Latin America & 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 December.

Coach Lionel Scaloni waves during a homecoming parade for the Argentine soccer team that won the World Cup tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

An Uruguay soccer fan reacts at the end of the team's World Cup match against Ghana, hosted by Qatar, after fans watched it on a large screen in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro clash with police setting fire to several vehicles and allegedly trying to storm the headquarters of the Federal Police in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Venezuelan migrants prepare for relocation to a refugee shelter in Matamoros, Mexico, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

People dine in the air at the Altum restaurant in Caracas, Venezuela, late Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A worker completes the installation of the star that represents the Workers' Party, the party of Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, during preparations for the inauguration ceremony, in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Former Vice President Dina Boluarte receives the presidential sash as she is sworn-in as the new president at Congress in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, after Congress voted to remove President Pedro Castillo from office Wednesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)

Chilean newlyweds Daniela Figueroa and Ricardo Torres, from Puerto Montt, Chile, look at moai statues at sunrise as they get cell phone photos taken by their tour guide on Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, Chile, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A police officer aims his weapon at supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, during a protest against his detention, in Chao, Peru, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Hugo Curotto)

Ballet dancers practice in preparation for the annual presentation of the Nutcracker at Teresa Carreno Theater in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A family stand in their doorway watching a procession celebrating the feast day of Paraguay's patroness, Our Lady of Caacupe, commonly known as the "Blue Virgin", in La Matanza district of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Riot police fires a shotgun as they clear remaining soccer fans who waited for hours for a homecoming parade for the players who won the World Cup at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Victor Caivano)

Jorge Barroso, dressed as Santa Claus, rings his bell while standing on the stern of boat as he arrives to distribute gifts to children in the riverside communities of Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

A soldier holds a candle during a vigil for fellow soldiers who were killed in a FARC dissident attack earlier in the week, at the Fallen Soldiers Monument, in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Crew members train for the Hoki Mai challenge, a voyage that covers almost 500 kilometers, or about 300 miles across a stretch of the Pacific Ocean, in Rapa Nui, a territory that is part of Chile and is better known as Easter Island, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Ydamelys Moreno, right, watches as fellow female boxers train in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A brotherhood member carries a wooden statue of Santiago Apostle as part of a procession honoring the city's patron saint Saint Thomas, in Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Supporters of ousted President Pedro Castillo clash with police during a protest in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

A migrant sits on the floor of a local's home where he is paying to stay while waiting on the Mexican immigration office to accept his application for legal migration documents and give a him "safe passage" permit in Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Lead photo: Argentine soccer fans celebrate winning the World Cup championship title at the end of the final match between Argentina and France, in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina,, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

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This gallery was edited by AP photojournalist Arnulfo Franco in Panama City.

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