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Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Members of Respetable Logia Simbólica Masónica Amor Fraternal No. 1 (Respectable Symbolic Fraternal Love Masonic Lodge No. 1) pay homage to Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán, a 19th-century political figure who fought for independence and the abolition of slavery, in a public square in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.

Photo by Coraly Cruz Mejías

Guerrero, Mexico

A reporter from Chilpancingo de los Bravo places a candle in a memorial cross outside the federal attorney general’s office in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Reporters gathered to demand security after several journalists were murdered.

Photo by Avigaí Silva

Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, Mexico

Olegario Hernández carves maguey plants into a gourd, or jícara, in Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, Mexico. Gourds have been used since pre-Hispanic times as percussion instruments and containers for food and beverages.

Photo by Ena Aguilar Peláez

Norogachi, Chihuahua, Mexico

Rarámuri women, who belong to one of the largest indigenous groups in northern Mexico, listen to Mass on Good Friday during Holy Week at a church in Norogachi, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Photo by Lilette A. Contreras

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Jessica Désamours prunes her plants before the wet season in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. “This way, the courtyard stays clean,” Désamours says, “and it keeps us connected to nature.

Photo by Anne Myriam Bolivar

Puebla, Mexico

Zoological veterinarian Elena Robles Espíndola holds a 3-month-old spider monkey at Beaks and Feathers veterinary clinic in Puebla, Mexico. The monkey was recovering after her rescue from an animal trafficker.

Photo by Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Héctor Avedaño, far left, instructs, from left, Nahuel Deleva, Diana Gómez and Iara Bustamante in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Avedaño, who started teaching taekwondo outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic, now offers lessons both indoors and at parks.

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

Puebla, Mexico

Daira López and other members of Color Guard Espíritu de Fuego dance with flags at an event organized by the Municipal Institute of Art and Culture of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico.

Photo by Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez

Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

Adriana Santiago Ortíz, an elementary school teacher, frees monarch butterflies from a net during a festival to celebrate the arrival of spring at The W School in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. Santiago Ortíz breeds butterflies to teach her students about metamorphosis.

Photo by Coraly Cruz Mejías

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

From left, Cuauhtémoc López, Alejo Taloca, Lorenzo López and Salvador Candelario Carrillo, members of the band Neiwana, give a free concert in a public square in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The band members sing about Wixaritari culture in their native language. “I would be singing every day,” Lorenzo López says. “I wish there were more cultural spaces in the city.”

Photo by Maya Piedra

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Lydianna Dávila weaves baskets out of palm fronds at the La Goyco Community Workshop in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dávila says she adapts ancestral skills, which she learned from her brother, to weave baskets and flowerpots.

Photo by Coraly Cruz Mejías

Mexico City, Mexico

José Rafael Flores performs a one-person play, “Josefina la gallina puso un huevo en la cocina,” in Mexico City. Flores, onstage after approximately two years of pandemic restrictions, says it’s bizarre to perform for an audience wearing face masks because he can’t see their expressions.

Photo by Mar García

Mineral del Chico, Hidalgo, Mexico

Holy Week celebrators spray foam on one another in Mineral del Chico, Hidalgo, Mexico. After two years of canceled events due to the coronavirus pandemic, crowds gathered for Easter festivities.

Photo by Aline Suárez del Real

Chiapas, Mexico

Members of El Machete, a self-defense group, guard the road in Chiapas, Mexico. The Pantelhó municipality residents say they organized to protect themselves from crime — not to attack people.

Photo by Marissa Revilla

Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico

Raúl Morales, left, adjusts Orlando López’s costume before performing in the streets of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico. Traditional dancers known as Parachicos perform in wooden masks and special costumes each year during Fiesta Grande.

Photo by Marissa Revilla

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Raúl Sánchez, left, and Miguel Ángel Martínez make equipales, traditional Mexican chairs, using padding and pigskin in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Sánchez says the trade has been difficult because many people don’t value handmade equipales and would rather buy cheaper goods.

Photo by Maya Piedra

Tecali de Herrera, Puebla, Mexico

Rodrigo Valdivia Jiménez chops away the leaves of an agave plant until just the heart, or piña, remains. Escuela de Mezcal Papalometl organized a workshop in Tecali de Herrera, Puebla, Mexico, about sustainability in the mezcal industry.

Correction: An earlier version of this caption misidentified the name of the photographed subject. Global Press Journal regrets the error.

Photo by Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez

Aldama, Chiapas, Mexico

Rosita Santiz holds her son Hugo, 1, as she walks from Tabak to Xuxch’en in Aldama, Chiapas, Mexico. Residents say that paved roads have been under construction since 2020 but have been delayed due to attacks from a Chenalhó armed group.

Photo by Marissa Revilla

Chihuahua, Mexico

Roberto Muñoz performs in the historic downtown of Chihuahua, Mexico. Muñoz, who has created urban art for 10 years, considers himself a mobile work of art and calls this performance “A Soldier of Peace.”

Photo by Lilette A. Contreras

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Antonio Aprea draws stylized lines called filete, meaning threads, during a class in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Aprea attends fileteado workshops to socialize after experiencing a loss. “It’s important to do things so you don’t lose your intellect,” he says. “I’m 84. I’m not a child. Every moment I have is important.”

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

Mexico City, Mexico

Darío Matías shares a moment with his dog, Lucky, at a Saint Patrick’s Day celebration in Mexico City. Every year, a parade honors Saint Patrick’s Battalion, a group of primarily Irish immigrants who fought for the Mexican army during the war between Mexico and the United States from 1846 to 1848.

Photo by Mar García

Epazoyucan, Hidalgo, Mexico

Paola Ambrosio, center, teaches a group how to make Oaxacan tamales during a workshop to celebrate Candlemas in Epazoyucan, Hidalgo, Mexico. Preparing tamales has been a traditional part of the holiday, which commemorates the presentation of Jesus at the Temple, since the fusion of pre-Hispanic and Catholic religious beliefs.

Photo by Aline Suárez del Real

Oaxaca, Mexico

Laura Cork, originally from England, practices aerial acrobatics in Oaxaca, Mexico. Cork, who founded a fabric, hoop and trapeze school in 2021, says that people from all over the world who are visiting Oaxaca sign up for classes.

Photo by Ena Aguilar Peláez

Mexico City, Mexico

Valeria García, 16, known as Leva, competes in a women-only freestyle rap tournament in Mexico City. Leva, who has freestyled since she was 13, traveled from the northern Mexico to participate. “I decided to come to Mexico City because I was feeling very frustrated, and for me, freestyle is freeing myself,” she says.

Photo by Mar García

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Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Guerrero, Mexico

Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, Mexico

Norogachi, Chihuahua, Mexico

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Puebla, Mexico

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Puebla, Mexico

Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Mexico City, Mexico

Mineral del Chico, Hidalgo, Mexico

Chiapas, Mexico

Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Tecali de Herrera, Puebla, Mexico

Aldama, Chiapas, Mexico

Chihuahua, Mexico

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mexico City, Mexico

Epazoyucan, Hidalgo, Mexico

Oaxaca, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico