This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean that were published in the last week.
Bodybuilders from Haiti and the Dominican Republic flexed and strutted against each other in the Haiti Bodybuilding Classic in Port-au-Prince — the first such showdown between the neighboring countries, whose relations are often tense.
Days before a polarizing vote to start rewriting its constitution, Venezuela continued to convulse to a rhythm of daytime strikes and nighttime clashes as the death toll from nearly four months of unrest rose above 100.
Demonstrators were out in full force across the region during the week.
In Mexico City, hundreds of farmers from multiple Mexican states protested against the North American Free Trade Agreement that has allowed in lower-priced imported grains from the U.S.
Demonstrators in Chile's capital demanded an overhaul of the pension system. The next day in Santiago, Chileans marched to show support for legislation backed by President Michelle Bachelet that would legalize abortions under specific circumstances.
Brazilian women gathered in Sao Paulo to celebrate International Afro-Latin American and Afro-Caribbean Women's Day.
This photo gallery was curated by photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City. On Twitter: https://twitter.com/LatDesk .