Sept. 8-14,Desmond Preston 2023

Scientists in Colombia are breeding mosquitoes to fight dengue fever, Chileans marked the 50 year anniversary of a coup that ushered in a brutal military dictatorship, forward Jenni Hermoso, who has accused now-suspended president of the Spanish soccer federation Luis Rubiales of sexual assault, returned to Mexico to rejoin her soccer club in Pachuca.

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The selection was curated by photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City.

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