June 14-20, 2024 Indigenous women in Ecuador take on soccer by inventing a sport: handball in traditional skirts.
Sissa de la Cruz, left, and Sisa Guandinango, fight for the ball during a handball match in the Indigenous community of Turucu, Ecuador, June 14, 2024. An Indian supporter cheers for his team ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match between Afghanistan and India, at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, June 20, 2024. Abortion rights activists march against an anti-abortion congressional bill, along Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, June 15, 2024.
Panama Canal authorities reported they will increase vessel transits through the interoceanic waterway following drought-related restrictions. Tropical Storm Alberto formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of what is forecast to be a busy hurricane season. This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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AP Week in Pictures: North AmericaMay 17-23, 2024 Severe weather caused damage in Houston and Iowa this week. Boys held candles in a Catholic church in Connecticut at the start of a pilgrimage route to Indianapolis.
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