Jan. 17: The cruise ship Norwegian Bliss was the first to arrive in Acapulco since Hurricane Otis, with 3,791 passengers and 1,633 crew members. (CARLOS ALBERTO CARBAJAL/CUARTOSCURO.COM)
Take a visual tour of Mexico — from a wake in Tlalnepantla to a beach in Playa del Carmen — with this selection of pictures from the week.
Mexico City
Jan. 13: People marched from the Angel of Independence to the Zócalo calling for an end to attacks on Palestinian civilians in Gaza in the war between Israel and Hamas. (MARIO JASSO/CUARTOSCURO.COM)
Cuernavaca, Morelos
Jan. 14: Popcatépetl registered increased activity, and here a fumarole of ash is seen rising from the volcano at sunset. (MARGARITO PEREZ RETANA/CUARTOSCURO.COM)
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Jan. 15: Punta Esmeralda beach is one of Riviera Maya’s alluring destinations, particularly for visitors from the north in the winter season. (ELIZABETH RUIZ/CUARTOSCURO.COM)
Tlalnepantla, México state
Jan. 16: Family and friends attend the wake of transgender activist and aspiring politician Samantha Gomes Fonseca, who was murdered on Jan. 14 in Xochimilco. (ROGELIO MORALES /CUARTOSCURO.COM)
Mexico City
Jan. 17: A priest at the Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos parish church in Venustiano Carranza borough blesses pets brought in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot. (GALO CAÑAS/CUARTOSCURO.COM)
Coast of Nayarit
Jan. 17: As part of the development of a large-scale irrigation project, archaeologists with the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have been working on excavating, recording and preserving ancient sites on Nayarit’s central coastline. (INAH/CUARTOSCURO.COM)
Tijuana, Baja California
Jan. 17: Family, friends and colleagues of Margarito Martínez attend a commemorative mass to mark two years since his death. Martínez was a photojournalist and he was shot to death outside his home in Tijuana. Three were arrested in connection with the murder to date, but the family says they have no recent updates on the case from the attorney general’s office. (OMAR MARTÍNEZ /CUARTOSCURO.COM)
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