AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

March 28-April 3, 2025

Relatives of Venezuelan migrants, who were deported from the U.S. and transferred to a prison in El Salvador after the U.S. alleged they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang, protested outside of the Salvadoran Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. Horse riders performed at the Nuestros Ceballos equestrian event in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A container ship passed through the port of Santos in Brazil. American singer Olivia Rodrigo performed in Mexico City for her “Guts” world tour.

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean.

The selection was curated by AP photographer Eraldo Peres, based in Brasília, Brazil.

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Guitarist Emily Rosenfield, left and American singer Olivia Rodrigo perform during her "Guts" world tour in Mexico City, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Indigenous people rally outside Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, seeking a meeting with President Gustavo Petro to demand the government uphold its agreements for their regions. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Stylists start their day at a beauty salon in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A Mayan women from the Rabinal Achí community listens with her eyes closed, during a new trial for three former paramilitaries who are accused of crimes of sexual violence committed during the civil war, at a courtroom in Guatemala City, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A woman sweeps debris next to a blazing barricade set up by demonstrators during a protest against insecurity in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Indigenous people arrive at a rally for presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez in Tixan, Ecuador, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

An employee works at a plant that produces parts for large electric vehicles in Mexico City, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A youth with a disability takes part in a dance during a celebration on the Plurinational Day of Inclusive Education, in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Horse riders cut off a cow during a competition at the Nuestros Ceballos equestrian event, at La Rural fairgrounds in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A container ship approaches the port of Santos in Brazil, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

People holding photos of their relatives, who were deported from the U.S. and transferred to a prison in El Salvador after the U.S. alleged they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang, cry and pray outside of the Salvadoran embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin took the lead coming out of the pits before a final overtime finish and held off William Byron to win the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday.

Hamlin won for a second straight week after his success at Martinsville and for the fifth time overall at Darlington, the most of any current driver.

Hamlin chose the outside lane for a final restart and shot out to the lead and pulled away from series points leader Byron and NASCAR wins leader Christopher Bell.

Hamlin looked like he'd have a strong finish, but not a winning one as Ryan Blaney passed Tyler Reddick for the lead with three laps left. But moments later, Kyle Larson spun out forcing a final caution and the extra laps.

It was then time for Hamlin's Joe Gibbs Racing pit crew to shine as it got him out quickly and in the lead.

Byron, who led the first 243 laps, was second with Hamlin's JGR teammate Bell in third.

“There are two people I really love right now, my pit crew and Kyle Larson,” Hamlin said to a round of boos from those in the stands.

Reddick was fourth and Blaney was fifth. The rest of the top 10 finishers were Chris Buescher, Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs and Kyle Busch.

Hamlin credited the past two victories to his pit crew.

“The pit crew just did an amazing job,” he said. “They won it last week, they won it this week. It's all about them.”

Blaney had thought he was clear to his first-ever Darlington victory after getting by Reddick late. When he saw the caution flag for Larson's spin, he said he thought, “Oh, no! I thought we had the race won."

So did Byron, who sought was to become the first NASCAR driver in nearly 25 years to lead every lap on the way to victory. He got shuffled down the standings during the last round of green-flag pit stops and could not recover.

“It was looking like it was going to be a perfect race and we were going to lead every lap,” he said.

But once “we lost control, it was too late to get back up there,” Byron said.

Kyle Larson, who won the Southern 500 here in 2023, had high hopes for a second Darlington win. But he slid into the inside wall coming off the second turn on lap three and went right to garage where his team worked the next couple of hours to get him back on track. Larson returned on lap 164 after falling 161 laps off the pace. Larson finished next to last in 37th.

Greg Biffle, the last NASCAR driver to win consecutive Cup Series victories at Darlington in 2006 and 2007, drove the pace car for the Goodyear 400 on Sunday. Biffle has had an eventful few months, flying rescue missions with his helicopter into areas of the Southeast affected by devastating Hurricane Helene in September.

Biffle was planning a weeklong trip to the Bahamas when his phone started going off about people stranded in parts of Western North Carolina.

“I went to the hangar and the power was out,” Biffle said. “We got the hangar down open with the tug and got the helicopter out. Once I got in the air, I realized what had taken place."

Biffle then flew the next 11 days from “sunup to sundown."

“It was incredible,” Biffle said. “It was pretty tough going for the first week.”

Biffle won the Myers Brothers Humanitarian Award for his work.

The series goes to Bristol on April 13 before taking its traditional Easter break.

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Former driver Greg Biffle checks out the pace car before the start of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Scott Kinser)

Former driver Greg Biffle poses with the pace car before the start of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Scott Kinser)

NASCAR crew chief Matt Kelley walks out to pit road before the Goodyear 400, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Scott Kinser)

Fans sign the start/finish line at before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Scott Kinser)