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People in countries across Latin America, including Colombia, Mexico and Panama, celebrated Pride month with marches. In sports, Australia played West Indies in a cricket Test match in Barbados. Chileans voted in a primary election for the ruling party.
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.
A member of the Kaibil special forces unit waits for the start of a parade marking the Army’s 154th anniversary in Guatemala City, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
A member of the Kaibil special forces unit waits for the start of a parade marking the Army’s 154th anniversary in Guatemala City, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Women compete in the Miss Cholita Pacena beauty pageant, an annual contest aiming to recognize Aymara Indigenous women’s fashion and beauty, as well as their command of the Indigenous lifestyle and language, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Women compete in the Miss Cholita Pacena beauty pageant, an annual contest aiming to recognize Aymara Indigenous women’s fashion and beauty, as well as their command of the Indigenous lifestyle and language, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Australia’s Cameron Green celebrates after taking the catch to dismiss West Indies’ Brandon King on day three of the first cricket Test match at Kensington Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
Australia’s Cameron Green celebrates after taking the catch to dismiss West Indies’ Brandon King on day three of the first cricket Test match at Kensington Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
Revelers wear pink hats during the annual Pride parade marking LGBTQ+ Pride month in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia )
Revelers wear pink hats during the annual Pride parade marking LGBTQ+ Pride month in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia )
A reveler takes part in a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in Panama City, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A reveler takes part in a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in Panama City, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Dogs wearing sweaters to keep warm rest in the sun at the park during winter in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Dogs wearing sweaters to keep warm rest in the sun at the park during winter in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A man sits on a bed in a government-run shelter for homeless people during cold weather in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A man sits on a bed in a government-run shelter for homeless people during cold weather in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
People head to cast their ballots in the former Mapocho railway station during a primary held by the Unidos por Chile coalition to choose the ruling party’s candidate for the upcoming presidential election, in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
People head to cast their ballots in the former Mapocho railway station during a primary held by the Unidos por Chile coalition to choose the ruling party’s candidate for the upcoming presidential election, in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)