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: Residents push a giant paper-mache bull stuffed with fireworks, known as a “torito,” during nighttime lighting of bull-shaped figures during an annual festival honoring Saint John of God in Tultepec, Mexico, March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

This gallery was curated by photojournalist Moises Castillo based in Guatemala City.