July 31-Aug. 6, 2026
Hundreds of people were evacuated after Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted, sending ash, gas and lava down its slopes.
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Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino competes in the women's 400-meter final at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro unveils his portrait, painted by Jaime Rojas, left, in the gallery of Colombian former presidents during his final week in office at the presidential palace in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Spiritual leaders hold llama carcasses to be burned as offerings to Pachamama, or Mother Earth, during an ancient ritual to pray for a good harvest on La Cumbre, a sacred mountain on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha puts on his new Colo Colo jersey during his presentation as a new player at Monumental stadium in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A migrant cries as he is boarded on a bus by Investigative Police agents during an immigration and security check at Plaza de Armas, following Chilean President José Antonio Kast's announcement of a new security agenda and stricter enforcement measures, in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A "Morenada" dancer performs in the annual parade honoring the "Lord of Great Power", in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Demonstrators protest a proposed bill that would require women to listen to a fetal heartbeat before undergoing an abortion, in Santiago, Chile, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
People continue searching for loves ones in OPPE buildings that collapsed from earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Police inspect the wreckage of a plane that crashed during a sightseeing flight carrying tourists over the Nazca Lines in Peru, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Genry Bautista)
A girl cools off in a plastic pool in the street in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Lava flows out of the crater of the Fuego Volcano, as seen from San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
A plane carrying European tourists to view the famed Nazca Lines crashed into a field outside the Peruvian city of Nazca, killing 13 people, local authorities said.
Cuba marked the sixth islandwide blackout since the Trump administration effectively cut Cuba off from oil — its main energy source — in January.
This gallery was curated by photo editor Anita Baca based in Mexico City.
Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino competes in the women's 400-meter final at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro unveils his portrait, painted by Jaime Rojas, left, in the gallery of Colombian former presidents during his final week in office at the presidential palace in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Spiritual leaders hold llama carcasses to be burned as offerings to Pachamama, or Mother Earth, during an ancient ritual to pray for a good harvest on La Cumbre, a sacred mountain on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha puts on his new Colo Colo jersey during his presentation as a new player at Monumental stadium in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A migrant cries as he is boarded on a bus by Investigative Police agents during an immigration and security check at Plaza de Armas, following Chilean President José Antonio Kast's announcement of a new security agenda and stricter enforcement measures, in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A "Morenada" dancer performs in the annual parade honoring the "Lord of Great Power", in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Demonstrators protest a proposed bill that would require women to listen to a fetal heartbeat before undergoing an abortion, in Santiago, Chile, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
People continue searching for loves ones in OPPE buildings that collapsed from earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Police inspect the wreckage of a plane that crashed during a sightseeing flight carrying tourists over the Nazca Lines in Peru, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Genry Bautista)
A girl cools off in a plastic pool in the street in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Lava flows out of the crater of the Fuego Volcano, as seen from San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
