AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
A damaged vehicle lies in a cemetery after heavy rains in Caraa, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Sunday, June 18, 2023. Authorities said at least eight people are dead and 19 are missing after a severe winter storm swept through the region. (AP Photo/Wesley Santos)
Skaters celebrate Go Skateboarding Day 2023 in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Protesters assist a demonstrator injured during clashes between police and protesters in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Protests have erupted throughout the province in response to a recently approved provincial constitutional reform that critics argue restricts the rights of social protest. (AP Photo/Juan Burgos)
Teachers, unions and public university students march against education budget cuts put forward by Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chavez and his education minister Khatarina Müller, in San Jose, Costa Rica, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Carlos Gonzalez)
Indigenous people hold a Brazilian national flag smeared with red ink, during a march to protest proposed legislation that would change the policy that demarcates Indigenous lands, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Gustavo Moreno)
Visitors watch the “Lights of Korea” exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 22, 2023. The exhibition featuring about 1200 lanterns brings the Korean tradition festival to Sao Paulo as part of the celebrations of 60 years of Korean immigration to Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Relatives of inmates wait in distress outside the entrance to the women’s prison in Tamara, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. A riot at the women’s prison has left at least 41 inmates dead, most of them burned to death, a Honduran police official said. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez)
Mapuche Indigenous women prepare to commemorate the National Day of Indigenous People as part of celebrations of “We Tripantu,” the Mapuche new year coinciding with the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, at the Original People’s Ceremonial Park in Santiago, Chile, Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Dancers wearing devil masks perform during a Corpus Christi procession near the Santa Maria La Antigua basilica in Panama City, Sunday, June 18, 2023. Corpus Christi is a religious festival that celebrates the body and blood of Christ. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
The Venezuelan Theater Company performs “Ka Poy Yepu” during the annual “Festival Internacional de Teatro Progresista 2023" in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Dancers of the all-male comedy ballet “Men In Tutus” perform Swan Lake at the Ciudad Esperanza Iris Theater in Mexico City, Saturday, June 17, 2023. “Men In Tutus” is a troupe of men dancing roles traditionally reserved for women. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A damaged vehicle lies in a cemetery after heavy rains in Caraa, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Sunday, June 18, 2023. Authorities said at least eight people are dead and 19 are missing after a severe winter storm swept through the region. (AP Photo/Wesley Santos)
A damaged vehicle lies in a cemetery after heavy rains in Caraa, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Sunday, June 18, 2023. Authorities said at least eight people are dead and 19 are missing after a severe winter storm swept through the region. (AP Photo/Wesley Santos)
Skaters celebrate Go Skateboarding Day 2023 in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Skaters celebrate Go Skateboarding Day 2023 in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Protesters assist a demonstrator injured during clashes between police and protesters in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Protests have erupted throughout the province in response to a recently approved provincial constitutional reform that critics argue restricts the rights of social protest. (AP Photo/Juan Burgos)
Protesters assist a demonstrator injured during clashes between police and protesters in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Protests have erupted throughout the province in response to a recently approved provincial constitutional reform that critics argue restricts the rights of social protest. (AP Photo/Juan Burgos)
Teachers, unions and public university students march against education budget cuts put forward by Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chavez and his education minister Khatarina Müller, in San Jose, Costa Rica, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Carlos Gonzalez)
Teachers, unions and public university students march against education budget cuts put forward by Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chavez and his education minister Khatarina Müller, in San Jose, Costa Rica, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Carlos Gonzalez)
Indigenous people hold a Brazilian national flag smeared with red ink, during a march to protest proposed legislation that would change the policy that demarcates Indigenous lands, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Gustavo Moreno)
Indigenous people hold a Brazilian national flag smeared with red ink, during a march to protest proposed legislation that would change the policy that demarcates Indigenous lands, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Gustavo Moreno)
Visitors watch the “Lights of Korea” exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 22, 2023. The exhibition featuring about 1200 lanterns brings the Korean tradition festival to Sao Paulo as part of the celebrations of 60 years of Korean immigration to Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Visitors watch the “Lights of Korea” exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 22, 2023. The exhibition featuring about 1200 lanterns brings the Korean tradition festival to Sao Paulo as part of the celebrations of 60 years of Korean immigration to Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Relatives of inmates wait in distress outside the entrance to the women’s prison in Tamara, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. A riot at the women’s prison has left at least 41 inmates dead, most of them burned to death, a Honduran police official said. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez)
Relatives of inmates wait in distress outside the entrance to the women’s prison in Tamara, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. A riot at the women’s prison has left at least 41 inmates dead, most of them burned to death, a Honduran police official said. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez)
Mapuche Indigenous women prepare to commemorate the National Day of Indigenous People as part of celebrations of “We Tripantu,” the Mapuche new year coinciding with the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, at the Original People’s Ceremonial Park in Santiago, Chile, Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Mapuche Indigenous women prepare to commemorate the National Day of Indigenous People as part of celebrations of “We Tripantu,” the Mapuche new year coinciding with the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, at the Original People’s Ceremonial Park in Santiago, Chile, Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Dancers wearing devil masks perform during a Corpus Christi procession near the Santa Maria La Antigua basilica in Panama City, Sunday, June 18, 2023. Corpus Christi is a religious festival that celebrates the body and blood of Christ. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
Dancers wearing devil masks perform during a Corpus Christi procession near the Santa Maria La Antigua basilica in Panama City, Sunday, June 18, 2023. Corpus Christi is a religious festival that celebrates the body and blood of Christ. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
The Venezuelan Theater Company performs “Ka Poy Yepu” during the annual “Festival Internacional de Teatro Progresista 2023" in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
The Venezuelan Theater Company performs “Ka Poy Yepu” during the annual “Festival Internacional de Teatro Progresista 2023" in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Dancers of the all-male comedy ballet “Men In Tutus” perform Swan Lake at the Ciudad Esperanza Iris Theater in Mexico City, Saturday, June 17, 2023. “Men In Tutus” is a troupe of men dancing roles traditionally reserved for women. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Dancers of the all-male comedy ballet “Men In Tutus” perform Swan Lake at the Ciudad Esperanza Iris Theater in Mexico City, Saturday, June 17, 2023. “Men In Tutus” is a troupe of men dancing roles traditionally reserved for women. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
June 16-22, 2023
From a Honduran prison riot that killed at least 46 female inmates to men in tutus dancing ballet, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean. It was curated by AP photo editor Tomas Stargardter in Mexico City.
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