bolivia, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
People help lift a giant kite to be displayed on All Saints Day as part of Day of the Dead celebrations in Sumpango, Guatemala, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
People at a bus stop shield themselves with cardboard from the wind and rain during the passage of Hurricane Rafael in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Migrants depart Tapachula, Mexico, hoping to reach the country’s northern border and ultimately the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Miss Bulgaria Elena Vian participates in a Catrina parade marking the Day of the Dead weeks ahead of the 73rd Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in Mexico City, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
The sister of Keimer Puentes cries during a protest for the freedom of her brother and other detainees outside the Palace of Justice courts in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Nov 7, 2024. According to her, who did not want to be identified, Puentes was detained by police on July 29 while leaving his home in the city of Tachira as part of a government crackdown after demonstrations against presidential election results. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A waiter places cups before the opening ceremony of the 10th Presidents of the G20 Parliaments Summit at the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
A woman dressed as a zombie surgeon strikes a pose during the Zombie Walk on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, celebrates winning the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
People drive along a road littered with fallen power lines after the passing of Hurricane Rafael in San Antonio de los Banos, Cuba, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
The selection was curated by AP Photo Editor Leslie Mazoch based in Mexico City.
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