Top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean
A fan strikes a pose while waiting to attend the inaugural show of Bad Bunny’s 30-date concert residency, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)
July 11-17, 2025
Puerto Rico’s renowned rapper Bad Bunny launched his first concert on Friday night as part of the artist’s 30-show residency in the island.
Drawn by faith, Chileans gathered at the La Tirana sanctuary on the outskirts of Santiago to honor Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the nation’s patron saint, at a shrine rooted in the country’s fight for independence.
Workers load a truck with recently harvested oranges at the Morro Alto farm, in Limeira, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, July 16, 2025, a week after President Donald Trump announced a tariff hike of 50% on Brazilian goods that include oranges. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)
Workers load a truck with recently harvested oranges at the Morro Alto farm, in Limeira, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, July 16, 2025, a week after President Donald Trump announced a tariff hike of 50% on Brazilian goods that include oranges. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)
Anita Letelier holds a statue of the Virgen del Carmen, or Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Chile’s patron saint, inside her namesake sanctuary during feast day celebrations in La Tirana, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)”
Anita Letelier holds a statue of the Virgen del Carmen, or Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Chile’s patron saint, inside her namesake sanctuary during feast day celebrations in La Tirana, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)”
A paramedic pours milk over the eyes of a protester to alleviate the effects of tear gas launched by security forces, during a weekly protest demanding better pensions for retirees, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A paramedic pours milk over the eyes of a protester to alleviate the effects of tear gas launched by security forces, during a weekly protest demanding better pensions for retirees, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Vendors wait for customers next to the trunk of their American classic car stuffed with homemade crisps and bread, in Havana, Cuba, July 15, 2025, the day the labor minister resigned after controversial comments she made about poverty in the island nation. (AP Photo/Jorge Luis Baños)
Vendors wait for customers next to the trunk of their American classic car stuffed with homemade crisps and bread, in Havana, Cuba, July 15, 2025, the day the labor minister resigned after controversial comments she made about poverty in the island nation. (AP Photo/Jorge Luis Baños)
Students who support Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva get revved up before the opening of the 60th Congress of the National Union of Students, in Goiania, Goias state, Brazil, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Students who support Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva get revved up before the opening of the 60th Congress of the National Union of Students, in Goiania, Goias state, Brazil, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Coastal police tow a dead whale off the shore of Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 15, 2025. Researchers are investigating whether the whale fell ill and was then dragged to the coast by the current. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Coastal police tow a dead whale off the shore of Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 15, 2025. Researchers are investigating whether the whale fell ill and was then dragged to the coast by the current. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Visitors take part in an immersive, virtual reality presentation on the life and legacy of independence hero Simon Bolivar, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Visitors take part in an immersive, virtual reality presentation on the life and legacy of independence hero Simon Bolivar, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A model wears a creation by Venezuelan designer Alejandro Crocker from his Fragments sustainable fashion collection, at the planetarium in Bogotá, Colombia, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
A model wears a creation by Venezuelan designer Alejandro Crocker from his Fragments sustainable fashion collection, at the planetarium in Bogotá, Colombia, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Visitors are silhouetted against a layer of clouds as they stand looking out from Canteria Hill, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Visitors are silhouetted against a layer of clouds as they stand looking out from Canteria Hill, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Gabriel Ayala places a pig on a table during a dehairing process to prepare it for market, at a pig farm in Tigre, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Gabriel Ayala places a pig on a table during a dehairing process to prepare it for market, at a pig farm in Tigre, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump follows through on a pledge to boost import taxes by 50%.
Cuba’s labor minister resigned after controversial comments she made about poverty in the island nation, claiming there are no beggars in Cuba, only people pretending to be.
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 photo editor Anita Baca based in Mexico City.
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