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A baby monkey named Yuji drinks milk while receiving care at a special care center at the zoo in Guadalajara, Mexico, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Refugio Ruiz)
A baby monkey named Yuji drinks milk while receiving care at a special care center at the zoo in Guadalajara, Mexico, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Refugio Ruiz)
Keiko Fujimori, presidential candidate of the Popular Force party, departs a polling station after voting during general elections in Lima, Peru, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerardo Marin)
Keiko Fujimori, presidential candidate of the Popular Force party, departs a polling station after voting during general elections in Lima, Peru, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerardo Marin)
Voters line up outside a polling station during general elections in Lima, Peru, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
Voters line up outside a polling station during general elections in Lima, Peru, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
A pilgrim kisses her sick grandfather, Ramon Gamboa, after a priest blessed him at his home during the Quasimodo Feast, a procession held the Sunday following Easter, Colina, Chile, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A pilgrim kisses her sick grandfather, Ramon Gamboa, after a priest blessed him at his home during the Quasimodo Feast, a procession held the Sunday following Easter, Colina, Chile, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Militiaman Rene Hernandez Delgado holds a photo of his younger self during a celebrations marking the 65th anniversary of the proclamation declaring the Cuban Revolution socialist, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Militiaman Rene Hernandez Delgado holds a photo of his younger self during a celebrations marking the 65th anniversary of the proclamation declaring the Cuban Revolution socialist, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Relatives hold up the hem of quinceañera Gabriela Aragon's gown to keep it off the ground as they head to a photo session at the José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden, in Bogota, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Relatives hold up the hem of quinceañera Gabriela Aragon's gown to keep it off the ground as they head to a photo session at the José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden, in Bogota, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide attends the opening of a retrospective of her work at the Spanish Cultural Center in Guatemala City, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide attends the opening of a retrospective of her work at the Spanish Cultural Center in Guatemala City, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
The shoes of victims of a deadly stampede sit by the main entrance of the Citadelle Laferriere in Milot, Haiti, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ketlain Difficile)
The shoes of victims of a deadly stampede sit by the main entrance of the Citadelle Laferriere in Milot, Haiti, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ketlain Difficile)
A woman handles a weapon on display at the LAAD Defense and Security International Exhibition in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
A woman handles a weapon on display at the LAAD Defense and Security International Exhibition in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Alejandro Zendejas of Mexico's America kicks the ball during a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal second leg soccer match against the United States' Nashville SC in Mexico City, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Alejandro Zendejas of Mexico's America kicks the ball during a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal second leg soccer match against the United States' Nashville SC in Mexico City, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Models wear creations from the Salinas collection at the Pier Maua during the Rio Fashion Week in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Models wear creations from the Salinas collection at the Pier Maua during the Rio Fashion Week in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
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9:05 PM on Thursday, April 16

By The Associated Press

April 10–16, 2026

A baby monkey named Yuji, with a stuffed dog as a surrogate mom, stole hearts in Guadalajara, Mexico. Peruvians took to the polls to elect their ninth president in 10 years. In Colina, Chile, pilgrims on horseback took part in the Quasimodo Feast, a procession held the Sunday following Easter, accompanying priests giving communion to the poor.

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This gallery was curated by photo editor Jon Orbach, based in Mexico City.

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