For AP photographer Moisés Castillo, joy was all in the hands for a group of released Nicaraguan political prisoners.

On the morning of Sept. 5, the U.S. government announced the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners, who were to be received in Guatemala City. The announcement came as a complete surprise.

5, the U.S. government announced the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners ... For more extraordinary AP photography, click here.

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Moisés Castillo joined the AP in 1994 at the age of 19, covering Central America and Mexico while based in Guatemala City. He has reported on the end of the civil war in ...