1of15Biologist Rodrigo Freitas examines a baby broad-snouted caiman after capturing it in the Marapendi Lagoon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, July 16, 2021. Thousands of caimans living in lagoons adjacent to what was once the Olympic Golf Course are closely monitored by scientists, who hope to protect their numbers and encourage local residents to be environmentally conscious about living next to the scaly creatures.Bruna Prado/APShow MoreShow Less2of15A fisherman, left, prepares to go out into the waters of the Paraguay River from Pabla Port, in Lambare, Paraguay, Friday, July 16, 2021.Jorge Saenz/APShow MoreShow Less3of154of15A police officer abandons his vehicle during a demonstration that turned violent in which protesters demanded justice for the assassinated President Jovenel Moise in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Demonstrations after a memorial service for Moise turned violent on Thursday afternoon with protesters shooting into the air, throwing rocks and overturning heavy concrete barricades next to the seashore as businesses closed and people took cover.Matias Delacroix/APShow MoreShow Less5of15Voodoo pilgrims bathe in a waterfall believed to have purifying powers during an annual celebration in Saut d' Eau, Haiti, Friday July 16, 2021. The annual pilgrimage is made in honor of Haiti's most celebrated patron saint, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, who is supposed to have appeared on a palm tree in 1847 in the Palm Grove in Saut d'Eau and was integrated into Haiti's voodoo culture as the goddess of love.Matias Delacroix/APShow MoreShow Less6of157of15People attend a cultural-political event on seaside Malecon Avenue with thousands of people in a show of support for the Cuban revolution six days after the uprising of anti-government protesters across the island, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, July 17, 2021.Eliana Aponte/APShow MoreShow Less8of15A person walks on the sea wall as a Southeast wind blows in Montevideo, Uruguay,Sunday, July 18, 2021.Matilde Campodonico/APShow MoreShow Less9of1510of15A tourist takes a selfie in front of the Church of Maradona in San Andres Cholula, Puebla state, Mexico, Sunday, July 18, 2021. The Church of Maradona in Mexico, dedicated to late soccer great Diego Armando Maradona, was founded a few weeks ago by Argentine expatriate Buchet, who also owns the pizza parlor next door.Marco Ugarte/APShow MoreShow Less11of15A woman is seen through a window as she participates in a spinning class amid the new coronavirus pandemic, at a gym in Santiago, Chile, Monday, July 19, 2021. Santiago goes into Phase 3, ending with the weekend quarantines and allowing more people inside restaurants and gyms as the city relaxes its lockdown rules.Esteban Felix/APShow MoreShow Less12of1513of15Young men perform in a drumline during an anti-government protest in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, as the county marks its Independence Day.Ivan Valencia/APShow MoreShow Less14of15A girl walks near the wooden horses of a street photographer set up at the Plaza de Armas in downtown of Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The capital is moving into phase three, ending weekend quarantines and allowing more people inside restaurants and gyms as the city relaxes its lockdown rules.Esteban Felix/APShow MoreShow Less15of15
July 16 - 22, 2021
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 Photojournalist Fernando Llano in Mexico City.
