This monthly gallery features some of the top photojournalism made by Associated Press photographers documenting Latin America and the Caribbean during the month of March.

Lead photo: Volunteer female recruits stretch during a three-month training program at a military base in Bogota, Colombia, March 6, 2023. After a 25-year ban, the Colombian Army is once again allowing women to join its ranks through voluntary military service, which is a requirement for men. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

This gallery was curated by AP photojournalist Natacha Pisarenko in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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