AFP April 2011

Colombia, Bogota, statue of South American independence hero Simon Bolivar and colombian flag

Cuba, Havana, Cuban National Hero Jose Marti monument at Revolution Square

Cuba, Havana, Cuban National Hero Jose Marti monument at Revolution Square

Cuba, Havana, Ernesto Che Guevara monument in Santa Clara revolution square

Argentina, Mendoza province, Puente del Inca, natural bridge over river Mendoza

Argentina, Mendoza province, Puente del Inca, natural bridge over river Mendoza

El Salvador, Nahuizalco, Palm Sunday procession

Peru, train heading to the Machu Picchu achaeological site

Peru, Machu Picchu achaeological site

Close-up of coffee with heart-shaped foam

Paraguay, 20 km north of Asuncion, Mariano Roque Alonso, Maka natives dance during festivities marking the American Indigenous People Day

Uruguay, 300 km northwest from Montevideo, Fray Bentos, the Uruguay river (border with Argentina)

Close-up of hummingbird flying

People on zebra crossing, view from above

Man smoking marijuana

Honduras, Tegucigalpa, sun rays appearing through the clouds at daybreak

Close-up of hummingbird flying

Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)

Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)

Ecuador, near Banos, Tungurahua volcano

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Corcovado hill, Christ the Redeemer statue

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Corcovado hill, Christ the Redeemer statue

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Corcovado hill, Christ the Redeemer statue

Chile, Easter Island, Moais (stone statues of Rapa Nui culture)

Chile, Easter Island, Moais (stone statues of Rapa Nui culture)

Chile, Easter Island, Moai (stone statue of Rapa Nui culture)

Chile, Easter Island, Moais (stone statues of Rapa Nui culture)

Chile, Easter Island, plane next to a rainbow on Ankaroa bay

Chile, Easter Island, Moais (stone statues of Rapa Nui culture) at sunset

Colombia, venezuelan flag behind barbed wire at the Venezuelan consulate in Bogota

Peru, Puno, shepherd with a herd of 200 alpacas

Peru, Arequipa, Monasterio de Santa Catalina cloister convent

Peru, Arequipa, Monasterio de Santa Catalina cloister convent

Chile, close-up of flowers in bloom in the Atacama desert

Bolivia, Potosi, San Bernardo church

Cuba, province of Matanzas, general view of Varadero beach

Israel, Jerusalem, ultra-orthodox jewish man walking down the stairs at Damascus Gate

Israel, Jerusalem, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, two Christian Orthodox nuns holding crosses made of palm tree leaves during the Palm Sunday mass

Egypt, Giza, man riding a camel in front of the Great Pyramid of Khafra

Israel, Jerusalem, Ethiopian Orthodox Christians holding a woodden cross bearing an icon of Jesus Christ during a Good Friday procession

Israel, Jerusalem, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Eastern European Orthodox Christians holding wooden crosses during a Good Friday procession

Christian Orthodox woman holding a wooden cross along with a crucifix and an icon of Jesus

Sudan, north of Khartoum, Umm Dawban, women walking in the street

Sudan, north of Khartoum, Umm Dawban, Qadiriya Badiriya Sufi mosque, students looking at their classmate praying

Sudan, north of Khartoum, Umm Dawban, Qadiriya Badiriya Sufi mosque, teacher writing on a wooden board

Lebanon, Beirut, Gemmayzeh district, man walking past a pub

Gaza Strip, palestinian boys playing football on the beach at sunset in Gaza City

Israel, village of Meron, ultra orthodox jews praying at the grave site of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai

Egypt, al-Rahawe, women walking with containers filled with water

Gaza Strip, Gaza City, Al-Shafi mosque at sunset