AUG. 28-SEPT. 3, 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 Tomas Stargardter in Mexico City.

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A man wears a paper bag with a pig's head drawn on it and text that reads in Spanish "Stop false solutions" during a march by animal rights activists against a proposed deal with China to build large pork farms in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)

AUG. 28-SEPT. 3, 2020

A supporter of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wears a mask with a photo of him pinned to it outside the presidential palace as the president delivers his second state-of-the-union address inside, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Obrador emphasized what he considers his major achievements: the fight against corruption and his government's austerity. (AP PhotoFernando Llano)

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A couple wearing masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus walk on the Malecon seawall at sunset in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Cuban authorities will introduce new measures starting tomorrow Tuesday aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus in Havana among others a curfew from 7 pm until 5 am and no one without special permission will be able to enter or leave the province. The new measures will last at least 15 days. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)

A couple wearing masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus walk on the Malecon seawall at sunset in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Cuban authorities will introduce new measures starting tomorrow Tuesday aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus in Havana among others a curfew from 7 pm until 5 am and no one without special permission will be able to enter or leave the province. The new measures will last at least 15 days. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)

A bolt of lightning strikes during an evening storm in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)

A bolt of lightning strikes during an evening storm in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)

A dead fish lies on the bank of Cerro Lagoon, which smells foul and has pink water due to untreated waste, allegedly dumped by the Waltrading S.A. tannery company, in Limpio, Paraguay, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. The Environment Ministry, which is collecting water Wednesday for testing, has proposed the tannery be closed due to the presence of heavy metals in the lagoon, like chromium, commonly used in the tannery process. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)

A dead fish lies on the bank of Cerro Lagoon, which smells foul and has pink water due to untreated waste, allegedly dumped by the Waltrading S.A. tannery company, in Limpio, Paraguay, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. The Environment Ministry, which is collecting water Wednesday for testing, has proposed the tannery be closed due to the presence of heavy metals in the lagoon, like chromium, commonly used in the tannery process. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)

A bundle of carnations is seen at the Flowers of Serruzuela export company in Madrid, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Colombia's flower exports saw a sharp decline in March and April, due to the new coronavirus lockdowns, but thanks in large part to steady supermarket consumption in the U.S. and Europe, most jobs have been preserved and the market is slowly recovering, said Augusto Solano, president of the Colombian Association of Flower Exporters. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)

A bundle of carnations is seen at the Flowers of Serruzuela export company in Madrid, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Colombia's flower exports saw a sharp decline in March and April, due to the new coronavirus lockdowns, but thanks in large part to steady supermarket consumption in the U.S. and Europe, most jobs have been preserved and the market is slowly recovering, said Augusto Solano, president of the Colombian Association of Flower Exporters. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)

Transgender Laurent Voltus, a resident at the Kay Trans Haiti center, exhales cigarette smoke while dancing with friends at a club in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2020. Residents of the center can bring their partners there, go out to clubs, and shop without fear of mistreatment from neighborhood shopkeepers, who have become increasingly friendly and welcoming.  (AP PhotoDieu Nalio Chery)

Transgender Laurent Voltus, a resident at the Kay Trans Haiti center, exhales cigarette smoke while dancing with friends at a club in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2020. Residents of the center can bring their partners there, go out to clubs, and shop without fear of mistreatment from neighborhood shopkeepers, who have become increasingly friendly and welcoming.  (AP PhotoDieu Nalio Chery)

Married couple Julio Mora Tapia, 110, and Waldramina Quinteros, 104, both retired teachers, pose for a photo at their home in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The couple is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the oldest married couple in the world, because of their combined ages. They have been married for 79 years. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)

Married couple Julio Mora Tapia, 110, and Waldramina Quinteros, 104, both retired teachers, pose for a photo at their home in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The couple is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the oldest married couple in the world, because of their combined ages. They have been married for 79 years. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)

A child looks to the camera as she attends her class at the community library in Morro do Salgueiro favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. While schools are closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, teacher Ana Paula Bloch develops an in-person school reinforcement work with students in a community library, in an attempt to minimize the impact of the coronavirus on the education of children. (AP PhotoSilvia Izquierdo)

A child looks to the camera as she attends her class at the community library in Morro do Salgueiro favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. While schools are closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, teacher Ana Paula Bloch develops an in-person school reinforcement work with students in a community library, in an attempt to minimize the impact of the coronavirus on the education of children. (AP PhotoSilvia Izquierdo)

Yalitza Cadiz, who suffers cervical cancer, sits in her room at the Luis Razetti Oncology Hospital where she has been hospitalized since before the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Sept 2, 2020. The hospital, which stopped admitting new cancer patients at the start of the mid-March lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, lacks water, air conditioning, supplies like lab materials, and even doctors, while only one of the five operating rooms is operational. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)

Yalitza Cadiz, who suffers cervical cancer, sits in her room at the Luis Razetti Oncology Hospital where she has been hospitalized since before the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Sept 2, 2020. The hospital, which stopped admitting new cancer patients at the start of the mid-March lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, lacks water, air conditioning, supplies like lab materials, and even doctors, while only one of the five operating rooms is operational. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)

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A man wears a paper bag with a pig's head drawn on it and text that reads in Spanish "Stop false solutions" during a march by animal rights activists against a proposed deal with China to build large pork farms in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)

A man wears a paper bag with a pig's head drawn on it and text that reads in Spanish "Stop false solutions" during a march by animal rights activists against a proposed deal with China to build large pork farms in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)

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A supporter of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wears a mask with a photo of him pinned to it outside the presidential palace as the president delivers his second state-of-the-union address inside, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Obrador emphasized what he considers his major achievements: the fight against corruption and his government's austerity. (AP PhotoFernando Llano)

A supporter of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wears a mask with a photo of him pinned to it outside the presidential palace as the president delivers his second state-of-the-union address inside, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Obrador emphasized what he considers his major achievements: the fight against corruption and his government's austerity. (AP PhotoFernando Llano)

A couple wearing masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus walk on the Malecon seawall at sunset in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Cuban authorities will introduce new measures starting tomorrow Tuesday aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus in Havana among others a curfew from 7 pm until 5 am and no one without special permission will be able to enter or leave the province. The new measures will last at least 15 days. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)

A couple wearing masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus walk on the Malecon seawall at sunset in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Cuban authorities will introduce new measures starting tomorrow Tuesday aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus in Havana among others a curfew from 7 pm until 5 am and no one without special permission will be able to enter or leave the province. The new measures will last at least 15 days. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)

A bolt of lightning strikes during an evening storm in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)

A bolt of lightning strikes during an evening storm in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)

A dead fish lies on the bank of Cerro Lagoon, which smells foul and has pink water due to untreated waste, allegedly dumped by the Waltrading S.A. tannery company, in Limpio, Paraguay, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. The Environment Ministry, which is collecting water Wednesday for testing, has proposed the tannery be closed due to the presence of heavy metals in the lagoon, like chromium, commonly used in the tannery process. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)

A dead fish lies on the bank of Cerro Lagoon, which smells foul and has pink water due to untreated waste, allegedly dumped by the Waltrading S.A. tannery company, in Limpio, Paraguay, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. The Environment Ministry, which is collecting water Wednesday for testing, has proposed the tannery be closed due to the presence of heavy metals in the lagoon, like chromium, commonly used in the tannery process. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)

A bundle of carnations is seen at the Flowers of Serruzuela export company in Madrid, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Colombia's flower exports saw a sharp decline in March and April, due to the new coronavirus lockdowns, but thanks in large part to steady supermarket consumption in the U.S. and Europe, most jobs have been preserved and the market is slowly recovering, said Augusto Solano, president of the Colombian Association of Flower Exporters. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)

A bundle of carnations is seen at the Flowers of Serruzuela export company in Madrid, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Colombia's flower exports saw a sharp decline in March and April, due to the new coronavirus lockdowns, but thanks in large part to steady supermarket consumption in the U.S. and Europe, most jobs have been preserved and the market is slowly recovering, said Augusto Solano, president of the Colombian Association of Flower Exporters. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)

Transgender Laurent Voltus, a resident at the Kay Trans Haiti center, exhales cigarette smoke while dancing with friends at a club in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2020. Residents of the center can bring their partners there, go out to clubs, and shop without fear of mistreatment from neighborhood shopkeepers, who have become increasingly friendly and welcoming.  (AP PhotoDieu Nalio Chery)

Transgender Laurent Voltus, a resident at the Kay Trans Haiti center, exhales cigarette smoke while dancing with friends at a club in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2020. Residents of the center can bring their partners there, go out to clubs, and shop without fear of mistreatment from neighborhood shopkeepers, who have become increasingly friendly and welcoming.  (AP PhotoDieu Nalio Chery)

Married couple Julio Mora Tapia, 110, and Waldramina Quinteros, 104, both retired teachers, pose for a photo at their home in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The couple is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the oldest married couple in the world, because of their combined ages. They have been married for 79 years. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)

Married couple Julio Mora Tapia, 110, and Waldramina Quinteros, 104, both retired teachers, pose for a photo at their home in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The couple is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the oldest married couple in the world, because of their combined ages. They have been married for 79 years. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)

A child looks to the camera as she attends her class at the community library in Morro do Salgueiro favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. While schools are closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, teacher Ana Paula Bloch develops an in-person school reinforcement work with students in a community library, in an attempt to minimize the impact of the coronavirus on the education of children. (AP PhotoSilvia Izquierdo)

A child looks to the camera as she attends her class at the community library in Morro do Salgueiro favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. While schools are closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, teacher Ana Paula Bloch develops an in-person school reinforcement work with students in a community library, in an attempt to minimize the impact of the coronavirus on the education of children. (AP PhotoSilvia Izquierdo)

Yalitza Cadiz, who suffers cervical cancer, sits in her room at the Luis Razetti Oncology Hospital where she has been hospitalized since before the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Sept 2, 2020. The hospital, which stopped admitting new cancer patients at the start of the mid-March lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, lacks water, air conditioning, supplies like lab materials, and even doctors, while only one of the five operating rooms is operational. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)

Yalitza Cadiz, who suffers cervical cancer, sits in her room at the Luis Razetti Oncology Hospital where she has been hospitalized since before the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Sept 2, 2020. The hospital, which stopped admitting new cancer patients at the start of the mid-March lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, lacks water, air conditioning, supplies like lab materials, and even doctors, while only one of the five operating rooms is operational. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)