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.
From Port-au-Prince to Santiago, furious demonstrators marched to demand fundamental change, the latest spasms in a recent wave of often-violent protests that has set tires, government offices, trains and subway stations ablaze across Latin America and the Caribbean.
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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.
Demonstrators in Haiti pressed on with weeks of street marches haranguing against a president they accuse of complicity in corruption and badly mismanaging the economy. Calls for Honduran President Hernandez's resignation bubbled into street clashes after his younger brother was convicted on drug trafficking charges in New York in a trial that included testimony implicating the president in his drug enterprise.
Gunbattles raged in the Mexico city of Culiacan when swarms of cartel gunmen took to the streets after police and soldiers captured a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, leading officials to order his release.
The capital city of La Paz is seen from El Alto, Bolivia, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. President Evo Morales declared himself victor of the weekend election, stirring more anger among his opponents who have protested for days claiming fraud in the vote count, while the U.S., Brazil, Argentina and Colombia joined in calling for Bolivia to hold a runoff between the incumbent and his top challenger. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)
A female supporter of Bolivian President Evo Morales shows her support during a march in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Morales said his opponents are trying to stage a coup against him as protests grow over a disputed election he claims he won outright. (AP PhotoJuan Karita)
A National Guard soldier puts his hand on his shield as he blocks a protest from reaching the state electricity company headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Demonstrators mobilized in support of the inhabitants of the western state of Zulia, which suffers daily power outages that sometimes last more than 20 hours. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)
A man holds the Spanish sign: "Hurray for those who fight!" in front of a street blocked by a burning barricade during a protest demanding the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Thursday, Oct. 24 2019. Calls for Hernandez's resignation came after his younger brother was convicted on drug trafficking charges in New York and testimony implicated the president in his drug enterprise. (AP PhotoElmer Martinez)
A theater troupe of university students perform as grade school students recite a lesson on Haiti's constitution and government during a protest calling for President Jovenel Moïse to resign so that schools can reopen in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Many schools around the country have been closed for more than a month as protests block roads and paralyze the economy. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
Ballet shoes lay next to a dance costume during a tribute to the late ballerina and choreographer Alicia Alonso at the National Ballet School in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. Alonso, whose nearly 75-year career made her an icon of artistic loyalty to Cuba's socialist system, was buried in Havana's Colon cemetery. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)
A man handles a bullet cartridge in a bloodied street by a truck with a flat tire and covered with bullet hits after a gunfight in Culiacan, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. An intense gunfight with heavy weapons and burning vehicles blocking roads raged in the capital of Mexico's Sinaloa state after security forces located one of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's sons who is wanted in the U.S. on drug trafficking charges. (AP PhotoAugusto Zurita)
Willian Arao of Brazil's Flamengo celebrates his team's third goal scored by teammate Gabriel at a Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match against Brazil's Gremio at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (AP PhotoFabio Motta)
A fan of Boca Juniors waits for the start of a Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match against River Plate at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP PhotoDaniel Jayo)
Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Luis Lacalle Pou, of the National party, attend his campaign rally in San Jose, Uruguay, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Uruguay will hold general elections on Oct. 27. (AP PhotoMatilde Campodonico)
Supporters of vice presidential candidate Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner holds a life-size cut out image of the former president and former first lady at her closing campaign rally with presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Argentina will hold presidential elections on Oct. 27. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)
At least 18 people died in Chile's turmoil, which began over a 4-cent rise in subway fares but ballooned into a larger movement over growing inequality. Bolivian President Evo Morales declared himself victor of the presidential election while his opponents kept out in the streets protesting what they said was fraud in the vote count.
Soldiers are reflected in the glass of a bus stop as demonstrators walk past, amid ongoing demonstrations triggered by an increase in subway fares in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. While President Sebastian Piñera was democratically elected to lead a civilian government, the spectacle of soldiers on Chile's streets in recent days has stirred ugly memories of a darker time in the country's history: the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet between 1973 and 1990, when about 40,000 people were killed, tortured or imprisoned for political reasons. (AP PhotoLuis Hidalgo)
Demonstrators in Haiti pressed on with weeks of street marches haranguing against a president they accuse of complicity in corruption and badly mismanaging the economy. Calls for Honduran President Hernandez's resignation bubbled into street clashes after his younger brother was convicted on drug trafficking charges in New York in a trial that included testimony implicating the president in his drug enterprise.
In Venezuela's capital, protesters faced off with police outside the state electricity company to show solidarity for the western state of Zulia, which suffers daily power outages that sometimes last more than 20 hours.
Voters in the neighboring nations of Argentina and Uruguay prepared for national elections this weekend.
Police detain an anti-government protester in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Michelle Bachelet, Piñera's predecessor as president and now the U.N. human rights chief, said she would send a "verification mission" to assess allegations of human rights violations in Chile. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)
Gunbattles raged in the Mexico city of Culiacan when swarms of cartel gunmen took to the streets after police and soldiers captured a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, leading officials to order his release.
Cuban ballerina and choreographer Alicia Alonso died in Havana, where a tribute was held at the National Ballet School she founded.
Curated by photo editor Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City. On Twitter @LeslieMazoch .
A demonstrator wearing a mask throws a plank of wood into a flaming barricade during anti-government protests in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. The protesters have demanded improvements in education, health care and wages. Education, medicine and water in Chile are costly, and many families live on just $550 to $700 a month in earnings. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)
The capital city of La Paz is seen from El Alto, Bolivia, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. President Evo Morales declared himself victor of the weekend election, stirring more anger among his opponents who have protested for days claiming fraud in the vote count, while the U.S., Brazil, Argentina and Colombia joined in calling for Bolivia to hold a runoff between the incumbent and his top challenger. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)
A female supporter of Bolivian President Evo Morales shows her support during a march in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Morales said his opponents are trying to stage a coup against him as protests grow over a disputed election he claims he won outright. (AP PhotoJuan Karita)
A National Guard soldier puts his hand on his shield as he blocks a protest from reaching the state electricity company headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Demonstrators mobilized in support of the inhabitants of the western state of Zulia, which suffers daily power outages that sometimes last more than 20 hours. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)
A man holds the Spanish sign: "Hurray for those who fight!" in front of a street blocked by a burning barricade during a protest demanding the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Thursday, Oct. 24 2019. Calls for Hernandez's resignation came after his younger brother was convicted on drug trafficking charges in New York and testimony implicated the president in his drug enterprise. (AP PhotoElmer Martinez)
A theater troupe of university students perform as grade school students recite a lesson on Haiti's constitution and government during a protest calling for President Jovenel Moïse to resign so that schools can reopen in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Many schools around the country have been closed for more than a month as protests block roads and paralyze the economy. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
Ballet shoes lay next to a dance costume during a tribute to the late ballerina and choreographer Alicia Alonso at the National Ballet School in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. Alonso, whose nearly 75-year career made her an icon of artistic loyalty to Cuba's socialist system, was buried in Havana's Colon cemetery. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)
A man handles a bullet cartridge in a bloodied street by a truck with a flat tire and covered with bullet hits after a gunfight in Culiacan, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. An intense gunfight with heavy weapons and burning vehicles blocking roads raged in the capital of Mexico's Sinaloa state after security forces located one of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's sons who is wanted in the U.S. on drug trafficking charges. (AP PhotoAugusto Zurita)
Willian Arao of Brazil's Flamengo celebrates his team's third goal scored by teammate Gabriel at a Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match against Brazil's Gremio at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (AP PhotoFabio Motta)
A fan of Boca Juniors waits for the start of a Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match against River Plate at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP PhotoDaniel Jayo)
Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Luis Lacalle Pou, of the National party, attend his campaign rally in San Jose, Uruguay, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Uruguay will hold general elections on Oct. 27. (AP PhotoMatilde Campodonico)
Supporters of vice presidential candidate Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner holds a life-size cut out image of the former president and former first lady at her closing campaign rally with presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Argentina will hold presidential elections on Oct. 27. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)