Latin America and the Caribbean in Review
This monthly gallery features some of the top photojournalism made by Associated Press photographers documenting Latin America and the Caribbean during the month of July.
A dancer dressed as a monkey performs "Danza del Palo Volador," a ritual in honor of Santiago Apostle, the patron Saint of Cubulco, Guatemala, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
A resident comforts a wounded man as he is placed in the back of a truck after a police operation that resulted in multiple deaths, in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 21, 2022. The operation targeting gang members left at least 18 people dead in one of the deadliest raids the city has seen recently and one already bringing more criticism of police violence. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
People walk in an exhibit simulating sea pollution during the 11th edition of Technopolis science, technology, industry and art exhibit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, July 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Relatives carry the coffin of Joselin Chacón Lobo known as "Chispita," before her funeral procession in Amatitlan, Guatemala, Sunday, July 3, 2022. Chacón Lobo disappeared for almost two months along with her partner, Nelson Estiven Villatoro, who also worked as a clown. Both were found buried at a clandestine site on the outskirts of the capital. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Osmar Aguero poses for a photo dressed in feathers to honor Saint Francisco Solano, known as the Saint of birds, during a Catholic Mass in Emboscada, Paraguay, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Clergy attend the funeral Mass for Cardinal Claudio Hummes at the Cathedral in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
A police officer tries to prevent an anti-government protester from pulling the hair of a woman who is part of group that appeared to show their support for the government during a march to the Ministry of Health by healthcare workers critical of the government, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
The Boca reservoir that supplies water to the northern city of Monterrey shows dry, cracked earth, as the northern part of Mexico is affected by an intense drought, in Santiago, Mexico, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Venezuela's team waits to perform at the rhythmic gymnastics event during the Bolivarian Games in Valledupar, Colombia, Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
A man pulls a goat that was brough from Gonaves Island to be sold at the market in Leogane, Haiti, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez bring down an inflatable doll of him during a commemoration of what would have been the leader's 68th birthday, in the 23 de Enero neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Colombian veterans of the Korean War, top row, from left; Sgt. 1st Class Alfonzo Chavez, 96; Jose Adonai Castilla, 88; Sgt. Alfonso Alvarez Vargas, 87; Jose Barut Celis, 88; and Cpl. Luis Maria Jimenez, 87; bottom row, from left; Col. Guillermo Guzman, 87; Luis Antonio Garcia, 97; Jose del Carmen Galvis, 89; Cpl. Luis Alfonso Gaitan, 90; and Alvaro Bernal, 91, pose for portraits before attending an Independence Day parade marking Colombia's independence from Spanish colonization, in Bogota, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Brazil's Rafaelle (4) heads the ball over Venezuelan players' heads during a Women's Copa America soccer match against Venezuela in Armenia, Colombia, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Commuters walk along the Pan American Highway due to roadblocks set up by protesters demonstrating against inflation, especially surging fuel prices, in Pacora, Panama, early Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
Relatives and friends grieve during a wake for cousins Jair Valencia, Misael Olivares, and Yovani Valencia, who died of heat and dehydration in a locked trailer-truck abandoned by smugglers in the U.S., during a wake in San Marcos Atexquilapan, Veracruz state, Mexico, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
Astrid Cardona kisses her mother Ufemia Tomas, the mother of migrant survivor Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomas, during an interview in Guatemala City, Monday, July 4, 2022. Simple advice from a friend to stay near the door may have saved Yenifer from the deadly fate that befell 53 other migrants when they were abandoned trapped in a sweltering semi-trailer last week on the edge of San Antonio. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)
A seagull flies as a full moon rises in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Jamaica's goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer, back, punches the ball next to teammate Vyan Sampson, center, and Canada's Kadeisha Buchanan during a CONCACAF Women's Championship soccer semifinal match in Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday, July 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Plastics with the colors of Argentina's Boca Juniors litters the bleachers after the team lost 5-6 to Brazil's Corinthians in a penalty shootout during a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Dogs play in front of a church in Tupe, Peru, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
A young fencer strikes pose for her parents as they take photos in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
People gather on their electric scooters to spend the late afternoon showing off stunts and racing in Havana, Cuba, Friday, July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Francisco Leiva, 28, poses for a photo from inside a garbage container while recycling cardboard, plastics and metal to sell in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Lead photo: A farm worker rests on his employer's cow which he cares for during the Rural Society's annual exposition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
This gallery was edited by AP photojournalist Esteban Felix in Santiago, Chile.