AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

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. 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

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

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

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....

Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Caribbean officials on Friday demanded more access to funding and help in fighting climate change, weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the region. The urgent request was made at an OAS meeting in Washington, D.C., where officials noted that the...

Beryl strengthens into hurricane in Atlantic, forecast to grow into major storm entering Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Beryl grew into a hurricane Saturday as it churned toward the southeastern Caribbean, with forecasters warning it was expected to strengthen into a dangerous major storm before reaching Barbados late Sunday or early Monday. A major hurricane is...

Tropical Storm Beryl has formed in the Atlantic Ocean and could reach the Caribbean Sea next week as a hurricane

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

June 21-27, 2024 People celebrated International Yoga Day on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. Bolivian soldiers entered the presidential palace in what President Luis Arce called a coup attempt. A growing Indian community in Mexico makes it mark on the sport's popularity in the...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

June 14-20, 2024 Indigenous women in Ecuador take on soccer by inventing a sport: handball in traditional skirts. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Sao Paulo as protests sweep across Brazil in opposition to a bill that would further criminalize...