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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Oct. 04, 2024 00:11 AM EDT

Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2024 Mexico's new President Claudia Sheinbaum waves to supporters on her inauguration day. Demonstrators in Argentina marched for increased funding for public universities. An annular solar eclipse reached Argentina and Chile. This gallery highlights...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Sep. 27, 2024 00:15 AM EDT

Sept. 20-26, 2024 Rio de Janeiro hosted its annual rock music festival. Mexicans protested on the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students. Argentina’s poverty rate jumped to 53% and Hurricane Helene flooded parts of Cuba. This gallery highlights some of...

Tropical Weather Latest: Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean, Tropical Storm John weakens

Sep. 24, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

Two major weather systems are bringing heavy rain, high winds and more to Mexico's southern Pacific coast on one side and the Caribbean on the other. Tropical Storm John struck Mexico late Monday with life-threatening flood potential after growing into a Category 3 hurricane in a...

Tropical Storm Helene forms in the Caribbean Sea, will become a hurricane and move toward US, forecasters say

Sep. 24, 2024 11:09 AM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Helene forms in the Caribbean Sea, will become a hurricane and move toward US, forecasters say.

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Sep. 20, 2024 00:31 AM EDT

Sept. 13-19, 2024 Demonstrators in Peru demanded more action from their government to combat fires in the Amazon. Mexicans celebrated Independence Day in the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square. Youths attended a march for religious freedom Rio de Janeiro. This gallery...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Sep. 13, 2024 00:37 AM EDT

Sept. 6-12, 2024 Protesters in Mexico City storm the Senate building over a contentious judicial overhaul championed by Mexico's outgoing president. Sao Paulo's Pinheiros River took on a new green hue which, according to the state's environmental authority, was due to algae bloom...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Aug. 30, 2024 00:18 AM EDT

Aug. 2 -29, 2024 Nearly 3,000 Indigenous people protest in the streets of Bogotá, demanding that the government take action against the growing violence generated by illegal armed groups. Soccer fans mourned the death of Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo who died...

Ernesto is now a hurricane over the Caribbean and is expected to strengthen on a path toward Bermuda, forecasters say

Aug. 14, 2024 10:58 AM EDT
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Ernesto is now a hurricane over the Caribbean and is expected to strengthen on a path toward Bermuda, forecasters say.

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Aug. 09, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

Aug. 2-8, 2024 Young gymnasts trained in the gym that Olympic medalist Rebeca Andrade practiced at as a child in Guarulhos, Brazil. Cars traversed snow-covered roads in Chile's capital. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado attended a rally following the country's...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Jul. 26, 2024 00:02 AM EDT

July 19-25, 2024 Venezuela's political opposition held rallies throughout the country, as residents got ready to vote in the July 28 presidential election. Paraguayans wore bird-like costumes to celebrate 16th century Saint Francisco Solano, who's said to have miraculous powers....