This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean that were published in the past week.
Ecuador's president signed a decree returning gas prices to traditionally low, subsidized levels a day after striking a deal to cancel a disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that paralyzed the Ecuadorian economy and left seven dead.
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This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean that were published in the past week.
In Haiti, protests over corruption, inflation and scarcity of basic goods continued, with large demonstrations that have shuttered many businesses and schools. The president held a surprise press conference and said he would not resign as he once again urged unity and dialogue.
Curated by photo editor Anita Baca, in Mexico City. On Twitter: @LatDesk
A model wears a creation from the Angela Brito collection during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. (AP PhotoNelson Antoine)
A heron balances on a rope that ties a fishing boat to the dock at the Ver-o-Peso riverside market in Belém, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. Belém is located on Guajara Bay which is formed by the confluence of the Para and Guama Rivers. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)
Firefighters rescue a woman from a building that collapsed in Fortaleza, Ceara state, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. A seven-story building collapsed Tuesday in the northeastern city of Fortaleza, killing at least three people City authorities informed several others are under the debris, and some of them are communicating with relatives and rescue teams by telephone. (Kleber GoncalvesFutura Press via AP)
Venezuelan migrant Freddy Brito, who lost a leg when he was shot years ago at a party in Venezuela, hops across Brazil Avenue in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. Brito's prosthetic leg attaches to his knee and requires a liner that should be replaced every six months but is now three years old. It cuts into his skin so painfully that he chooses not to wear it, hopping around Lima on one foot instead. (AP PhotoMartin Mejia)
A performer, her mouth covered with black tape and the Portuguese word for "Censorship" placed over her chest, takes part in a protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Hundreds of people rallied on Friday as part of a growing outcry against the perceived creep of restrictions on artistic freedom under Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro. The demonstration was organized by Aquela Cia. de Teatro, whose award-winning play was abruptly halted in September. (AP PhotoSilvia Izquierdo)
Security forces form a cordon around the lifeless body of Emmanuel Cheo Ngu, of Cameroon, on the shore of Boca Barra Beach, in Puerto Arista, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. The 39-year-old man was traveling with a group of people in a small boat when it overturned in the southern coast of Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean. Several passengers were rescued but a few remain missing. (AP PhotoIsabel Mateos)
Anti-government demonstrators scale the facade of a residence to reach the rooftop, looking for a better vantage point to battle with police, in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Protests, which began when President Lenin Moreno's decision to cut subsidies led to a sharp increase in fuel prices, persisted for days. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)
Soldiers guard El Arbolito park in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. President Lenin Moreno ordered the army onto the streets of Ecuador's capital Saturday to enforce a curfew after a week and a half of protests over fuel prices devolved into violent incidents, with masked protesters attacking a television station, newspaper and the national auditor's office. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)
Protesters celebrate the announcement that the government cancelled an austerity package that triggered violent protests, in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno and leaders of the country's indigenous peoples have struck a deal to cancel the disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that have paralyzed the economy and left several people dead. (AP Photo Dolores Ochoa)
Dancers prepare for a class at the National Ballet School, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. The revered ballerina and choreographer Alicia Alonso whose nearly 75-year career made her an icon of artistic loyalty to Cuba's socialist system, died Thursday, at age 98. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)
Thousands trekked to a mountainside in Venezuela for rituals played out with fire, blood and smoke to pay tribute to the indigenous goddess Maria Lionza, who is revered across the crisis-stricken South American nation. The main day is Oct. 12, observed by many Latin Americans as Indigenous People's Day, but many participants camped in tents among the old-growth forest while dedicating several days to the spiritual ceremonies.
Cousins, ages 8 and 10, pluck a small bird before chopping off the wings and head to prepare it to be cooked, in the Cite Soleil neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Residents of Cite Soleil say their already limited access to basic services, work, and security has only been declining, and many are participating in the protests calling for the resignation of President Jovenel Moise. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
In Haiti, protests over corruption, inflation and scarcity of basic goods continued, with large demonstrations that have shuttered many businesses and schools. The president held a surprise press conference and said he would not resign as he once again urged unity and dialogue.
Hundreds of people rallied as part of an outcry against the perceived creep of restrictions on artistic freedom under Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. The demonstration was organized by Aquela Cia. de Teatro, whose award-winning play was abruptly halted in September. It's among at least six programs canceled or suspended by government bodies in the last two months, according to an investigation by federal prosecutors.
Alicia Alonso, the ballerina and choreographer whose nearly 75-year career made her an icon of artistic loyalty to Cuba's socialist system, died at age 98. As founder and director of the National Ballet of Cuba, Alonso personified the island's arts program under Fidel Castro's communist rule and she kept vise-like control over the troupe past her 90th birthday despite being nearly blind for decades.
A man walks past a mural being painted by students from the National School of the Arts to express solidarity with those killed during a month of protests demanding the president's resignation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. President Jovenel Moïse broke his silence Tuesday and said it would be irresponsible for him to resign amid Haiti's unrest, which has entered a fifth week of deadly protests that have paralyzed the economy and shuttered schools. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
Curated by photo editor Anita Baca, in Mexico City. On Twitter: @LatDesk
A woman cries on a flag-draped coffin that contain the remains of a 16-year-old boy killed during a month of demonstrations aimed at ousting President Jovenel Moïse, at a joint funeral in a public plaza near the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Funerals for 11 of at least 20 people killed were held in six cities, including the capital of Port-au-Prince, where at least two people were injured in a protest that broke out when presidential guards tried to block a road near where hundreds had gathered around the coffins of two victims. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
A model wears a creation from the Angela Brito collection during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. (AP PhotoNelson Antoine)
A heron balances on a rope that ties a fishing boat to the dock at the Ver-o-Peso riverside market in Belém, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. Belém is located on Guajara Bay which is formed by the confluence of the Para and Guama Rivers. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)
Firefighters rescue a woman from a building that collapsed in Fortaleza, Ceara state, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. A seven-story building collapsed Tuesday in the northeastern city of Fortaleza, killing at least three people City authorities informed several others are under the debris, and some of them are communicating with relatives and rescue teams by telephone. (Kleber GoncalvesFutura Press via AP)
Venezuelan migrant Freddy Brito, who lost a leg when he was shot years ago at a party in Venezuela, hops across Brazil Avenue in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. Brito's prosthetic leg attaches to his knee and requires a liner that should be replaced every six months but is now three years old. It cuts into his skin so painfully that he chooses not to wear it, hopping around Lima on one foot instead. (AP PhotoMartin Mejia)
A performer, her mouth covered with black tape and the Portuguese word for "Censorship" placed over her chest, takes part in a protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Hundreds of people rallied on Friday as part of a growing outcry against the perceived creep of restrictions on artistic freedom under Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro. The demonstration was organized by Aquela Cia. de Teatro, whose award-winning play was abruptly halted in September. (AP PhotoSilvia Izquierdo)
Security forces form a cordon around the lifeless body of Emmanuel Cheo Ngu, of Cameroon, on the shore of Boca Barra Beach, in Puerto Arista, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. The 39-year-old man was traveling with a group of people in a small boat when it overturned in the southern coast of Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean. Several passengers were rescued but a few remain missing. (AP PhotoIsabel Mateos)
Anti-government demonstrators scale the facade of a residence to reach the rooftop, looking for a better vantage point to battle with police, in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Protests, which began when President Lenin Moreno's decision to cut subsidies led to a sharp increase in fuel prices, persisted for days. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)
Soldiers guard El Arbolito park in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. President Lenin Moreno ordered the army onto the streets of Ecuador's capital Saturday to enforce a curfew after a week and a half of protests over fuel prices devolved into violent incidents, with masked protesters attacking a television station, newspaper and the national auditor's office. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)
Protesters celebrate the announcement that the government cancelled an austerity package that triggered violent protests, in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno and leaders of the country's indigenous peoples have struck a deal to cancel the disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that have paralyzed the economy and left several people dead. (AP Photo Dolores Ochoa)
Dancers prepare for a class at the National Ballet School, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. The revered ballerina and choreographer Alicia Alonso whose nearly 75-year career made her an icon of artistic loyalty to Cuba's socialist system, died Thursday, at age 98. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)