AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Jul 14, 2022, 9:19 AM | Updated: 9:29 pm

Relatives and friends grieve before the coffins that contain the remains of migrants Jair Valencia, Misael Olivares, and Yovani Valencia, during a wake in San Marcos Atexquilapan, Veracruz state, Mexico, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The three were among those who died of heat and dehydration in a locked trailer-truck abandoned by smugglers on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas, on June 27. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

(AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

A seagull flies past a super moon in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. One name for Wednesday's full moon is the "Buck moon"-- a reference to the time of year when new antlers are growing on male deer, or bucks. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

An employee waits for customers in a restaurant that serves Peruvian food, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, July 8, 2022. Argentina's peso fell and stock prices dipped after left-leaning Silvina Batakis was named economy minister following the surprise resignation of her more moderate predecessor as the country struggles with economic woes. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

People attend the funeral of Marcelo Arruda held inside the Sebastiao Flores gymnasium in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, Sunday, July 10, 2022. An advocate of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who is running for election, Arruda was shot dead at his birthday party. (AP Photo/Alexander Moschkowich)

A supporter wears a headband promoting Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for reelection, during a campaign rally, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Merchants sell potatoes at La Vega market in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Chile's Central Bank of Chile raised the interbank interest rate to its highest level in 24 years, in a persistent attempt to control the wave of inflation. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A child kicks a ball past a row of tractors during a farmers' 24-hour strike against the economic policies of the government of President Alberto Fernandez, criticizing high tax rates, currency controls and a scarcity of fuel, in Gualeguaychu, Argentina, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentina's Maria Bonsegundo celebrates scoring a goal next to rival Peru's Grace Canigna, during a Women's Copa America soccer match in Armenia, Colombia, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Argentina went on to win the match 4-0. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Demonstrators use aerosol spray to fan the flames of their torches as they march towards the National Assembly in Panama City, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Panamanians have taken to the streets in protest for more than a week, building upon anger over fuel prices that have nearly doubled to show their general dissatisfaction with the government. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

A woman who sells plastic shopping bags, waits for customers in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, July 9, 2022. A year after the largest protests in decades shook Cuba's single-party government, the economic and political factors that caused them largely remain. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Framed photos of Jair Valencia, from left, Misael Olivares and Yovani Valencia, are displayed on an altar during a wake in San Marcos Atexquilapan, Veracruz state, Mexico, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. After days of preparation and donations to cover funeral costs, this mountain community mourned the return of the three teens, all cousins, lost among the 53 migrants who died inside a semitrailer in San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

JULY 8-14, 2022

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 photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City.

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