AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
A photo of newly elected Pope Leo XIV, center, hangs among portraits of bishops of the Diocese of Chiclayo, above one of the late Pope Francis, at the bishop’s residence and office in Chiclayo, Peru, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva kisses Lucia Topolansky, widow of former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, during funeral ceremonies for the late leader at the Legislative Palace in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Anti-government demonstrators block a highway to protest a law, which overhauls the social security agency, and the recently signed Panama-U.S. memorandum concerning the Panama Canal, in Santiago, Panama, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Claudio Spinelli of Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle falls after a challenge from German Pezzella of Argentina’s River Plate during a Copa Libertadores Group B soccer match at Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Mourners watch the casket of Uruguay’s former President Jose Mujica from the sidelines of his funeral procession from the presidential palace to the National Assembly in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Mazzarovich)
Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti reacts after senators voted against a labor reform referendum proposed by the government, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Independent miners rest after marching to demand a solution to the diesel shortage and the economic crisis, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Soldiers unload coffins containing the remains of fellow soldiers killed in an explosive attack on the Ecuador-Colombia border, at an airport in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)
America’s Kevin Alvarez controls the ball during a Mexican soccer league first leg semifinal match against Cruz Azul in Mexico City, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Supporters of Argentina’s President Javier Milei celebrate during the closing campaign rally for Manuel Adorni, a contender in the upcoming elections for the Buenos Aires city legislature, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
The silhouettes of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, are projected during the inauguration of a monument marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, May 13, 2025.. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
A photo of newly elected Pope Leo XIV, center, hangs among portraits of bishops of the Diocese of Chiclayo, above one of the late Pope Francis, at the bishop’s residence and office in Chiclayo, Peru, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
A photo of newly elected Pope Leo XIV, center, hangs among portraits of bishops of the Diocese of Chiclayo, above one of the late Pope Francis, at the bishop’s residence and office in Chiclayo, Peru, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva kisses Lucia Topolansky, widow of former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, during funeral ceremonies for the late leader at the Legislative Palace in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva kisses Lucia Topolansky, widow of former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, during funeral ceremonies for the late leader at the Legislative Palace in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Anti-government demonstrators block a highway to protest a law, which overhauls the social security agency, and the recently signed Panama-U.S. memorandum concerning the Panama Canal, in Santiago, Panama, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Anti-government demonstrators block a highway to protest a law, which overhauls the social security agency, and the recently signed Panama-U.S. memorandum concerning the Panama Canal, in Santiago, Panama, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Claudio Spinelli of Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle falls after a challenge from German Pezzella of Argentina’s River Plate during a Copa Libertadores Group B soccer match at Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Claudio Spinelli of Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle falls after a challenge from German Pezzella of Argentina’s River Plate during a Copa Libertadores Group B soccer match at Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Mourners watch the casket of Uruguay’s former President Jose Mujica from the sidelines of his funeral procession from the presidential palace to the National Assembly in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Mazzarovich)
Mourners watch the casket of Uruguay’s former President Jose Mujica from the sidelines of his funeral procession from the presidential palace to the National Assembly in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Mazzarovich)
Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti reacts after senators voted against a labor reform referendum proposed by the government, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti reacts after senators voted against a labor reform referendum proposed by the government, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Independent miners rest after marching to demand a solution to the diesel shortage and the economic crisis, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Independent miners rest after marching to demand a solution to the diesel shortage and the economic crisis, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Soldiers unload coffins containing the remains of fellow soldiers killed in an explosive attack on the Ecuador-Colombia border, at an airport in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)
Soldiers unload coffins containing the remains of fellow soldiers killed in an explosive attack on the Ecuador-Colombia border, at an airport in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)
America’s Kevin Alvarez controls the ball during a Mexican soccer league first leg semifinal match against Cruz Azul in Mexico City, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
America’s Kevin Alvarez controls the ball during a Mexican soccer league first leg semifinal match against Cruz Azul in Mexico City, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Supporters of Argentina’s President Javier Milei celebrate during the closing campaign rally for Manuel Adorni, a contender in the upcoming elections for the Buenos Aires city legislature, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Supporters of Argentina’s President Javier Milei celebrate during the closing campaign rally for Manuel Adorni, a contender in the upcoming elections for the Buenos Aires city legislature, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
The silhouettes of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, are projected during the inauguration of a monument marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, May 13, 2025.. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
The silhouettes of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, are projected during the inauguration of a monument marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, May 13, 2025.. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
May 9-15, 2025
A photo of newly elected Pope Leo XIV adorned a wall above one of the late Pope Francis in Chiclayo, Peru. Brazilian President Lula Inácio Lula da Silva kissed Lucia Topolansky, the widow of late Uruguayan former President José Mujica. Anti-government demonstrators in Panama blocked a highway.
This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean.
The selection was curated by AP photographer Fernando Vergara, based in Bogotá, Colombia.
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