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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Barbecue, the leader of the "G9 and Family" gang, stands with his fellow gang members after speaking to journalists in the Delmas 6 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Haiti's latest violence began with a direct challenge from the former elite police officer Jimmy Chérizier, known as Barbecue, who said he would target government ministers to prevent the prime minister's return and force his resignation. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Barbecue, the leader of the “G9 and Family” gang, stands with his fellow gang members after speaking to journalists in the Delmas 6 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Haiti’s latest violence began with a direct challenge from the former elite police officer Jimmy Chérizier, known as Barbecue, who said he would target government ministers to prevent the prime minister’s return and force his resignation. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

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March 1-7, 2024

Haiti’s former elite police officer Jimmy Chérizier, now the leader of the “G9 and Family gang,” said he would target government ministers to prevent the prime minister’s return to Haiti and force his resignation. Protesters demonstrated against reforms announced by the government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, and Argentina’s President Javier Milei said he would shut down the state-owned Télam news agency. Mexico kicked off its election campaign season with presidential candidates holding rallies ahead of the June 2 contest.

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

An inmate helps another prisoner inside the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, March 3, 2024. Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

An inmate helps another prisoner inside the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, March 3, 2024. Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Caracas FC fan club members who call themselves The Red Demons wave flags and flares during a local league soccer match against Deportivo Tachira in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, March 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Caracas FC fan club members who call themselves The Red Demons wave flags and flares during a local league soccer match against Deportivo Tachira in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, March 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Telam workers hug outside the state-run Telam news agency in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, March 4, 2024. Télam was inactive on Monday and its employees were unable to enter the facility after President Javier Milei announced its closure on March 1. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Telam workers hug outside the state-run Telam news agency in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, March 4, 2024. Télam was inactive on Monday and its employees were unable to enter the facility after President Javier Milei announced its closure on March 1. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Supporters hold a cut of presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum during her opening campaign rally at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Friday, March 1, 2024. General elections are set for June 2. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)

Supporters hold a cut of presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum during her opening campaign rally at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Friday, March 1, 2024. General elections are set for June 2. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)

Municipal police chat with a resident while patrolling her neighborhood in Celaya, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Celaya, a farming and industrial hub northwest of Mexico City, has refused to eliminate its local police force, like some cities that instead rely almost completely on soldiers and the National Guard for policing. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Municipal police chat with a resident while patrolling her neighborhood in Celaya, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Celaya, a farming and industrial hub northwest of Mexico City, has refused to eliminate its local police force, like some cities that instead rely almost completely on soldiers and the National Guard for policing. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Senator Simona Quispe, center, attends a meeting of lawmakers with Evo Morales, former president and leader of the MAS party, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Senator Simona Quispe, center, attends a meeting of lawmakers with Evo Morales, former president and leader of the MAS party, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Students protest in favor of student subsidies for public transportation at the Once train station, and against the economic policies of President Javier Milei, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Students protest in favor of student subsidies for public transportation at the Once train station, and against the economic policies of President Javier Milei, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Presidential candidate Xóchitl Galvez arrives for her opening campaign rally in Irapuato, Mexico, Friday, March 1, 2024. General elections are set for June 2.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Presidential candidate Xóchitl Galvez arrives for her opening campaign rally in Irapuato, Mexico, Friday, March 1, 2024. General elections are set for June 2.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anti-government protesters gather at Bolivar square against reforms initiated by the government of President Gustavo Petro in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Anti-government protesters gather at Bolivar square against reforms initiated by the government of President Gustavo Petro in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

In this photo released by Galapagos National, La Cumbre volcano erupts at Fernandina Island, in Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, Sunday, March 3, 2024. (Galapagos National Park via AP)

In this photo released by Galapagos National, La Cumbre volcano erupts at Fernandina Island, in Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, Sunday, March 3, 2024. (Galapagos National Park via AP)

The selection was curated by Senior Photo Editor for Latin America Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City.

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