Dec. 2-8, 2021
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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Dec. 2-8, 2021
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Alpaca shepherd Esteban Taipe climbs on the pulpit in the abandoned church of the ghost town of Santa Barbara, Peru, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. During Spanish colonial times Santa Barbara was once the largest mercury mine in the Americas. (AP PhotoFranklin Briceño)
In this photo provided by Imagen de Chile, people view a total solar eclipse from Polar Union Glacier Camp in Antarctica, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. (Felipe Trueba, Imagen Chile via AP)
French slackliner Nathan Paulin crosses between Babilonia Morro and Urca, setting a local record in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. (AP PhotoBruna Prado)
An aerial view of a pier that sits in the dried bed lake of the the Aculeo Lagoon in Paine, Chile, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. The Aculeo Lagoon lake has been dry for years. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)
Migrants stand on the Bolivian side of the border as soldiers stand guard on the Chilean side near Colchane, Chile, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)
An injured migrant woman is moved by rescue personnel from the site of an accident near Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state, Mexico, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Mexican authorities say at least 49 people were killed and dozens more injured when the truck carrying the migrants rolled over on the highway in southern Mexico. (AP Photo)
Corinthians' Gabi Zanotti celebrates after scoring against Sao Paulo during a Sao Paulo championship Women's soccer final match at Neo Quimica arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (AP PhotoAndre Penner)
River Plate's coach Marcelo Gallardo hold his son Benjamin, accompanied by his other sons as they celebrate River's victory in the local soccer tournament at Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. River defeated Racing 4-0 and became the tournament champions. (AP PhotoGustavo Garello)
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People wait in a line with the hope of getting some gasoline in the town of Sabaneta in Barinas state in Venezuela, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)
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Members of the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation celebrate after lawmakers approved legislation legalizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)
Alpaca shepherd Esteban Taipe climbs on the pulpit in the abandoned church of the ghost town of Santa Barbara, Peru, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. During Spanish colonial times Santa Barbara was once the largest mercury mine in the Americas. (AP PhotoFranklin Briceño)
In this photo provided by Imagen de Chile, people view a total solar eclipse from Polar Union Glacier Camp in Antarctica, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. (Felipe Trueba, Imagen Chile via AP)
French slackliner Nathan Paulin crosses between Babilonia Morro and Urca, setting a local record in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. (AP PhotoBruna Prado)
An aerial view of a pier that sits in the dried bed lake of the the Aculeo Lagoon in Paine, Chile, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. The Aculeo Lagoon lake has been dry for years. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)
Migrants stand on the Bolivian side of the border as soldiers stand guard on the Chilean side near Colchane, Chile, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)
An injured migrant woman is moved by rescue personnel from the site of an accident near Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state, Mexico, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Mexican authorities say at least 49 people were killed and dozens more injured when the truck carrying the migrants rolled over on the highway in southern Mexico. (AP Photo)
Corinthians' Gabi Zanotti celebrates after scoring against Sao Paulo during a Sao Paulo championship Women's soccer final match at Neo Quimica arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (AP PhotoAndre Penner)
River Plate's coach Marcelo Gallardo hold his son Benjamin, accompanied by his other sons as they celebrate River's victory in the local soccer tournament at Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. River defeated Racing 4-0 and became the tournament champions. (AP PhotoGustavo Garello)