Latin America and 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 January.

Edinho touches the forehead of his father, Brazilian soccer great Pele, who lies in state at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

A woman waves a Peruvian flag during an anti-government protest in Lima, Peru, Jan. 20, 2023. Protesters are seeking the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the release from prison of ousted President Pedro Castillo and immediate elections. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)

Soldiers clash with anti-government protesters outside the Alfredo Rodriguez Ballon airport in Arequipa, Peru, Jan. 20, 2023. Protesters are seeking immediate elections, President Dina Boluarte's resignation, the release of ousted President Pedro Castillo and justice for killed protesters. (AP Photo/Jose Sotomayor)

Police block a street as a building burns behind during clashes with anti-government protesters in Lima, Peru, Jan. 19, 2023. Protesters are seeking immediate elections, President Dima Boluarte's resignation, the release of ousted President Pedro Castillo and justice for killed protesters. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

An effigy of President Dina Boluarte makes up part of a roadblock set up by demonstrators asking for the president’s resignation in Cusipata, Peru, Jan. 28, 2023. Government officials said police and military will clear roadblocks set up nationwide by supporters of former President Pedro Castillo who took to the streets after he was impeached and arrested for trying to dissolve Congress in December. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Police detain an anti-government protester during a demonstration against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Lima, Peru, Jan. 19, 2023. Protesters are seeking immediate elections, Boluarte's resignation, the release of ousted President Pedro Castillo and justice for killed protesters. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Residents surround coffins during a wake for the people who died during political unrest in Juliaca, Peru, Jan. 10, 2023. At least 17 people died in one day as protests seeking immediate elections resumed in rural areas of the country still loyal to ousted President Pedro Castillo. (AP Photo/Jose Sotomayor)

A demonstrator wears the date Jan. 23 woven into his beard at an event marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Brazil's Gabriel Bonfim, right, takes down Tunisia's Mounir Lazzez during their welterweight bout at the UFC 283 mixed martial arts event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

The relative of a killed police officer cries at the funeral for three officers killed in the line of duty in the Petion-Ville district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 31, 2023. The officers were ambushed by a gang in the capital on Jan. 20. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

A person watches New Years fireworks explode over the bay in Santos, Brazil, early Jan. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A youth who plays guitar in a rock band eats a pink tamal before his show at a street tamales shop in downtown Mexico City, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro storm Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Dead cows lay on the field of farmer Pablo Giailevra, where more than 300 heads of cattle died due to an ongoing drought, in Tostado, Santa Fe province, Argentina, Jan. 18, 2023. Thousands of cattle in the province have died during a prolonged drought that is also affecting crops like soy, corn and wheat. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Members of the Paraguay-African cultural group Kamba Cua carry torches during an Epiphany celebration honoring Saint Balthazar, one of the Three Kings, in Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay, early Jan. 8, 2023. The procession is a tradition that keeps the country’s Afro-descendants connected to their African roots through dance and drumming. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

A man repairs a Baby Jesus figure in Mexico City, Jan. 25, 2023. As Mexicans prepare to celebrate Candlemas, people bring in their statues for major repairs. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

A cornfield features an image of Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi in Cordoba, Argentina, Jan. 4, 2023, on the day it was created. According to the farmer, Pablo Luccero, his planter machine has the technology to imprint images fed to it electronically. (AP Photo/Leandro Vallerino)

Peru's Jose Sanchez, left, and Colombia's Jorge Cabezas battle for the ball during a South America U-20 soccer match in Cali, Colombia, Jan. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Newly sworn-in lawmakers stand for a group photo with National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, center, National Assembly Secretary Rosalba Gil, left, and Sub-Secretary Maria Alejandra Hernandez, at the start of the legislative year in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A flaming roadblock burns after it was set up by supporters of arrested opposition leader and governor of Santa Cruz Luis Fernando Camacho in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Jan. 3, 2023. Prosecutors in Bolivia on Dec. 29, 2022, remanded Camacho into custody for four months while he faces terrorism charges. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Marialys Gonzalez Lopez, left, wipes a slide during a photo session with her daughter Merlyn and granddaughter Madisson, in Havana, Cuba, Dec. 10, 2022. Days later, the child, the younger woman and the child’s mother left home to migrate to the U.S. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives to Planalto Palace with a group representing diverse segments of society after he was sworn-in on his Inauguration Day in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

A light installation is reflected in water during the Chinese Lantern Festival in Santiago, Chile, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Basualdo)

A man searches for fish that are still alive amid dead fish agglomerated on the shore of the Salado River during a drought in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, Jan. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Students walk past a burning roadblock that was set up by police protesting bad police governance in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

A person attends the street carnival parade put on by the "Bloconce" block, a female group referencing U.S. singer Beyonce, at the unofficial start of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

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Lead photo: Police stand on the other side of a window at Planalto Palace that was shattered by protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, after they stormed the official workplace of the president in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

This gallery was curated by Senior Photo Editor for Latin America Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City.

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