PA Week in Pictures: Latin America and the Caribbean

1of14A gaucho hangs on for life as he is rebuffed by a horse during the ‘Criolla Week’ rodeo, a Holy Week tradition in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, April 14, 2022. ‘Gauchos’, like cow- Boys from the plains of Uruguay and neighboring Argentina and Brazil have been known to race each other trying to stay on wild horses for 8-10 seconds.Matilde Campodonico/AP

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, center, wearing a blue protective mask and handcuffed, is escorted under heavy guard to a waiting plane at Tegucigalpa Air Base, Honduras, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The Honduras has extradited Hernandez to the United States The United States will face drug and arms trafficking charges in a dramatic reversal for a leader once touted by US authorities as a key ally in the war on drugs.

2of14Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, center, wearing a blue protective mask and handcuffed, is escorted under heavy guard to a waiting plane at Tegucigalpa Air Base, Honduras, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The Honduras has extradited Hernandez to the United States The United States will face drug and arms trafficking charges in a dramatic reversal for a leader once touted by US authorities as a key ally in the war on drugs.Elmer Martinez/AP

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Revelers dance at an unofficial street party called "blocks" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The municipality of Rio de Janeiro has postponed the annual Samba School Carnival parades to April 22 and 23, but the city hall has refused to grant permission to more than 500 blocos that accompany Carnival celebrations, claiming that he had not had enough time to prepare.

4of14Revelers dance during an unofficial street party called “blocos” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 21, 2022. Rio de Janeiro’s municipality has postponed the annual samba school carnival parades to the 22 and April 23, but the town hall refused to grant authorization to the more than 500 blocos that accompany the Carnival celebrations, saying that there was not enough time to prepare.Bruna Prado/AP

Ring-tailed lemurs sit on the hood of a truck as a peanut is taken out from inside an Easter egg, at Buin Zoo in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, April 17, 2021. Zoo keepers gave its captive animals Easter eggs painted in non-toxic tempera and filled with treats.

5of14Ring-tailed lemurs sit on the hood of a truck as a peanut is taken out from inside an Easter egg, at Buin Zoo in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, April 17, 2021. Zoo keepers gave its captive animals Easter eggs painted in non-toxic tempera and filled with treats.Esteban Felix/AP

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Jenna Davis of the United States, left, and Argentina's Catalina Laivinia compete in the final match of the Women's World Polo Championship, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 16, 2022. Six countries played each other at the Campo Argentino de Polo at the first women's polo world championship tournament. Argentina won the title.

7of14Jenna Davis of the United States, left, and Argentina’s Catalina Laivinia compete in the final match of the Women’s World Polo Championship, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 16, 2022. Six countries played each other at the Campo Argentino de Polo at the first women’s polo world championship tournament. Argentina won the title.Natasha Pisarenko/AP

The body of former Colombian soccer player Freddy Rincon is carried in a flag-draped coffin atop a fire truck, to the sports colosseum in his hometown of Buenaventura, Colombia, Thursday, April 14, 2022. Rincon , former captain of the Colombian national football team who played in three World Cups, died following a traffic accident. He was 55 years old.

8of14The body of former Colombian soccer player Freddy Rincon is carried in a flag-draped coffin atop a fire truck, to the sports colosseum in his hometown of Buenaventura, Colombia, Thursday, April 14, 2022. Rincon , former captain of the Colombian national football team who played in three World Cups, died following a traffic accident. He was 55 years old.Oswaldo Paez/AP

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Residents search the cockpit of a Cessna 207 plane that crashed in the Carrefour community of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. The small plane crashed when it attempted to land and hit a truck carrying soda bottles, killing at least five people and injuring several others, authorities said.

tenof14Residents search the cockpit of a Cessna 207 plane that crashed in the Carrefour community of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. The small plane crashed when it attempted to land and hit a truck carrying soda bottles, killing at least five people and injuring several others, authorities said.Odelyn Joseph/AP

A cat rests inside the shell of an abandoned charred car, in the El Paraiso neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The streets are full of used, old and not so eco-friendly vehicles as the auto loans have become non-existent and dealerships are mostly empty.

11of14A cat rests inside the shell of an abandoned charred car, in the El Paraiso neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The streets are full of used, old and not so eco-friendly vehicles as the auto loans have become non-existent and dealerships are mostly empty.Matias Delacroix/AP

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Members of the Nazarene fellowship sit in a living room waiting to participate in a Good Friday procession in Zipaquira, Colombia, Friday, April 15, 2022. Processions and religious floats paraded throughout the region during Holy Week , commemorating the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating with his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.

13of14Members of the Nazarene fellowship sit in a living room waiting to participate in a Good Friday procession in Zipaquira, Colombia, Friday, April 15, 2022. Processions and religious floats paraded throughout the region during Holy Week , commemorating the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating with his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.Ivan Valencia/AP

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