AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

The Associated Press

29 December 2023 at 12:44 am·1-min read

Ornaments hang from a crowd control barrier during a "posada", a traditional Christmastime procession, held in honor of missing relatives, in front of the National Palace in Mexico City, Dec. 22, 2023. Family members were asked to bring Christmas tree ornaments featuring the face of a disappeared person and a piñata to symbolize an obstacle they want to overcome. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Tourists ride in hot air balloons flying over the Sun pyramid at the Teotihuacan archaeological site, just north of Mexico City, Dec. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Fishermen rinse and clean their catch on Lake Maracaibo, near La Salina crude oil shipping terminal in Cabimas, Venezuela, Dec. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants camp in tents on the plaza of the Santa Cruz y La Soledad Catholic parish church, in Mexico City, Dec. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Former Brazilian soccer great Zico kicks to score a goal during a Game of the Stars charity soccer match, at the Maracana Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Devotees bathe a statue of San Benito de Palermo with rum during a procession honoring their patron saint, in Cabimas, Venezuela, Dec. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Mourners stand by the coffin containing the remains of Mayor Elmer Abonia in Guachene, Colombia, Dec. 24, 2023. Abonia was killed by unidentified men days earlier while leading a rural community meeting. (AP Photo/Andres Quintero)

Protesters wearing national flags, rally against the economic reforms of President Javier Milei outside the Supreme Court as labor unions legally challenge the measures, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Tito Perez, dressed as Santa Claus, waves to children while standing on the back of a horse cart, at a pre-Christmas celebration organized by "Los Chicos de la Via" soup kitchen, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Children attend a pre-Christmas celebration organized by "Los Chicos de la Via" soup kitchen, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Pictures of the Week Latin America and Caribbean Photo Gallery

Ornaments hang from a crowd control barrier during a "posada", a traditional Christmastime procession, held in honor of missing relatives, in front of the National Palace in Mexico City, Dec. 22, 2023. Family members were asked to bring Christmas tree ornaments featuring the face of a disappeared person and a piñata to symbolize an obstacle they want to overcome. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dec. 22-28, 2023

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Family members adorned barriers outside Mexico’s National Palace with Christmas ornaments featuring the faces of disappeared loved ones. Migrants continued to move across Mexico toward the United States border. A soup kitchen in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Argentina’s capital hosted a celebration with a visit from Santa Claus. Devotees bathed a statue of San Benito de Palermo with gallons of rum during a procession honoring the patron saint of Cabimas, Venezuela.

The selection was curated by photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City.

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