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.
Haiti came to a standstill with no public transportation and banks, government offices and schools shut down amid street protests over a three-week fuel crisis.
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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.
Mexicans somberly marked the anniversary of Sept. 19 earthquakes in 1985 and 2017, just a few days after celebrating the 1810 call to arms by priest Miguel Hidalgo that touched off the successful war for independence from Spain.
People in Argentina successfully got six killer whales back into the sea after they were stranded on a beach, but a seventh died.
Edited by photo editor Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City. Follow her on Twitter : https://twitter.com/LeslieMazoch .
A demonstrator blocks a street during a protest demanding the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. Hernández has suffered a credibility crisis since Honduras' Supreme Court cleared the way for his re-election despite a constitutional ban. His subsequent 2017 election win was marred by irregularities. (AP PhotoElmer Martinez)
A towering stone post topped with a round billboard pointing out the straw roof home where Bolivia's President Evo Morales was born stands on the outskirts of Orinoca, Bolivia, Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. The two-room adobe house still has a thatched roof. It's locked under bolt and its windows are boarded over. It's the home where Morales was born and lived until age 15. (AP PhotoJuan Karita)
Revelers celebrate as fireworks explode over the Metropolitan Cathedral after President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gave the annual independence shout from the balcony of the National Palace to kick off Independence Day celebrations in Mexico City, late Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. Every year the Mexican president marks the "Grito de Dolores," commemorating the 1810 call to arms by priest Miguel Hidalgo that began the struggle for independence from Spain, achieved in 1821. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
An owl stands after a fire in the savanna near the neighborhood Jardim Mangueiral, near Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Brasilia, which is in the heart of the Brazilian savanna, is in the midst of its driest period, as temperatures have risen in the last few days, experts said. (AP PhotoEraldo Peres)
A man stands next to a dead killer whale near Mar Chiquita, Argentina, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Seven killer whales were stranded on the coast before rescuers and volunteers returned six of them to sea, but one died in the process. (AP PhotoMarina Devo)
Fans of Brazil's Corinthians throw streamers before the start of a Copa Sudamericana semifinal soccer match against Ecuador's Independiente del Valle in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. (AP PhotoAndre Penner)
Blindfolded tourists walk through El Tejar cemetery in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. They're there to get a taste of death while still alive, spending part of the night in a dark crypt at the El Tejar cemetery, the latest example of the so-called "necro tourism" trend luring those with a keenness for the macabre. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)
Supporters of President Nicolas Maduro holds a banner of Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar during a rally celebrating 11 years of the Socialist Party of Venezuela' youth in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)
Children eat at a soup kitchen on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Lawmakers passed a food emergency bill aimed to boost soup kitchens around the country amid food price hikes. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)
Patients are evacuated from a burning hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The fire forced staff to hastily evacuate patients and temporarily settle some on sheets and mattresses in the street while firefighters fought the blaze. (AP PhotoLeo Correa)
Rain drops cover a car's window shield prior to the arrival of a new tropical depression, that turned into Tropical Storm Humberto, in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian en route to Mclean's Town, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday Sept. 13, 2019. Humberto narrowly missed the island over the weekend. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)
Lawmakers in Ecuador enraged abortion rights activists by rejecting the decriminalization of abortion in cases of rape and incest.
A protester in camouflage carries a toy weapon during a protest against fuel shortages, as two police officers walk past him in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Haiti was at a standstill Monday with no public transportation available and banks, government offices, and schools closed amid street protests due to a fuel crisis. (AP PhotoDieu Nalio Chery)
Mexicans somberly marked the anniversary of Sept. 19 earthquakes in 1985 and 2017, just a few days after celebrating the 1810 call to arms by priest Miguel Hidalgo that touched off the successful war for independence from Spain.
Some Hondurans demanded the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who has suffered a credibility crisis since the nation's Supreme Court cleared the way for his re-election despite a constitutional ban.
In Brazil, a fire erupted in a Rio de Janeiro hospital, forcing staff to hastily evacuate patients to the street, but 11 people died. Fires continued to burn in Brazil's savannah and the Amazon region.
Women hold torches after lawmakers failed to pass a law that decriminalizes abortion in cases of rape, outside the National Assembly in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019 (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)
People in Argentina successfully got six killer whales back into the sea after they were stranded on a beach, but a seventh died.
Also in Argentina, children ate at a soup kitchen the day before lawmakers passed a food emergency bill aimed at boosting soup kitchens around the country amid food price hikes.
Fans of Brazil's Corinthians soccer club filled the air with streamers at a Copa Sudamericana match with Ecuador's Independiente del Valle.
A soldier salutes the Mexican flag during a ceremony marking the 34th anniversary of the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City, early Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. The 8.1-magnitude earthquake killed as many as 10,000 and left thousands homeless. The date also commemorates the 2017 earthquake that rattled the city killing hundreds. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)
Edited by photo editor Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City. Follow her on Twitter : https://twitter.com/LeslieMazoch .
Fans of the Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata soccer team hold up photos of their team's new head coach, Diego Maradona, at a local tournament soccer match against Racing Club at Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium in La Plata, Argentina, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. (AP PhotoGustavo Garello)
A demonstrator blocks a street during a protest demanding the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. Hernández has suffered a credibility crisis since Honduras' Supreme Court cleared the way for his re-election despite a constitutional ban. His subsequent 2017 election win was marred by irregularities. (AP PhotoElmer Martinez)
A towering stone post topped with a round billboard pointing out the straw roof home where Bolivia's President Evo Morales was born stands on the outskirts of Orinoca, Bolivia, Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. The two-room adobe house still has a thatched roof. It's locked under bolt and its windows are boarded over. It's the home where Morales was born and lived until age 15. (AP PhotoJuan Karita)
Revelers celebrate as fireworks explode over the Metropolitan Cathedral after President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gave the annual independence shout from the balcony of the National Palace to kick off Independence Day celebrations in Mexico City, late Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. Every year the Mexican president marks the "Grito de Dolores," commemorating the 1810 call to arms by priest Miguel Hidalgo that began the struggle for independence from Spain, achieved in 1821. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
An owl stands after a fire in the savanna near the neighborhood Jardim Mangueiral, near Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Brasilia, which is in the heart of the Brazilian savanna, is in the midst of its driest period, as temperatures have risen in the last few days, experts said. (AP PhotoEraldo Peres)
A man stands next to a dead killer whale near Mar Chiquita, Argentina, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Seven killer whales were stranded on the coast before rescuers and volunteers returned six of them to sea, but one died in the process. (AP PhotoMarina Devo)
Fans of Brazil's Corinthians throw streamers before the start of a Copa Sudamericana semifinal soccer match against Ecuador's Independiente del Valle in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. (AP PhotoAndre Penner)
Blindfolded tourists walk through El Tejar cemetery in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. They're there to get a taste of death while still alive, spending part of the night in a dark crypt at the El Tejar cemetery, the latest example of the so-called "necro tourism" trend luring those with a keenness for the macabre. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)
Supporters of President Nicolas Maduro holds a banner of Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar during a rally celebrating 11 years of the Socialist Party of Venezuela' youth in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)
Children eat at a soup kitchen on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Lawmakers passed a food emergency bill aimed to boost soup kitchens around the country amid food price hikes. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)
Patients are evacuated from a burning hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The fire forced staff to hastily evacuate patients and temporarily settle some on sheets and mattresses in the street while firefighters fought the blaze. (AP PhotoLeo Correa)
Rain drops cover a car's window shield prior to the arrival of a new tropical depression, that turned into Tropical Storm Humberto, in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian en route to Mclean's Town, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday Sept. 13, 2019. Humberto narrowly missed the island over the weekend. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)