A Week in Photos: Witnessing Life in Latin America & the Caribbean

July 21 – July 27, 2023

In Paraguay, Catholic congregants dressed in avian-themed outfits take to the streets in a procession, paying tribute to a saint from the 16th century renowned for his supposed miraculous abilities. Cuba sees drivers and spectators rallying to bring car racing back to the fore, a sport that has been outlawed for over 60 years. Meanwhile, an antigovernment protester in Peru, armed with a faux pink gun and positioned inside a Barbie box labeled “Barbie Dictator,” makes a strong statement.

This photo collection presents some of the most striking images from the previous week, captured by photographers of Big Big News from across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Immigrants, primarily originating from Central America and bound for the U.S., were intercepted and detained within a tractor-trailer by Mexican immigration officials and National Guard members in Veracruz, Mexico on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

India’s cricket team captain, Rohit Sharma, along with his teammates, rejoice over the removal of West Indies’ Kirk McKenzie, as rain interrupts the third day of their second Test match at Queen’s Park in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, National Police officers are seen on patrol during an operation against gangs in the Tabare neighborhood on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

A Caracas FC supporter from the fan club known as The Red Demons brandishes a red smoke flare during a derby football match against Deportivo Tachira at Estadio Olimpico in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

In Caracas, Venezuela, a young girl wearing a Barbie T-shirt enjoys herself on an inflatable slide at a Children’s Day event held for pediatric patients and children of university staff, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A motorbike racer takes the lead at a drag race held on an abandoned airstrip in San Nicolas de Bari, Cuba, on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

An antigovernment demonstrator in Lima, Peru, dressed as Barbie and brandishing a toy gun, participates in a protest demanding Peruvian President Dina Boluarte to call for immediate presidential elections and justice for the victims of earlier protests following the removal of her predecessor, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Individuals mourn near the corpse of a man, circumstances of whose death remain uncertain, on a street in Duran, Ecuador, on Friday, July 21, 2023. The country is in the throes of an escalating wave of violence which the authorities believe is due to confrontations between organized crime groups. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Before sunrise, the Moncada military barracks are lit up in preparation for a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the assault on the now school, in Santiago, Cuba, on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. This date marks the 1953 rebel attack orchestrated by Fidel and Raul Castro that paved the way for Fidel’s revolution and eventual overthrow of dictator Fulgencio Batista. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco)

The images were chosen and curated by photojournalist Fernando Vergara, based in Bogota.

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