Top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

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July 18-24, 2025

A worker pounded into rock to make gravel and sand in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro showed off an ankle monitor the Supreme Court ordered him to wear, at Congress in Brasília. Children dressed as soldiers celebrated Colombia's Independence Day.

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean.

The selection was curated by AP photo editor Moisés Castillo based in Guatemala City.

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