April 15-21, 2022

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 AP photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City.

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Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, center, wearing a blue protective face mask and handcuffed, is escorted under heavy guard to a waiting aircraft at the Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Thursday, April 21, 2022. Honduras extradited Hernandez to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges in a dramatic reversal for a leader once touted by U.S. authorities as a key ally in the war on the drugs. (AP PhotoElmer Martinez)

April 15-21, 2022
Revelers dance during an unofficial street party called "blocos" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The municipality of Rio de Janeiro postponed the annual samba school Carnival parades to April 22 - 23, but City Hall refused to grant authorization to the more than 500 blocos that accompany Carnival celebrations, claiming it lacked sufficient time to prepare. (AP PhotoBruna Prado)

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Ring-tailed lemurs sit on the hood of a truck as one flicks out a peanut from the inside of an Easter egg, at the Buin Zoo in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, April 17, 2021. Zookeepers gave out to its animals in captivity, Easter eggs painted with non-toxic tempera and filled with treats. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)

Ring-tailed lemurs sit on the hood of a truck as one flicks out a peanut from the inside of an Easter egg, at the Buin Zoo in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, April 17, 2021. Zookeepers gave out to its animals in captivity, Easter eggs painted with non-toxic tempera and filled with treats. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)
Jenna Davis of the United States, left, and Argentina's Catalina Laivinia, compete during the final match of the Women's Polo World Championship, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 16, 2022. Six countries faced off at the Campo Argentino de Polo in the first women's polo world championship tournament. Argentina went on to win the title. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)

Jenna Davis of the United States, left, and Argentina's Catalina Laivinia, compete during the final match of the Women's Polo World Championship, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 16, 2022. Six countries faced off at the Campo Argentino de Polo in the first women's polo world championship tournament. Argentina went on to win the title. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)
The body of former Colombian footballer Freddy Rincon is transported in a flag-draped coffin atop a fire engine, to the sports coliseum in his native Buenaventura, Colombia, Thursday, April 14, 2022. Rincon, a former captain of the Colombian national soccer team who played in three World Cups, died following a traffic accident. He was 55. (AP PhotoOswaldo Paez)

The body of former Colombian footballer Freddy Rincon is transported in a flag-draped coffin atop a fire engine, to the sports coliseum in his native Buenaventura, Colombia, Thursday, April 14, 2022. Rincon, a former captain of the Colombian national soccer team who played in three World Cups, died following a traffic accident. He was 55. (AP PhotoOswaldo Paez)
Residents poke around in the cockpit of a Cessna 207 plane that crashed in the Carrefour community of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. The small plane crashed when it tried to land and hit a truck transporting soda bottles, killing at least five people and injuring several others, authorities said. (AP PhotoOdelyn Joseph)

Residents poke around in the cockpit of a Cessna 207 plane that crashed in the Carrefour community of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. The small plane crashed when it tried to land and hit a truck transporting soda bottles, killing at least five people and injuring several others, authorities said. (AP PhotoOdelyn Joseph)
A cat rests inside the shell of an abandoned, charred car, in the El Paraiso neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The streets are full of used, old and not-so environmentally friendly vehicles as car loans have become nonexistent and dealerships sit mostly empty. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)

A cat rests inside the shell of an abandoned, charred car, in the El Paraiso neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The streets are full of used, old and not-so environmentally friendly vehicles as car loans have become nonexistent and dealerships sit mostly empty. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)
Members of the Nazarene brotherhood sit in a living room as they wait to take part in a Good Friday procession in Zipaquira, Colombia, Friday, April 15, 2022. Processions and religious floats paraded throughout region during Holy Week, commemorating the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP PhotoIvan Valencia)

Members of the Nazarene brotherhood sit in a living room as they wait to take part in a Good Friday procession in Zipaquira, Colombia, Friday, April 15, 2022. Processions and religious floats paraded throughout region during Holy Week, commemorating the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP PhotoIvan Valencia)
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Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, center, wearing a blue protective face mask and handcuffed, is escorted under heavy guard to a waiting aircraft at the Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Thursday, April 21, 2022. Honduras extradited Hernandez to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges in a dramatic reversal for a leader once touted by U.S. authorities as a key ally in the war on the drugs. (AP PhotoElmer Martinez)

April 15-21, 2022

Revelers dance during an unofficial street party called "blocos" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The municipality of Rio de Janeiro postponed the annual samba school Carnival parades to April 22 - 23, but City Hall refused to grant authorization to the more than 500 blocos that accompany Carnival celebrations, claiming it lacked sufficient time to prepare. (AP PhotoBruna Prado)

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Ring-tailed lemurs sit on the hood of a truck as one flicks out a peanut from the inside of an Easter egg, at the Buin Zoo in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, April 17, 2021. Zookeepers gave out to its animals in captivity, Easter eggs painted with non-toxic tempera and filled with treats. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)

Ring-tailed lemurs sit on the hood of a truck as one flicks out a peanut from the inside of an Easter egg, at the Buin Zoo in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, April 17, 2021. Zookeepers gave out to its animals in captivity, Easter eggs painted with non-toxic tempera and filled with treats. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)

Jenna Davis of the United States, left, and Argentina's Catalina Laivinia, compete during the final match of the Women's Polo World Championship, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 16, 2022. Six countries faced off at the Campo Argentino de Polo in the first women's polo world championship tournament. Argentina went on to win the title. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)

Jenna Davis of the United States, left, and Argentina's Catalina Laivinia, compete during the final match of the Women's Polo World Championship, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 16, 2022. Six countries faced off at the Campo Argentino de Polo in the first women's polo world championship tournament. Argentina went on to win the title. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)

The body of former Colombian footballer Freddy Rincon is transported in a flag-draped coffin atop a fire engine, to the sports coliseum in his native Buenaventura, Colombia, Thursday, April 14, 2022. Rincon, a former captain of the Colombian national soccer team who played in three World Cups, died following a traffic accident. He was 55. (AP PhotoOswaldo Paez)

The body of former Colombian footballer Freddy Rincon is transported in a flag-draped coffin atop a fire engine, to the sports coliseum in his native Buenaventura, Colombia, Thursday, April 14, 2022. Rincon, a former captain of the Colombian national soccer team who played in three World Cups, died following a traffic accident. He was 55. (AP PhotoOswaldo Paez)

Residents poke around in the cockpit of a Cessna 207 plane that crashed in the Carrefour community of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. The small plane crashed when it tried to land and hit a truck transporting soda bottles, killing at least five people and injuring several others, authorities said. (AP PhotoOdelyn Joseph)

Residents poke around in the cockpit of a Cessna 207 plane that crashed in the Carrefour community of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. The small plane crashed when it tried to land and hit a truck transporting soda bottles, killing at least five people and injuring several others, authorities said. (AP PhotoOdelyn Joseph)

A cat rests inside the shell of an abandoned, charred car, in the El Paraiso neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The streets are full of used, old and not-so environmentally friendly vehicles as car loans have become nonexistent and dealerships sit mostly empty. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)

A cat rests inside the shell of an abandoned, charred car, in the El Paraiso neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The streets are full of used, old and not-so environmentally friendly vehicles as car loans have become nonexistent and dealerships sit mostly empty. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)

Members of the Nazarene brotherhood sit in a living room as they wait to take part in a Good Friday procession in Zipaquira, Colombia, Friday, April 15, 2022. Processions and religious floats paraded throughout region during Holy Week, commemorating the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP PhotoIvan Valencia)

Members of the Nazarene brotherhood sit in a living room as they wait to take part in a Good Friday procession in Zipaquira, Colombia, Friday, April 15, 2022. Processions and religious floats paraded throughout region during Holy Week, commemorating the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP PhotoIvan Valencia)

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Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, center, wearing a blue protective face mask and handcuffed, is escorted under heavy guard to a waiting aircraft at the Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Thursday, April 21, 2022. Honduras extradited Hernandez to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges in a dramatic reversal for a leader once touted by U.S. authorities as a key ally in the war on the drugs. (AP PhotoElmer Martinez)

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, center, wearing a blue protective face mask and handcuffed, is escorted under heavy guard to a waiting aircraft at the Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Thursday, April 21, 2022. Honduras extradited Hernandez to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges in a dramatic reversal for a leader once touted by U.S. authorities as a key ally in the war on the drugs. (AP PhotoElmer Martinez)

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Revelers dance during an unofficial street party called "blocos" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The municipality of Rio de Janeiro postponed the annual samba school Carnival parades to April 22 - 23, but City Hall refused to grant authorization to the more than 500 blocos that accompany Carnival celebrations, claiming it lacked sufficient time to prepare. (AP PhotoBruna Prado)

Revelers dance during an unofficial street party called "blocos" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The municipality of Rio de Janeiro postponed the annual samba school Carnival parades to April 22 - 23, but City Hall refused to grant authorization to the more than 500 blocos that accompany Carnival celebrations, claiming it lacked sufficient time to prepare. (AP PhotoBruna Prado)

 Ring-tailed lemurs sit on the hood of a truck as one flicks out a peanut from the inside of an Easter egg, at the Buin Zoo in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, April 17, 2021. Zookeepers gave out to its animals in captivity, Easter eggs painted with non-toxic tempera and filled with treats. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)

Ring-tailed lemurs sit on the hood of a truck as one flicks out a peanut from the inside of an Easter egg, at the Buin Zoo in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, April 17, 2021. Zookeepers gave out to its animals in captivity, Easter eggs painted with non-toxic tempera and filled with treats. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)

 Jenna Davis of the United States, left, and Argentina's Catalina Laivinia, compete during the final match of the Women's Polo World Championship, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 16, 2022. Six countries faced off at the Campo Argentino de Polo in the first women's polo world championship tournament. Argentina went on to win the title. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)

Jenna Davis of the United States, left, and Argentina's Catalina Laivinia, compete during the final match of the Women's Polo World Championship, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 16, 2022. Six countries faced off at the Campo Argentino de Polo in the first women's polo world championship tournament. Argentina went on to win the title. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)
The body of former Colombian footballer Freddy Rincon is transported in a flag-draped coffin atop a fire engine, to the sports coliseum in his native Buenaventura, Colombia, Thursday, April 14, 2022. Rincon, a former captain of the Colombian national soccer team who played in three World Cups, died following a traffic accident. He was 55. (AP PhotoOswaldo Paez)

The body of former Colombian footballer Freddy Rincon is transported in a flag-draped coffin atop a fire engine, to the sports coliseum in his native Buenaventura, Colombia, Thursday, April 14, 2022. Rincon, a former captain of the Colombian national soccer team who played in three World Cups, died following a traffic accident. He was 55. (AP PhotoOswaldo Paez)

 Residents poke around in the cockpit of a Cessna 207 plane that crashed in the Carrefour community of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. The small plane crashed when it tried to land and hit a truck transporting soda bottles, killing at least five people and injuring several others, authorities said. (AP PhotoOdelyn Joseph)

Residents poke around in the cockpit of a Cessna 207 plane that crashed in the Carrefour community of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. The small plane crashed when it tried to land and hit a truck transporting soda bottles, killing at least five people and injuring several others, authorities said. (AP PhotoOdelyn Joseph)

 A cat rests inside the shell of an abandoned, charred car, in the El Paraiso neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The streets are full of used, old and not-so environmentally friendly vehicles as car loans have become nonexistent and dealerships sit mostly empty. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)

A cat rests inside the shell of an abandoned, charred car, in the El Paraiso neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The streets are full of used, old and not-so environmentally friendly vehicles as car loans have become nonexistent and dealerships sit mostly empty. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)

 Members of the Nazarene brotherhood sit in a living room as they wait to take part in a Good Friday procession in Zipaquira, Colombia, Friday, April 15, 2022. Processions and religious floats paraded throughout region during Holy Week, commemorating the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP PhotoIvan Valencia)

Members of the Nazarene brotherhood sit in a living room as they wait to take part in a Good Friday procession in Zipaquira, Colombia, Friday, April 15, 2022. Processions and religious floats paraded throughout region during Holy Week, commemorating the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP PhotoIvan Valencia)