Christians mark Holy Week in the region and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

FILE - Catholic children representing angels pose for photos prior to joining the Palm Sunday commemoration in Santa Cruz Chinautla, Guatemala, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
FILE - Catholic children representing angels pose for photos prior to joining the Palm Sunday commemoration in Santa Cruz Chinautla, Guatemala, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
FILE - People walk with decorated bird cages during an annual pilgrimage of bird vendors to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
FILE - People walk with decorated bird cages during an annual pilgrimage of bird vendors to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
FILE - A worker points to the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz docking in the Gulf of Panama, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
FILE - A worker points to the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz docking in the Gulf of Panama, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
FILE - Photos of soldiers who died on a military cargo plane that crashed in Puerto Leguizamo, are arranged on the steps of an altar before the start of a memorial Mass at a military base church in Bogota, Colombia, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
FILE - Photos of soldiers who died on a military cargo plane that crashed in Puerto Leguizamo, are arranged on the steps of an altar before the start of a memorial Mass at a military base church in Bogota, Colombia, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
FILE - A Bolivian fans wipes away tears after his country's team loss to Iraq in a World Cup qualifying playoff final soccer match, in La Paz, Bolivia, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
FILE - A Bolivian fans wipes away tears after his country's team loss to Iraq in a World Cup qualifying playoff final soccer match, in La Paz, Bolivia, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
FILE - Inmates sleep outdoors due to lack of indoor space at the Tacumbu prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)
FILE - Inmates sleep outdoors due to lack of indoor space at the Tacumbu prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)
FILE - A "gaucho," or cowboy, rides a horse during the Criolla Week rodeo festival, an annual festival held during Holy Week, in Montevideo, Uruguay, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)
FILE - A "gaucho," or cowboy, rides a horse during the Criolla Week rodeo festival, an annual festival held during Holy Week, in Montevideo, Uruguay, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)
FILE - A dead tree stands out amid a lush green section of the Caxiuana National Forest that is used as a control plot for an experiment on drought run by the Esecaflor project in Para state, Brazil, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)
FILE - A dead tree stands out amid a lush green section of the Caxiuana National Forest that is used as a control plot for an experiment on drought run by the Esecaflor project in Para state, Brazil, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)
FILE - A supporter of Popular Renewal presidential candidate Rafael López Aliaga, who has embraced the name nickname “Porky”, leans a against a wall alongside his “Porky” costume, in Lima, Peru, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
FILE - A supporter of Popular Renewal presidential candidate Rafael López Aliaga, who has embraced the name nickname “Porky”, leans a against a wall alongside his “Porky” costume, in Lima, Peru, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
FILE - Yuneisy Riviaux helps her daughter Edianet with her homework at their home in Havana, Cuba, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
FILE - Yuneisy Riviaux helps her daughter Edianet with her homework at their home in Havana, Cuba, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
FILE - A quinceanera rides in a vintage car marking her 15th birthday celebration in Havana, Cuba, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
FILE - A quinceanera rides in a vintage car marking her 15th birthday celebration in Havana, Cuba, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
FILE - A raccoon is silhouetted against a rising pink moon in the night sky of Panama City, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
FILE - A raccoon is silhouetted against a rising pink moon in the night sky of Panama City, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
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March 27 - April 2, 2026

People around Latin America and the Caribbean marked Holy Week with colorful processions and other traditional displays.

The 69 members of the security forces who died in a military plane crash in Colombia were honored in a solemn ceremony in Bogota.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz docked in the Gulf of Panama.

Bolivia experienced heartbreak as the World Cup qualifying matches ended.

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This gallery was curated by photo editor Anita Baca, based in Mexico City.

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