AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Oct. 18-24, 2024

Millions of Cubans were near without energy for days aft nan nation’s power grid went down erstwhile 1 of nan island’s major powerfulness plants failed.

The Amazon River people fluctuates during nan barren and rainy seasons. But a melodramatic driblet has been evident since 2023. In Colombia, the river’s autumn has isolated immoderate Indigenous communities, prompting nonprofits and nan authorities to present h2o and nutrient to places that dangle connected rainfall and stream h2o to survive.

Hundreds of group turned retired for nan funeral of Catholic leader Marcelo Pérez, an activistic for Indigenous peoples and workplace laborers who was killed successful nan confederate Mexico State of Chiapas. The Rev. Pérez had worked to bring bid to nan highlands and separator regions of Chiapas, wherever 2 supplier cartels are battling for control.

It is 1 of nan astir striking scenes to hap each twelvemonth successful Panama's bluish state of Colón: Every Oct. 21, nan state celebrates nan show of nan Black Christ of Portobelo. Moved by faith, they crawl for respective hours on nan thoroughfare toward nan image of nan saint housed successful nan Church of San Felipe.

This assemblage highlights immoderate of nan astir compelling images made aliases published successful nan past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and nan Caribbean.

The action was curated by AP photograph editor Anita Baca, based successful Mexico City.

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