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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Aug 11, 2022, 9:00 AM | Updated: 9:05 pm

People watch a plume of smoke rise from the Matanzas supertanker base where a deadly fire started d...

People watch a plume of smoke rise from the Matanzas supertanker base where a deadly fire started during a thunderstorm the night before in Matanzas, Cuba, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. The blaze forced officials to evacuate more than 4,900 people, has killed two firefighters, injured 130 people and destroyed four of the facility's eight tanks. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)


              Secondhand garments hang at a market where people can buy or barter goods, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. These types of informal markets have become more common in recent years amid persistently high inflation that has made it particularly difficult for the poorest members of society to make ends meet. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              President Jair Bolsonaro yawns as he sits next to his wife first lady Michelle Bolsonaro during an event with business leaders from the poultry and pork sectors in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)
            
              A woman runs through tear gas fired by the police on the fourth day of clashes near the coca market in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Anti-government coca farmers are protesting the creation of a second coca market that they consider "illegal" and accuse the government of protecting the group that manages that market for political reasons. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
            
              A child falls asleep as his father plays a pocket trumpet during a protest demanding more money for social programs that support the unemployed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Over the past year, Argentina's consumer prices have soared a whopping 71%, the INDEC national statistics agency said Aug. 11, cementing the country's position among countries with the highest inflation rates in the world. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
            
              People dance at the Gay Pride parade along Icarai Beach in Niteroi, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. The title of this year's 16th gay pride parade is: "Put on a top, react and vote!" (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
            
              A supporter of Colombia's new President Gustavo Petro displays the Spanish message: "Don't let us down" prior to the swearing-in ceremony in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Colombia's first leftist president promises to fight inequality and bring peace to a country long haunted by bloody feuds between the government, drug traffickers and rebel groups. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
            
              Containers block Tienditas International Bridge, seen from Cucuta, Colombia, bottom, which connects with Tienditas, Venezuela, as the border has been partially closed for years by the Venezuelan government, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. Colombia's incoming foreign minister and his Venezuelan counterpart announced in late July that the border will gradually reopen after the two nations restore diplomatic ties. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
            
              Argentina's Julian Montoya, bleeding from an injury in a scrum, stands on the pitch during a rugby championship match against Australia in Mendoza, Argentina, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
            
              Dancers perform for Independence Day in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
            
              Supporters of new President Gustavo Petro attend his swearing-in ceremony at Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 7, 2022. Petro has promised to fight economic inequality while investing in rural areas that have long been haunted by drug-related violence. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
            
              People watch a plume of smoke rise from the Matanzas supertanker base where a deadly fire started during a thunderstorm the night before in Matanzas, Cuba, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. The blaze forced officials to evacuate more than 4,900 people, has killed two firefighters, injured 130 people and destroyed four of the facility's eight tanks. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Aug. 5 – 11, 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 Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City.

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