1of17The head of the main character from director Hugo Covarrubias’ animated short “Bestia” is displayed in his studio inside the Mapocho train station which has been transformed into a cultural center, in Santiago, Chile, Monday, February 21 2022 The Chilean documentary was nominated for the 94th Academy Awards in the Short Film (Animation) category.Esteban Felix/APShow moreShow less2of17A pillar of fire burns pine trees in Santo Tome, Corrientes province, Argentina, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. Fires continue to ravage Corrientes province which has burned more than half a million hectares.Rodrigo Abd/APShow moreShow less3of174of17Indigenous people from Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, prepare for a ceremony at the Museum of Natural History to mark the upcoming return of a Moai Tau del Ivi Tupuna statue to Santiago, Chile, on Monday 21 February 2022. The statue has been in the museum since 1870 and is expected to be shipped to Easter Island at the end of the week.Esteban Felix/APShow moreShow less5of17Abortion rights activists celebrate after the Constitutional Court approved the decriminalization of abortion, lifting all limitations on the procedure until the 24th week of pregnancy, in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, February 21, 2022.Fernando Vergara/APShow moreShow less6of177of17Dead bees lay on the ground next to a beehive at the Carlos Peralta bee farm in Colina, on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, Monday, Jan. 17, 2021. Honey bees are in decline worldwide and in Chile, the problem is exacerbated by a drought that has lasted more than a decade.Esteban Felix/APShow moreShow less8of17Clothes hang inside a muddy wardrobe in a destroyed house on the third day of rescue efforts after landslides in Petropolis, Brazil, Friday, February 18, 2022.Silvia Izquierdo/APShow moreShow less9of17tenof17A dog watches from inside a boast as a veterinarian from the National Service of Natural Protected Areas (SERNANP) uses a net to collect oily waste on a beach near Pescadores Island in Ancon, Peru on Friday, the 18th February 2022. A month later, workers continue cleaning beaches after contamination by a Repsol oil spill.Martin Mejia/APShow moreShow less11of17A Yacare caiman, also known as the Paraguayan Yacare, swims in a pond in Ita, Paraguay, Sunday, February 20, 2022.Jorge Saenz/APShow moreShow less12of1713of17Members of ‘Forcados Amadores de Mexico’ are knocked down by a bull during a bullfight at Plaza de toros Mexico in Mexico City, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. This season’s bullfights in Mexico City could be the last, as lawmakers the city’s assembly is seeking to revive a bill banning the activity.Fernando Llano/APShow moreShow less14of17Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan celebrates a point during a match against Taylor Fritz of the United States at the Mexican Open tennis tournament in Acapulco, Mexico on Wednesday February 23, 2022.Eduardo Verdugo/APShow moreShow less15of1716of17Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Diego Schwartzman of Argentina compete in the final of the Rio Open tennis tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday February 20, 2022.Bruna Prado/APShow moreShow less17of17
February 17 – February 24, 2022
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images shot or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean. It was organized by AP photo editor Tomas Stargardter in Mexico City.
