This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean that were published in the past week.
Anti-government protesters in Venezuela are demanding the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro and recognizing Juan Guaido, the head of the opposition-run congress, as interim president. They said it was the only way to end the Maduro "dictatorship" in Venezuela, where millions have fled to escape sky-high inflation and food shortages. After Trump administration recognized Guaido, Maduro ordered all of Venezuela's diplomats home from the U.S.
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This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean that were published in the past week.
A massive fireball engulfed people scooping up fuel spilling from a pipeline ruptured by thieves in central Mexico, killing dozens of people and badly burning many more.
After years of discrimination, some 20 transgender minors aged 6 to 17 recently found hope at Latin America's first school for trans children in Chile.
Curated by photo editor Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City.
In this Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 photo, forensics work the site an oil pipeline explosion in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo state, Mexico. A massive fireball that engulfed people scooping up fuel spilling from a pipeline ruptured by thieves in central Mexico killed dozens of people and badly burned many more. (AP PhotoClaudio Cruz)
In this Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 photo, a woman kisses a cross during a rally to repudiate terrorism in Bolivar Square, where she stands behind a fence, in Bogota, Colombia. A car bombing at a Bogota police academy that authorities have attributed to rebels of the National Liberation Army killed 21 people and left dozens more wounded on Jan. 17. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)
In this Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 photo, a vendor selling beer pauses to watch the Race of Champions at Foro Sol in Mexico City, which is being held for the first time in Latin America. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
In this Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 photo, a Central American migrant awaiting a humanitarian visa from Mexico washes his pants in the Suchiate River, the natural the border between Mexico and Guatemala, on the riverbank near Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas state, Mexico. Many Central American migrants are waiting for Mexican officials to issue them humanitarian visas, which give them permission to be in Mexico for one year. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)
In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 photo, England's Ben Stokes celebrates dismissing West Indies' Kemar Roach on day one of the first cricket Test match at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. (AP PhotoRicardo Mazalan)
In this Dec.15, 2018 photo published in January, Emma, a transgender student of the Amaranta Gomez school, plays with her sisters while she waits to update her identity card at the national registry of persons in Santiago, Chile. After suffering years of discrimination, some 20 transgender minors aged 6 to 17 have recently found hope at Latin America's first school for trans children. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)
In this Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 photo, a blood moon rises above Christ the Redeemer statue during a lunar eclipse in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It's also the year's first supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP PhotoLeo Correa)
In this Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 photo, Fernando Cuevas, of the Scalabrinian Missionaries, celebrates Mass at a Catholic church in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, on the border with Mexico. Scalabrinians were among the first to start ministering to migrants in the Americas, where little by little, a network of safe houses tied to the church sprang up in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, according to Bishop Raul Vera of Saltillo in northern Mexico, one of the first Mexicans to get involved in the cause. (AP PhotoMoises Castillo)
In this Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 photo, Pope Francis arrives at the foreign ministry headquarters Palacio Bolivar in Panama City, flanked by Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela, right, and first lady Lorena Castillo. Francis opened his first full day Thursday with a visit to the presidential palace and ends with an evening welcome for young Catholics who have gathered in Panama for World Youth Day. (AP PhotoAlessandra Tarantino)
Brazil held the drawing ceremony for this year's Copa America soccer tournament. It will host the continental soccer tournament in June and July. The Race of Champions was held in Latin America for the first time. England and West Indies started their first cricket Test match in Barbados.
In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks to his supporters from a balcony at Miraflores presidential palace during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela. At a competing rally, opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president until new elections can be held, to which Maduro responded by cutting off diplomatic relations with the United States and said American diplomats had 72 hours to leave the country. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)
A massive fireball engulfed people scooping up fuel spilling from a pipeline ruptured by thieves in central Mexico, killing dozens of people and badly burning many more.
Colombians repudiated terrorism after a car bombing at a Bogota police academy, which authorities attributed to rebels of the National Liberation Army, killed 21 people and left dozens wounded.
Central American migrants waited for Mexican officials to issue them humanitarian visas, which give them permission to be in Mexico for one year. Scalabrinians were among the first to start ministering to migrants in the Americas, where little by little, a network of safe houses tied to the church sprang up in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 photo, anti-government protesters cheer after Juan Guaido, head of Venezuela's opposition-run congress, declared himself interim president of the South American country until new elections can be called, at a rally demanding the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP PhotoBoris Vergara)
After years of discrimination, some 20 transgender minors aged 6 to 17 recently found hope at Latin America's first school for trans children in Chile.
A blood moon rose above Christ the Redeemer statue during a lunar eclipse in Rio de Janeiro.
Pope Francis opened his first full day in Panama with a visit to the presidential palace and an evening welcome for young Catholics who have gathered for World Youth Day.
In this Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 photo, anti-government protesters clash with security forces as they show support for an apparent mutiny by a national guard unit in the Cotiza neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela. The uprising triggered protests which were dispersed with tear gas as residents set fire to a street barricade of trash and chanted demands that President Nicolas Maduro leave power. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)
Curated by photo editor Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City.
In this Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 photo, Conmebol President Alejandro Dominguez speaks at the start of the drawing ceremony for the 2019 Copa America soccer tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil will host the continental soccer tournament in June and July. (AP PhotoAndre Penner)
In this Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 photo, forensics work the site an oil pipeline explosion in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo state, Mexico. A massive fireball that engulfed people scooping up fuel spilling from a pipeline ruptured by thieves in central Mexico killed dozens of people and badly burned many more. (AP PhotoClaudio Cruz)
In this Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 photo, a woman kisses a cross during a rally to repudiate terrorism in Bolivar Square, where she stands behind a fence, in Bogota, Colombia. A car bombing at a Bogota police academy that authorities have attributed to rebels of the National Liberation Army killed 21 people and left dozens more wounded on Jan. 17. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)
In this Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 photo, a vendor selling beer pauses to watch the Race of Champions at Foro Sol in Mexico City, which is being held for the first time in Latin America. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
In this Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 photo, a Central American migrant awaiting a humanitarian visa from Mexico washes his pants in the Suchiate River, the natural the border between Mexico and Guatemala, on the riverbank near Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas state, Mexico. Many Central American migrants are waiting for Mexican officials to issue them humanitarian visas, which give them permission to be in Mexico for one year. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)
In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 photo, England's Ben Stokes celebrates dismissing West Indies' Kemar Roach on day one of the first cricket Test match at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. (AP PhotoRicardo Mazalan)
In this Dec.15, 2018 photo published in January, Emma, a transgender student of the Amaranta Gomez school, plays with her sisters while she waits to update her identity card at the national registry of persons in Santiago, Chile. After suffering years of discrimination, some 20 transgender minors aged 6 to 17 have recently found hope at Latin America's first school for trans children. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)
In this Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 photo, a blood moon rises above Christ the Redeemer statue during a lunar eclipse in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It's also the year's first supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP PhotoLeo Correa)
In this Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 photo, Fernando Cuevas, of the Scalabrinian Missionaries, celebrates Mass at a Catholic church in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, on the border with Mexico. Scalabrinians were among the first to start ministering to migrants in the Americas, where little by little, a network of safe houses tied to the church sprang up in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, according to Bishop Raul Vera of Saltillo in northern Mexico, one of the first Mexicans to get involved in the cause. (AP PhotoMoises Castillo)
In this Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 photo, Pope Francis arrives at the foreign ministry headquarters Palacio Bolivar in Panama City, flanked by Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela, right, and first lady Lorena Castillo. Francis opened his first full day Thursday with a visit to the presidential palace and ends with an evening welcome for young Catholics who have gathered in Panama for World Youth Day. (AP PhotoAlessandra Tarantino)