JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 6, 2020

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean, curated by AP photographer Rebecca Blackwell in Mexico City.

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A young man strikes a pose showing off his muscles, framed by a pull up bar in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)

JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 6, 2020
People participate in a ritual for the African sea goddess Yemanja, at a beach in Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Thousands of worshippers come to the beach on Yemanja's feast day, bearing candles, flowers, perfumes and fruit to show their gratitude for her blessings. The celebration coincides with the Roman Catholic Feb. 2 feast day of the Virgin of Candelaria. (AP PhotoMatilde Campodonico)

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Commuters ride the subway in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was in the chamber when President Donald Trump called him "the true and legitimate president of Venezuela" during his State of the Union speech on Feb. 4. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)

Commuters ride the subway in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was in the chamber when President Donald Trump called him "the true and legitimate president of Venezuela" during his State of the Union speech on Feb. 4. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)
A homeless man sleeps in the plaza across the street from Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Senators will debate a government proposed bill on Wednesday to renegotiate the restructuring of the nation's $100 billion debt, which officials say is not payable amid a deep recession. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)

A homeless man sleeps in the plaza across the street from Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Senators will debate a government proposed bill on Wednesday to renegotiate the restructuring of the nation's $100 billion debt, which officials say is not payable amid a deep recession. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)
Flower petals fall as family and friends grieve around the grave of community activist Homero Gomez Gonzalez in Ocampo, Michoacan state, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Hundreds of farmers and agricultural workers thronged the funeral on Friday, and the homage to the anti-logging activist was like a tribute to the monarch butterfly he so staunchly defended. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)

Flower petals fall as family and friends grieve around the grave of community activist Homero Gomez Gonzalez in Ocampo, Michoacan state, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Hundreds of farmers and agricultural workers thronged the funeral on Friday, and the homage to the anti-logging activist was like a tribute to the monarch butterfly he so staunchly defended. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
In this Jan. 25, 2020 photo released by Galapagos National Park a helicopter transports tortoises near Wolf Volcano on Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The National Park announced on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 that an expedition to the foothills of the highest active volcano in the Galapagos Islands located a young female tortoise and she is a direct descendant of a giant tortoise species considered extinct. (Tui De RoyGalapagos National Park via AP)

In this Jan. 25, 2020 photo released by Galapagos National Park a helicopter transports tortoises near Wolf Volcano on Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The National Park announced on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 that an expedition to the foothills of the highest active volcano in the Galapagos Islands located a young female tortoise and she is a direct descendant of a giant tortoise species considered extinct. (Tui De RoyGalapagos National Park via AP)
Argentina's goalkeeper Facundo Cambeses, left, and Claudio Bravo, center, battle for the ball with Uruguay's Juan Ramirez during a South America Olympic qualifying U23 soccer match at the Alfonso Lopez stadium in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)

Argentina's goalkeeper Facundo Cambeses, left, and Claudio Bravo, center, battle for the ball with Uruguay's Juan Ramirez during a South America Olympic qualifying U23 soccer match at the Alfonso Lopez stadium in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)
A Guarani Mbya man smokes a pipe next to a cut tree as he occupies land as a protest against real estate developer Tenda which plans to build apartment buildings here, next to his indigenous community's land in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. In response to an injunction filed by the builder, a judge has authorized the eviction of the indigenous protesters from the builder's property. (AP PhotoAndre Penner)

A Guarani Mbya man smokes a pipe next to a cut tree as he occupies land as a protest against real estate developer Tenda which plans to build apartment buildings here, next to his indigenous community's land in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. In response to an injunction filed by the builder, a judge has authorized the eviction of the indigenous protesters from the builder's property. (AP PhotoAndre Penner)
A woman takes part in funeral procession holding a framed photo of one of the victims of a shooting at a video-game arcade, in Uruapan, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Relatives gathered in a driving rain Wednesday to mourn and bury three children, a 17-year-old and five adults shot to death in the Monday attack at a video-arcade, in the Mexican western state of Michoacan. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)

A woman takes part in funeral procession holding a framed photo of one of the victims of a shooting at a video-game arcade, in Uruapan, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Relatives gathered in a driving rain Wednesday to mourn and bury three children, a 17-year-old and five adults shot to death in the Monday attack at a video-arcade, in the Mexican western state of Michoacan. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)
Panama's Rodrigo Orozco slides in safe at third base during a Caribbean Series baseball game against Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. (AP PhotoFernando Llano)

Panama's Rodrigo Orozco slides in safe at third base during a Caribbean Series baseball game against Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. (AP PhotoFernando Llano)
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A young man strikes a pose showing off his muscles, framed by a pull up bar in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)

JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 6, 2020

People participate in a ritual for the African sea goddess Yemanja, at a beach in Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Thousands of worshippers come to the beach on Yemanja's feast day, bearing candles, flowers, perfumes and fruit to show their gratitude for her blessings. The celebration coincides with the Roman Catholic Feb. 2 feast day of the Virgin of Candelaria. (AP PhotoMatilde Campodonico)

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Commuters ride the subway in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was in the chamber when President Donald Trump called him "the true and legitimate president of Venezuela" during his State of the Union speech on Feb. 4. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)

Commuters ride the subway in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was in the chamber when President Donald Trump called him "the true and legitimate president of Venezuela" during his State of the Union speech on Feb. 4. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)

A homeless man sleeps in the plaza across the street from Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Senators will debate a government proposed bill on Wednesday to renegotiate the restructuring of the nation's $100 billion debt, which officials say is not payable amid a deep recession. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)

A homeless man sleeps in the plaza across the street from Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Senators will debate a government proposed bill on Wednesday to renegotiate the restructuring of the nation's $100 billion debt, which officials say is not payable amid a deep recession. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)

Flower petals fall as family and friends grieve around the grave of community activist Homero Gomez Gonzalez in Ocampo, Michoacan state, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Hundreds of farmers and agricultural workers thronged the funeral on Friday, and the homage to the anti-logging activist was like a tribute to the monarch butterfly he so staunchly defended. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)

Flower petals fall as family and friends grieve around the grave of community activist Homero Gomez Gonzalez in Ocampo, Michoacan state, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Hundreds of farmers and agricultural workers thronged the funeral on Friday, and the homage to the anti-logging activist was like a tribute to the monarch butterfly he so staunchly defended. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)

In this Jan. 25, 2020 photo released by Galapagos National Park a helicopter transports tortoises near Wolf Volcano on Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The National Park announced on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 that an expedition to the foothills of the highest active volcano in the Galapagos Islands located a young female tortoise and she is a direct descendant of a giant tortoise species considered extinct. (Tui De RoyGalapagos National Park via AP)

In this Jan. 25, 2020 photo released by Galapagos National Park a helicopter transports tortoises near Wolf Volcano on Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The National Park announced on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 that an expedition to the foothills of the highest active volcano in the Galapagos Islands located a young female tortoise and she is a direct descendant of a giant tortoise species considered extinct. (Tui De RoyGalapagos National Park via AP)

Argentina's goalkeeper Facundo Cambeses, left, and Claudio Bravo, center, battle for the ball with Uruguay's Juan Ramirez during a South America Olympic qualifying U23 soccer match at the Alfonso Lopez stadium in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)

Argentina's goalkeeper Facundo Cambeses, left, and Claudio Bravo, center, battle for the ball with Uruguay's Juan Ramirez during a South America Olympic qualifying U23 soccer match at the Alfonso Lopez stadium in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)

A Guarani Mbya man smokes a pipe next to a cut tree as he occupies land as a protest against real estate developer Tenda which plans to build apartment buildings here, next to his indigenous community's land in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. In response to an injunction filed by the builder, a judge has authorized the eviction of the indigenous protesters from the builder's property. (AP PhotoAndre Penner)

A Guarani Mbya man smokes a pipe next to a cut tree as he occupies land as a protest against real estate developer Tenda which plans to build apartment buildings here, next to his indigenous community's land in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. In response to an injunction filed by the builder, a judge has authorized the eviction of the indigenous protesters from the builder's property. (AP PhotoAndre Penner)

A woman takes part in funeral procession holding a framed photo of one of the victims of a shooting at a video-game arcade, in Uruapan, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Relatives gathered in a driving rain Wednesday to mourn and bury three children, a 17-year-old and five adults shot to death in the Monday attack at a video-arcade, in the Mexican western state of Michoacan. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)

A woman takes part in funeral procession holding a framed photo of one of the victims of a shooting at a video-game arcade, in Uruapan, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Relatives gathered in a driving rain Wednesday to mourn and bury three children, a 17-year-old and five adults shot to death in the Monday attack at a video-arcade, in the Mexican western state of Michoacan. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)

Panama's Rodrigo Orozco slides in safe at third base during a Caribbean Series baseball game against Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. (AP PhotoFernando Llano)

Panama's Rodrigo Orozco slides in safe at third base during a Caribbean Series baseball game against Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. (AP PhotoFernando Llano)

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A young man strikes a pose showing off his muscles, framed by a pull up bar in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)

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People participate in a ritual for the African sea goddess Yemanja, at a beach in Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Thousands of worshippers come to the beach on Yemanja's feast day, bearing candles, flowers, perfumes and fruit to show their gratitude for her blessings. The celebration coincides with the Roman Catholic Feb. 2 feast day of the Virgin of Candelaria. (AP PhotoMatilde Campodonico)

People participate in a ritual for the African sea goddess Yemanja, at a beach in Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Thousands of worshippers come to the beach on Yemanja's feast day, bearing candles, flowers, perfumes and fruit to show their gratitude for her blessings. The celebration coincides with the Roman Catholic Feb. 2 feast day of the Virgin of Candelaria. (AP PhotoMatilde Campodonico)

 Commuters ride the subway in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was in the chamber when President Donald Trump called him "the true and legitimate president of Venezuela" during his State of the Union speech on Feb. 4. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)

Commuters ride the subway in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was in the chamber when President Donald Trump called him "the true and legitimate president of Venezuela" during his State of the Union speech on Feb. 4. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)

 A homeless man sleeps in the plaza across the street from Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Senators will debate a government proposed bill on Wednesday to renegotiate the restructuring of the nation's $100 billion debt, which officials say is not payable amid a deep recession. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)

A homeless man sleeps in the plaza across the street from Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Senators will debate a government proposed bill on Wednesday to renegotiate the restructuring of the nation's $100 billion debt, which officials say is not payable amid a deep recession. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)
Flower petals fall as family and friends grieve around the grave of community activist Homero Gomez Gonzalez in Ocampo, Michoacan state, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Hundreds of farmers and agricultural workers thronged the funeral on Friday, and the homage to the anti-logging activist was like a tribute to the monarch butterfly he so staunchly defended. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)

Flower petals fall as family and friends grieve around the grave of community activist Homero Gomez Gonzalez in Ocampo, Michoacan state, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Hundreds of farmers and agricultural workers thronged the funeral on Friday, and the homage to the anti-logging activist was like a tribute to the monarch butterfly he so staunchly defended. (AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)

 In this Jan. 25, 2020 photo released by Galapagos National Park a helicopter transports tortoises near Wolf Volcano on Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The National Park announced on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 that an expedition to the foothills of the highest active volcano in the Galapagos Islands located a young female tortoise and she is a direct descendant of a giant tortoise species considered extinct. (Tui De RoyGalapagos National Park via AP)

In this Jan. 25, 2020 photo released by Galapagos National Park a helicopter transports tortoises near Wolf Volcano on Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The National Park announced on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 that an expedition to the foothills of the highest active volcano in the Galapagos Islands located a young female tortoise and she is a direct descendant of a giant tortoise species considered extinct. (Tui De RoyGalapagos National Park via AP)

 Argentina's goalkeeper Facundo Cambeses, left, and Claudio Bravo, center, battle for the ball with Uruguay's Juan Ramirez during a South America Olympic qualifying U23 soccer match at the Alfonso Lopez stadium in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)

Argentina's goalkeeper Facundo Cambeses, left, and Claudio Bravo, center, battle for the ball with Uruguay's Juan Ramirez during a South America Olympic qualifying U23 soccer match at the Alfonso Lopez stadium in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)

 A Guarani Mbya man smokes a pipe next to a cut tree as he occupies land as a protest against real estate developer Tenda which plans to build apartment buildings here, next to his indigenous community's land in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. In response to an injunction filed by the builder, a judge has authorized the eviction of the indigenous protesters from the builder's property. (AP PhotoAndre Penner)

A Guarani Mbya man smokes a pipe next to a cut tree as he occupies land as a protest against real estate developer Tenda which plans to build apartment buildings here, next to his indigenous community's land in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. In response to an injunction filed by the builder, a judge has authorized the eviction of the indigenous protesters from the builder's property. (AP PhotoAndre Penner)
A woman takes part in funeral procession holding a framed photo of one of the victims of a shooting at a video-game arcade, in Uruapan, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Relatives gathered in a driving rain Wednesday to mourn and bury three children, a 17-year-old and five adults shot to death in the Monday attack at a video-arcade, in the Mexican western state of Michoacan. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)

A woman takes part in funeral procession holding a framed photo of one of the victims of a shooting at a video-game arcade, in Uruapan, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Relatives gathered in a driving rain Wednesday to mourn and bury three children, a 17-year-old and five adults shot to death in the Monday attack at a video-arcade, in the Mexican western state of Michoacan. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)

 Panama's Rodrigo Orozco slides in safe at third base during a Caribbean Series baseball game against Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. (AP PhotoFernando Llano)

Panama's Rodrigo Orozco slides in safe at third base during a Caribbean Series baseball game against Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. (AP PhotoFernando Llano)