Cuba's power outages and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

FILE - A woman holds up a cell phone flashlight as she chats with a friend during a scheduled power outage as part of energy rationing in Santa Cruz del Norte, home to one of Cuba's largest thermoelectric plants, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
FILE - A woman holds up a cell phone flashlight as she chats with a friend during a scheduled power outage as part of energy rationing in Santa Cruz del Norte, home to one of Cuba's largest thermoelectric plants, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
FILE - A car speeds along a road as smoke from wildfires turns the sky red near Cholila, Argentina, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)
FILE - A car speeds along a road as smoke from wildfires turns the sky red near Cholila, Argentina, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)
FILE - Dancers perform a dragon dance celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in the Asian neighborhood of Liberdade, in Sao Paulo, Jan. 31, 2026, marking the beginning of the Year of the Horse. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
FILE - Dancers perform a dragon dance celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in the Asian neighborhood of Liberdade, in Sao Paulo, Jan. 31, 2026, marking the beginning of the Year of the Horse. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
FILE - A young vendor of miniature pork sandwich takes part in the Alasita Children's Fair in La Paz, Bolivia, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
FILE - A young vendor of miniature pork sandwich takes part in the Alasita Children's Fair in La Paz, Bolivia, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
FILE - Fisherman Pancho Contreras sails at sea with young fishermen as night falls near Los Arrecifes, Mexico, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)
FILE - Fisherman Pancho Contreras sails at sea with young fishermen as night falls near Los Arrecifes, Mexico, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)
FILE - Ximena Fernandez vapes while working remotely from home in Mexico City, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
FILE - Ximena Fernandez vapes while working remotely from home in Mexico City, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
FILE - Mexico Reds catcher Santiago Chavez is tagged out by Puerto Rico's Andrew Velazquez during a Caribbean Series baseball game in Guadalajara, Mexico, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
FILE - Mexico Reds catcher Santiago Chavez is tagged out by Puerto Rico's Andrew Velazquez during a Caribbean Series baseball game in Guadalajara, Mexico, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
FILE - A soldier embraces his family during a farewell ceremony in Guatemala City, Jan. 31, 2026, before traveling to join the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
FILE - A soldier embraces his family during a farewell ceremony in Guatemala City, Jan. 31, 2026, before traveling to join the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
FILE - Vendors wait for customers at a market that primarily sells clothing imported from China in Asuncion, Paraguay, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
FILE - Vendors wait for customers at a market that primarily sells clothing imported from China in Asuncion, Paraguay, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
FILE - A hummingbird feeds on nectar from a moringa flower at the Praderas de Vida nursery in the San Juan de Miraflores district in Lima, Peru, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo, File)
FILE - A hummingbird feeds on nectar from a moringa flower at the Praderas de Vida nursery in the San Juan de Miraflores district in Lima, Peru, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo, File)
FILE - A woman pulls a cart with Baby Jesus figurines on Candlemas Day at the Xochimilco Catholic Church in Mexico City, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
FILE - A woman pulls a cart with Baby Jesus figurines on Candlemas Day at the Xochimilco Catholic Church in Mexico City, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
FILE - A full moon rises over Montevideo, Uruguay, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)
FILE - A full moon rises over Montevideo, Uruguay, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)
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Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, 2026

Cubans getting by without power as outages persist and tensions with US escalate. Argentina fires ravage pristine Patagonia forests. After Mexico bans vapes, cartels tighten their grip on a booming market.

This gallery was curated by photo editor Anita Baca, based in Mexico City.

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