JULY 17-23, 2020
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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JULY 17-23, 2020
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Fernando Herrera plays a brass instrument through his mask that has a zipper, as he and his band, "Santa Lucia" who have lost their source of income due to restrictions amid the new coronavirus, perform for residents in hopes of monetary donations as they make their way through the Comas district of Lima, Peru, Friday, July 17, 2020. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)
Anderson de Souza, the clown Batatinha, performs at the Estoril Circus in a drive-in format amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Itaguai, greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 18, 2020. "The pandemic is a reality for all of us. After 4 months closed it's a great emotion to perform in this drive-in format", says the 36-year-old artist. Following the measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19, artists of this circus have decided to go back to work in a different way, as circus drive-in. (AP PhotoLeo Correa)
A homeless child takes shelter from the rain in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 21, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)
Andrea Cortes demonstrates how she embraces her husband amid the new coronavirus pandemic, while standing in their kitchen in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 13, 2020. "I have not seen my daughter for the past 4 months and it hurts, I don't kiss or hug my husband when I get home… and I wonder if I have done my job well so I don't carry the virus with me," said the 49-year-old nurse. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)
Dogs stand on a mattress hauled on a cart by a recycler in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, July 23, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)
A demonstrator dressed as Batman holds a cross with the name of the Brazilian state of Tocantins, during a demonstration in support of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, July 19, 2020. Last week, Bolsonaro announced for the second time that he has tested positive for the new coronavirus, while the federal health ministry reported that the country had passed 2 million confirmed cases of virus infections and more than 76,000 deaths. (AP PhotoEraldo Peres)
Children play as the adults collect donated food, cleaning supplies, and protective face masks amid the new coronavirus pandemic in the Maria Joaquina Quilombo in Cabo Frio on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, July 12, 2020. The number of people who live in "quilombos," comprised of people descended from runaway slaves, remains uncertain. Authorities planned a count for the first time in the 2020 census, but the pandemic forced its delay until next year. (AP PhotoSilvia Izquierdo)
Lightning strikes during a storm in Mexico City, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)
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A worker takes a man's temperature before allowing him to enter La Vega market amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Santiago, Chile, July Sunday, 19, 2020. Chilean President Sebastian Piñera has announced a plan called "Step by Step" to carry out the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions amid the pandemic. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)
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Healthcare workers lift a man who was lying on the ground outside the General Hospital into a wheelchair to be taken to the emergency room that treats people suspected of having COVID-19 in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, July 23, 2020. Police in Bolivia's major cities have recovered the bodies of hundreds of suspected victims of the coronavirus from homes, vehicles, and in some instances, the streets. (AP PhotoJuan Karita)
Fernando Herrera plays a brass instrument through his mask that has a zipper, as he and his band, "Santa Lucia" who have lost their source of income due to restrictions amid the new coronavirus, perform for residents in hopes of monetary donations as they make their way through the Comas district of Lima, Peru, Friday, July 17, 2020. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)
Anderson de Souza, the clown Batatinha, performs at the Estoril Circus in a drive-in format amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Itaguai, greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 18, 2020. "The pandemic is a reality for all of us. After 4 months closed it's a great emotion to perform in this drive-in format", says the 36-year-old artist. Following the measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19, artists of this circus have decided to go back to work in a different way, as circus drive-in. (AP PhotoLeo Correa)
A homeless child takes shelter from the rain in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 21, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)
Andrea Cortes demonstrates how she embraces her husband amid the new coronavirus pandemic, while standing in their kitchen in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 13, 2020. "I have not seen my daughter for the past 4 months and it hurts, I don't kiss or hug my husband when I get home… and I wonder if I have done my job well so I don't carry the virus with me," said the 49-year-old nurse. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)
Dogs stand on a mattress hauled on a cart by a recycler in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, July 23, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)
A demonstrator dressed as Batman holds a cross with the name of the Brazilian state of Tocantins, during a demonstration in support of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, July 19, 2020. Last week, Bolsonaro announced for the second time that he has tested positive for the new coronavirus, while the federal health ministry reported that the country had passed 2 million confirmed cases of virus infections and more than 76,000 deaths. (AP PhotoEraldo Peres)
Children play as the adults collect donated food, cleaning supplies, and protective face masks amid the new coronavirus pandemic in the Maria Joaquina Quilombo in Cabo Frio on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, July 12, 2020. The number of people who live in "quilombos," comprised of people descended from runaway slaves, remains uncertain. Authorities planned a count for the first time in the 2020 census, but the pandemic forced its delay until next year. (AP PhotoSilvia Izquierdo)
Lightning strikes during a storm in Mexico City, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)