Presidential candidate of the Liberty Advances coalition Javier Milei talks to supporters during a campaign rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. General elections are set for Oct. 22.
Natacha Pisarenko - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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A mural decorates a wall inside a destroyed, abandoned building on San Lazaro street near the malecon seawall in downtown Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. The housing situation in Cuba is critical, with buildings partially or completely collapsing under the weight of storms, lack of maintenance and years of neglect.
Ramon Espinosa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Bolivia's Marcelo Moreno, left, fights for the ball with Paraguay's Gustavo Gomez during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup 2026, at Defensores del Chaco Stadium in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.
Jorge Saenz - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The National Stadium of Santiago stands days before the start of the Pan-American Games in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. The Games start Oct. 20.
Matias Basualdo - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Voters line up at a polling station during a runoff presidential election in Cangahua, Ecuador, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.
Dolores Ochoa - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Isaac Medina, center, and Jazmin Gonzalez, center right, watch a "ring of fire" solar eclipse before their wedding ceremony in Merida, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. The annular eclipse dimmed the skies over parts of the western U.S. and Central and South America.
Martin Zetina - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Kelly Cheng, top, and Sara Hughes, of the United States, celebrate after beating compatriots Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth during a women's Beach Volleyball World Cup semifinal match in Tlaxcala, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
Fernando Llano - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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A boat is stuck in the low water levels of the Negro River during a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.
Edmar Barros - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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An Argentinian who was caught in the Israel-Hamas war is greeted by relatives as he arrives to the airport Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.
Natacha Pisarenko - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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People attend a vigil coined "Palestine Lives," to show support for the Palestinians in the latest Israel-Hamas war, in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.
Ivan Valencia - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oct. 13-19, 2023
Right-wing populist presidential hopeful Javier Milei shouted during his campaign rally ahead of general elections this weekend in Argentina. Housing in Cuba continues to be critical, with buildings collapsing under the weight of storms, lack of maintenance and years of neglect.
Ecuadorians elected the countryĢƵ youngest president in history, Daniel Noboa, an heir to one of the nationĢƵ largest banana fortunes. A Mexican wedding party stopped to watch the ”ring of fire” solar eclipse, and a Mexican town hosted the Beach Volleyball World Cup tournament.
This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The selection was curated by Associated Press Senior Photo Editor Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City.