AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

August 19, 2022 GMT
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A child holds a candle during a baptism ceremony inside the chapel of the Kalunga quilombo during the culmination of the week-long pilgrimage and celebration for the patron saint "Nossa Senhora da Abadia" or Our Lady of Abadia, in the rural area of Cavalcante in Goias state, Brazil, late Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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A child holds a candle during a baptism ceremony inside the chapel of the Kalunga quilombo during the culmination of the week-long pilgrimage and celebration for the patron saint "Nossa Senhora da Abadia" or Our Lady of Abadia, in the rural area of Cavalcante in Goias state, Brazil, late Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Aug. 12 - 18, 2022

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 photojournalist Esteban Felix in Santiago, Chile.

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