This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean. The selection was curated by AP photographer Esteban Félix,

The US-based Rockefeller Foundation has announced Lyana Latorre as its new vice president and head of Latin America and the Caribbean.   Latore will help establish a new team and oversee the foundation’s new regional

The phenomenon is expected to last until April, with more humidity in Central America and northern South America, and more droughts in the center and south of the region

THE Latin America and Caribbean region faces much uncertainty in 2025. This uncertainty is because of the many political changes around the world, the impact of ongoing wars, the rising tide of crime and violence in the region and growing fiscal and debt management difficulties.

AQ tracks political and economic trends to watch and key indicators in 12 of the region’s largest economies.

This piece was originally published on January 16, 2025 and has since been updated.

Google the most violent region of the world and Latin America will come up. Violence in the region takes many forms and starts young. Data from UNICEF shows nearly two in three children aged 1–14 years in Latin America and the Caribbean face violent discipline at home.

Mexico has agreed to expand support to other Latin American and Caribbean nations as part of a regional migratory response

Alorica Inc., a digitally-engineered, tech-enabled global customer experience (CX) leader, is celebrating a landmark achievement: all nine countries where Alorica operates in Latin America and the Caribbean are certified as a Great Place to Work® based on employee sentiment and experience in five key areas: credibility,

Marriott International is expanding into the Caribbean and Latin America with eight new hotels in Argentina, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Peru.

Many people in Latin America and the Caribbean live in poverty. Wealth often stays with a few powerful families. Big companies take natural resources but

The U.S. president signed directives to militarize the border, consider designating cartels as terrorist groups, and cut foreign aid.